12/6/2019
John Pizzo
At a time when production in the state amounted to about 37,000 barrels of oil a day, Leonard’s Durban #1 discovery well daily produced an astounding daily figure of 3,594 barrels of oil. J. Walter Leonard suddenly had more oil than he could sell.
12/6/2019
John Pizzo
Well, it's the start of a new year and this month I thought I would do a history report on my favorite oil company in the hobby, the White and Bagley Oil Co., or better known as Oilzum.
12/6/2019
John Pizzo
Tank trucks began to appear in the United States in 1910. Standard Oil companies including Conoco were foremost among the early users, but other refiners were soon persuaded to purchase their own fleets.
12/1/2019
John Pizzo
Hello and welcome to another great show for the collector. This year’s show, held in Dublin, OH, was the third time I went and “oh boy,” was it a good show.
12/1/2019
John Pizzo
Here is the second installment of the gas pumps article I hope it was informative and gave some insight to the development of the gas pump and its origin.
12/1/2019
John Pizzo
For this month I will shed some light on the gas pump and its history.
The gas pump has been around for decades. Its creator was a man named Sylvanus F. Bowser.
12/1/2019
John Pizzo
Henry Latham Doherty formed the Cities Service Company on September 2, 1910. A New York based holding company, it derived income from dividends generated by stock held in subsidiary corporations.
12/1/2019
John Pizzo
Texaco’s history is often confused with that of the Indian Refining Company, which The Texas Company bought in 1931.
12/1/2019
John Pizzo
Another great season of gas shows is underway and I'm kicking mine off with a local gas show in Ottawa Lake, MI. This is a great show where everyone can find something.
10/31/2019
John Pizzo
Grease cans are great for entry level collectors. They’re plentiful, small, and relatively inexpensive.
10/31/2019
John Pizzo
Hello everyone. This month’s article is a glimpse into my shop and my garage.
10/31/2019
John Pizzo
In February, Scooter and I went to the Kalamazoo Fairgrounds for the KAARC auto parts and memorabilia swap meet.
10/31/2019
John Pizzo
Hello once again readers. This month I'm going to talk about the specific fluids that car companies made for their cars.
10/30/2019
John Pizzo
So on October 19 I went to Peotone, IL for the fall Chicagoland Petroleum and Advertising Show.
10/30/2019
John Pizzo
I've gone to yet another great gas bash and loaded up some amazing finds at "The Big Friendly" gas show presented by Check The Oil (CTO) magazine.
10/26/2019
John Pizzo
The service attendant, was not only a welcoming smile and a friendly face but he was also that one person that you could trust to tell you what would be the best thing for your car and your pocketbook.
10/24/2019
John Pizzo
So for this month let’s talk about ad glass. The ad glass is the glass insert on top of the pump. The insert should not be confused with the globe.
10/22/2019
John Pizzo
Hello. For this month’s article, I have chosen to write about the porcelain pump plates. These used to show the brand of fuel the customer was buying.
2/13/2019
John Pizzo
Back in the old days, most of the gas and oil companies gave out many different kinds of freebies or promotional items to a lot of their customers, kind of like an incentive to ensure that they would return.
11/21/2018
John Pizzo
Gulf Oil Company started in 1909 and are still around today, many of you may see them and go to their stations but around here I only know of one gulf oil change place.
11/11/2018
John Pizzo
So many of these license plate toppers were created for gas and car companies and there is a lot of them out there to talk about so let's talk about two.
2/13/2018
John Pizzo
So we all know the way that a nozzle works and the design isn’t much different then when they were first designed. There are a few different styles however.
9/5/2017
John Pizzo
Check The Oil Magazine is under new ownership and this year’s show located at Dublin, OH on June 23, 2017 was another great show even with the rain. I thought the new crew did a fantastic job and look forward to next year.
8/1/2017
John Pizzo
The Michigan Gas Show was held on May 14, 2017 at Ottawa Lake, MI. This year there was a good amount of different things, mostly signs but lots of other stuff as well.
6/6/2017
John Pizzo
Three companies operating in the United States have used the Pure Oil name. The first began as a group of independent oil refiners, producers, and pipeline operators, in Fall 1895 in Butler, PA.
5/9/2017
John Pizzo
We all like to be recognized for our hard work and get some kind of physical item to show that hard work off. A lot of different industries did this, not just gas companies.