Preview
Creation Date
1940
Brand
Mobil
Style/Period
American
Culture
American
Materials/Techniques
clippings (information artifacts), magazines (periodicals)
Measurements
14 x 10.5 in.
Inscription
[Top left:] Mobilgas / SOCONY-VACUUM; [Top right:] "Wish I had/ His Pull!"; [Bottom left:] Actually, "pull" is just / one of 8 reasons why / Mobilgas gives "Balanced / Performance." You get / all good gasoline and oil / qualities when you stop / for Mobilgas and Mobiloil! ; [Bottom right:] THIS BIG BROWN HORSE is envious! / He wishes he could "pull" like / Mobilgas-America's favorite gaso- /line, featured in the friendly Sign of / the Flying Red Horse. / Mobilgas is famous for power. It / soars you over the steepest hills in high / .. gives you instant action when you / start . . . silky smoothness in pick-up / ... plenty of "miles per gallon"! / Why? Because Mobilgas atomizes / quickly inside your fast-firing, mod- / ern engine. Every drop burns cleanly, / completely... powerscylindersevenly. / It all adds up to "Balanced Per- / formance"..every mile you drive! / 1. Quick starts despite cool engine. / 2. Fast warm-up--rapid acceleration./ 3. Freedom from vapor-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 /
Source
Life Magazine
Keywords
horse