It occurred to me after posting the Pat Griffin cans that no one had mentioned it yet so I thought I would do a little on this company.
The Pat Griffin Company was formed on March 8, 1937. They had 3 employees at that time. During the war in the 1940’s the company had to look for other ways to make money to survive. They created a Supply and Transportation Department. Trucks used in this new venture included trucks that hauled cement to lumber yards and army installations. Gasoline trucks hauled gasoline to customers like United Airlines in Cheyenne and Rock Springs, WY.


Pat Griffin

In 1952 the company sold the cement trucks and that part of the business. At the same time they expanded with a retail tire store and a retread plant. An L.P. Gas Department was also added. At this time the company had 16 employees and moved into a new headquarters located in Ft. Collins, CO.


Headquarters in Fort Collins, about 1960.