Gas Station Tapestries
Description: Established in 1913 by Chicago investment banker H.M. Byllesby, Deep Rock Oil Company was a petroleum company best known for its network of service stations throughout the Midwest. Deep Rock pumped and refined its own crude in Oklahoma, producing gasoline, motor oil, and other lubricants that were sold exclusively in its branded service stations. In 1955, Kerr-McGee acquired Deep Rock, primarily to expand its service station network. Kerr-McGee continued to operate Deep Rock gas stations for several years, but eventually rebranded most of them to Kerr-McGee.
Description: “Put a tiger in your tank” was a slogan created in 1959 by Emery Smith, a young Chicago copywriter who had been given the task to produce a newspaper ad to boost sales of Esso Extra gasoline. The tiger wasn’t Smith’s invention, as he first appeared as a mascot for Esso in Norway at the turn of the century. The end of WWII and the resumption of petrol advertising is when the tiger made his US debut. The message was that Esso fuel was so powerful that it was the equivalent of having a roaring beast powering engines. From glass globe pump heads and gas cap tiger tails, to stuffed animals and bumper stickers, the campaign was a hit, both in the U.S. and abroad.
Description: EZ Serve Gasoline was a chain of franchised service stations throughout Southern California that provided products and services of the EZ Serve Oil Company. While they were only around for about 25 years, they are forever remembered as the place where Navin R. Johnson got a job (and place to live) in the 1979 movie, The Jerk. The EZ Serve station was located in Pasadena and owned by Harry Hartounian who gave Navin an apartment in the back. Navin was soon to be thrilled to find that he is listed in the local phone book under his new address, though not long after, a gun-wielding lunatic randomly flips through the phone book and picks "Johnson, Navin R." as his next random victim.
Description: This design is based on an old Clipper Gasoline porcelain sign which features their signature yellow, green, and orange color combination along with their telltale Boeing 314 Clipper long-range flying boat above sunset lit ocean waves. Clipper apparently produced both automobile and aviation fuel during their time and are a rather rare brand to come across in the antique circles according to those who hunt down vintage gasoline and service station signs and memorabilia.
Description: OXXO gasoline station is Mexico's leading convenience store chain. While customers search "OXXO gasoline station near me" or check "OXXO gasoline station open now" status, OXXO gas station in USA presence is limited. Who owns OXXO gas station? FEMSA operates thousands of locations since each OXXO gasoline station opening date.
Description: The Northwest Refining Company from Cut Bank opened a new bulk plant in Shelby Montana, featuring Grizzly gasoline, which is widely accepted by motorists in northern Montana, and is made entirely from Montana crude oil. Location of the new plant is south of the railroad tracks, directly across from the Sullivan Hotel. A. J. Wilcox is the distributor of the gasoline. This company was sold to Carter Oil a subsidiary of Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey in 1944.
