Pump, Gasoline
Object number95.96.14
Manufacturer
G&B
Date1967
Mediumsteel; galvanized rubber; plastic
Credit LineGift of William Collins King
DescriptionSquare-shaped steel gasoline pump.Dimensions51.5 x 15.5 x 15.5 in. (130.8 x 39.4 x 39.4 cm)InscriptionsWhite steel panel has text "38 9/10 cents per gallon, including tax" behind the window.
MarksEngraved oval label on right has text "Gulf Oil Corp. Make: G&B. Model: 101C1l. Date: 1967".
Square, steel signs painted white and trimmed in orange with round "Gulf" logo on both doors.
Label TextThe Gulf Oil Company has sold a number of products during its existence, including the transmission grease and valve top oil cans seen here. The company also sold, of course, the gasoline that was distributed from this 1967 pump. The orange and blue circular Gulf logo that is so quickly recognized today has not always been in use as one can tell by looking at the transmission grease can that was designed in the 1920s. The logo evolved until, with a 1960s redesign, it achieved its current look. Differing stages of the identifying logo can be seen in the other products here. Even the model car has the identifying orange and blue colors that are connected to the Gulf Oil Company today.
Related institution
Gulf Oil Corporation
(1907 - 1984)
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