Preview
Creation Date
1941
Brand
Mobil
Style/Period
American
Culture
American
Materials/Techniques
clippings (information artifacts), magazines (periodicals)
Measurements
14 x 10.5 in.
Inscription
[Top left, Icon:] Mobilgas/ SOCONY-VACUUM; [Top right:] "Wish I had/ his Wings"; [Bottom left:] The Flying Red Horse has/ power, pick-up, pep, and/ a lot more! You get all/ good gasoline and oil/ qualities when you buy / Mobilgas and Mobiloil for/your lively, modern car!; [Bottom right:] DO YOU KNOW why the "Flying Red/ Horse" has wings? It's to symbol-/ize its tremendous power. / Mobilgas is made especially for your/ fast-firing, modern engine. In traffic,/ on hills, down long stretches...it de-/livers the pep, power, and long mileage/ you want!/ That's because it atomizes quickly,/ burns cleanly, sends full power to every/ cylinder with split-second precision./ And it does this quietly. Mobilgas is/ high in anti-knock quality...guards/ against sputtering and "pinging"!/ See your Mobilgas Dealer for a tank-ful/ Get the gasoline that delivers.../1. Quick starts despite cool engine./2.Fast warm-up--rapid acceleration./ 3. Freedom from vapour-lock--no stalls./ 4. Minimum crankcase oil dilution./ 5. High anti-knock value. / 6. Cleanliness -- freedom from gum./ 7. Full, smooth power under all conditions. / 8. Long mileage -- economical operation./ SOCONY-VACUUM OIL COMPANY INC./ AND AFFILIATES/ Magnolia Petroleum Co. -- General Petroleum Corp. of Calif.;
Source
Life Magazine
Keywords
horse