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- Mack Truck Used by Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana, circa 1920 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Mack-built tank trucks like this had separate compartments for gasoline, diesel fuel, lubricants, and other oil and petroleum products. The delivery trucks transported these products from distributors to gas stations.
- circa 1920
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Mack Truck Used by Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana, circa 1920
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Mack-built tank trucks like this had separate compartments for gasoline, diesel fuel, lubricants, and other oil and petroleum products. The delivery trucks transported these products from distributors to gas stations.
- Standard Oil Company of New York Pencil, 1919-1930 - The Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony) gave away this pencil during the 1920s. Users would be reminded of the company and its products -- its "Uniform Quality [and] Best Results" -- every time they used the pencil.
- 1919-1930
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Standard Oil Company of New York Pencil, 1919-1930
The Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony) gave away this pencil during the 1920s. Users would be reminded of the company and its products -- its "Uniform Quality [and] Best Results" -- every time they used the pencil.
- Collapsible Cup Set, circa 1920 - Socony Service Stations distributed sets of collapsible cups to travelers. Fitted neatly into a small box, these cups could be stored away easily and used, as described on the box, "For picnics and motoring -- traveling too."
- circa 1920
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Collapsible Cup Set, circa 1920
Socony Service Stations distributed sets of collapsible cups to travelers. Fitted neatly into a small box, these cups could be stored away easily and used, as described on the box, "For picnics and motoring -- traveling too."
- Indianapolis 500 Seat Cushion, 1950-1970 - Souvenirs can provide a lifelong remembrance of places and events. Each May, Indianapolis 500 race fans have eagerly purchased souvenirs to use and take home. Checkered flag cushions, like this one from the mid twentieth century, provided a comfortable seat for fans when they were not on their feet cheering on their favorite driver.
- 1950-1970
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Indianapolis 500 Seat Cushion, 1950-1970
Souvenirs can provide a lifelong remembrance of places and events. Each May, Indianapolis 500 race fans have eagerly purchased souvenirs to use and take home. Checkered flag cushions, like this one from the mid twentieth century, provided a comfortable seat for fans when they were not on their feet cheering on their favorite driver.
- Interior of a Socony Service Station, 1929 - By the late 1920s, gas stations were fixtures in the American landscape. As the market became more crowded, gas itself was priced competitively, while stations made money on the "TBA" trinity of tires, batteries, and accessories. This interior shot of a Socony (Standard Oil Company of New York) station service bay is typical, featuring oil, tires, belts, and a radio.
- June 01, 1929
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Interior of a Socony Service Station, 1929
By the late 1920s, gas stations were fixtures in the American landscape. As the market became more crowded, gas itself was priced competitively, while stations made money on the "TBA" trinity of tires, batteries, and accessories. This interior shot of a Socony (Standard Oil Company of New York) station service bay is typical, featuring oil, tires, belts, and a radio.
- Mack Trucks Used by Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana, 1920 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Mack-built tank trucks like this had separate compartments for gasoline, diesel fuel, lubricants, and other oil and petroleum products. The delivery trucks transported these products from distributors to gas stations.
- 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Mack Trucks Used by Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana, 1920
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Mack-built tank trucks like this had separate compartments for gasoline, diesel fuel, lubricants, and other oil and petroleum products. The delivery trucks transported these products from distributors to gas stations.
- Mack AB Tank Truck Carrying "Standard Kerosene," July 1925 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Mack-built tank trucks like this had separate compartments for gasoline, diesel fuel, lubricants, and other oil and petroleum products. The delivery trucks transported these products from distributors to gas stations.
- July 01, 1925
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Mack AB Tank Truck Carrying "Standard Kerosene," July 1925
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Mack-built tank trucks like this had separate compartments for gasoline, diesel fuel, lubricants, and other oil and petroleum products. The delivery trucks transported these products from distributors to gas stations.
- William B. Stout and Henry Ford with a Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, circa 1927 - William B. Stout and Henry Ford pose beside a Ford Tri-Motor in this circa 1927 photo. Ford purchased the Stout Metal Aircraft Company in 1925, and Stout's tri-motor 3-AT airplane influenced the design of the successful Ford Tri-Motor aircraft produced from 1926 to 1933.
- circa 1927
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William B. Stout and Henry Ford with a Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, circa 1927
William B. Stout and Henry Ford pose beside a Ford Tri-Motor in this circa 1927 photo. Ford purchased the Stout Metal Aircraft Company in 1925, and Stout's tri-motor 3-AT airplane influenced the design of the successful Ford Tri-Motor aircraft produced from 1926 to 1933.
- Deluxe Mile Teller, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
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Deluxe Mile Teller, circa 1960
- Trade Card for Eureka Harness Oil, Standard Oil Co., circa 1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- circa 1900
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Trade Card for Eureka Harness Oil, Standard Oil Co., circa 1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.