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Here is my last Pure item. The Purelube and Hi-Speed bank.



Does anybody know the history of Tiolene Motor Oil? I know that it was made by the Tiona Oil Company in Binghamton, N.Y.

Did Pure Oil buy them out?

Thanks
Randy

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Still more history:
1953—Fire in its Eugene Island (LA) field adversely affects profits.
1954—Two refineries are closed, and Globe Oil and Refining Company sells its Lemont, Illinois refinery to Pure. This giant refinery serves the former W.H. Barber outlets in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and North and South Dakota.
24 states in current marketing area. High HP Purelube and New Super Duty Purelube introduced.
1955—Benzoco, Inc., of Dayton is purchased, with Pure gaining 22 service stations and a bulk plant.
1956—Venezuelan exploration begins in a joint venture with Signal Oil, Hancock Oil, and Sohio.
1957—Pure Oil Performance tests begin, testing American automobile efficiency.
Lemont refinery suffers a 12-week strike.

Shot with KODAK DC3200 DIGITAL CAMERA at 2007-11-21

Hi-Speed polish can that I successfully downgraded by cleaning it with warm water. Lesson learned!!!

Here are some of my Pure small collectibles.
Pat.

One more.

I really like the "Pep" hose on the matchbook. What's the vintage of the "Ask me" buttons?

I'm not sure about the year for the "Ask Me"
buttons,but Dirty Dan the Carbon Man can be dated to the early to late thirty's. Pictures shown below are dated 1935,1936. I believe the Ask Me buttons are late thirtys to early fortys. Hi-Speed used the Carbon man around 1938 I believe on their maps.




Notice in last picture Dirty Dan "steals power" Carbon Conquered with Super Solvenized Woco Pep.Dirty Dan's done!

More station pictures.

More.





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More.

More.


Notice art deco metal body globe and rare twin clockface pump.What model pump is this?


Notice RARE Energee Diesel Fuel pump plate. I have never seen one of these outside of this picture. If anyone has one, I would pay
$1000.00 or more dependent on condition.

Former station on US 12 & 45 in LaGrange, IL.




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Three Pure sign pole thermometers.

Here is little bit of information about Dirty Dan.

The cartoon character Dirty Dan the Carbon Man was created for the Pocahontas Oil Company (Blue Flash Gasoline) from Cleveland, Ohio. It was used for advertising their “Solvenized Blue Flash” gasoline. Dirty Dan used only on the early Blue Flash Hi-Speed maps. Later Hi-Speed maps he was not used. Solvenized (solvent) was an additive designed to dissolve carbon in your engine. It was from the Lubrizol Company.
Hickok Oil (Hi-Speed) bought out the Pocahontas Oil about 1934-35. Hickok did not advertise it’s gasoline as “Solvenized” they used “Ex-Carbon” instead. Since Pure was a minor stock holder of Hickok Oil…. Pure Oil (Purol Pep and Woco-Pep)adopted the “Solvenized” process for their advertising. The rest is Hickok Oil and Pure Oil history.

I hope this helps..about Dirty Dan.

Randy

Puregas,
Answer to your Question "Notice art deco metal body globe and rare twin clockface pump.What model pump is this?"
1934 ERIE Model 50 CASH RECORDER [pg.162 in Jack's book].
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