Funny Potter pic in Files.

[Jen Reese]

> Sounds about right.  Those old oil companies have been sold and 
resold
> so often, I forget what they were, and their logos.
> 
> Let's see... Standard Oil ---> Esso (from S.O.) --> Exxon --> Mobil
> 
> There was one with a dinosaur logo... was that Sinclair?  That's long
> gone.
> 
> Anyway, thanks for the pic -- I laughed, too!
> 
> Anne


Jen: Too funny, Sean! We have an exhibit in our Texas State History 
museum with all the old oil companies and logos, given the Texas 
petroleum connection and all that. Anyway, I think the dino *was* 
Sinclair, and then Fina was another one, but if I remember right they 
just had the distinctive orange sign with blue lettering. Texaco is 
still around, but the logo was a big 'T'in a star when it first 
started out. And the flying red horse was definitely Mobil--are you 
saying you still have Mobil stations in Australia, Sean? We don't have 
them around here anymore. 

Next time I visit I'll pay closer attention.

Jen, fascinated by this because her grandfather ran a Texaco station 
way back when, and she spent many an idyllic afternoon getting free 
sodas and watching guys give people *full* service fill-ups with 
window washing, courtesy oil & tire checks and all the rest.