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Amoco blotter

Amoco blotter

$ 5.25

Availability: 62 in stock
  • Date of Creation: World War II
  • Brand: Amoco
  • Condition: This blotter is undated; however, because of its “theme” it is likely from World War II. It is in very good/excellent condition.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Color: Multi-color
  • Type of Advertising: Blotter
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    This is a patriotic blotter from the American Oil Company (AMOCO). It features the AMOCO logo with a patriotic message and image. The blotter measures approximately 2.5 x 5.5 inches.
    In 1925, Standard Oil of Indiana absorbed the "American Oil Company," founded in Baltimore in 1910, and incorporated in 1922, by Louis Blaustein and his son Jacob. The combined corporation operated or licensed gas stations under both the Standard name and the American or Amoco name (the latter from
    Am
    erican
    O
    il
    Co
    mpany) and its logo using these names became a red, white and blue oval.
    By the mid-20th century it was ranked the largest oil company in the United States. In 1985, it changed its corporate name to Amoco. Amoco merged with British Petroleum in December 1998 to form BP Amoco, renamed BP in 2001.
    American Oil Company’s innovations included two essential parts of the modern industry – the gasoline tanker truck and the drive-through filling station.
    Amoco was headquartered in Chicago.