Vacuum Oil Company
Defunct American oil company (1866–1931), currently part of ExxonMobil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vacuum Oil Company was an American oil company known for its Gargoyle 600-W steam cylinder motor oil. After being taken over by the original Standard Oil Company and then becoming independent again, in 1931 Vacuum Oil merged with the Standard Oil Company of New York to form Socony-Vacuum, later renamed to Mobil and eventually merging with Standard Oil of New Jersey (itself renamed to Exxon) to form ExxonMobil in 1999.
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Industry | Petroleum |
Founded | October 4, 1866 (1866-10-04) |
Founder | Matthew Ewing Hiram Everest |
Defunct | July 30, 1931; 92 years ago (1931-07-30) |
Fate | Merged with Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony) in 1931 |
Successor | Socony-Vacuum (1931–99) |
Products | Gasoline, motor oils |
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Parent | Standard Oil (1879–1911) |
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