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Just picked up seven oil jars with Mobiloil metal spouts, above the word Mobiloil is Gargoyle, and below it is BB, can someone tell me what BB stands for,and it also says Property of Vacuum oil co. Who's Vacuum Oil?

Good morning Chris , what you've found is very early mobil , good find , its before standard oil got there hands on them , i'm not a mobil guy so it would best be answered by one , now you need to git the history on Vaccum oil company , you will have fun with this ,

BB STANDS FOR SAE 50 WEIGHT.THERE WERE 9 GRADES MOBILOIL A IS 30 WEIGHT .

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Thanks for the info ,You wouldn't happen to know who Vacuum oil is , would you? Chris

Chris,
Vacuum Oil Company used the Gargoyle logo marketing their Mobiloil and Mobilgas products. They merged with SOCONY (Standard Oil Company Of New York)in 1931. Socony used the Pegasus logo on their products. After the merger they used the Mobiliol and Mobilgas names and the pegasus logo. The company was called Socony-Vacuum. Later the name changed to Socony-Mobil then just Mobil, now they have merged with Exxon and are called Exxon-Mobil.
This isn't a very detailed explanation, but it should give you an idea of the progression of the company.
The strange thing is Socony, Vacuum, and Exxon were all part of the Standard Oil Trust that the government broke up in 1911.
Bob

Bob, Thanks for the info It's got my interest up , I not a Mobil oil collector but I might start reading more on the subject .Thanks again Chris