The First Spark Plugs
The First Spark Plugs The first spark plugs were developed for the combustion engine in around 1860 by Étienne Lenoir, the man credited for its invention. In the beginning, few… Read more >
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Socony Gasoline
Socony Gasoline – Standard Oil Company of New York Socony Gasoline was an acronym for the Standard Oil Company of New York and was very popular in the early 1900’s… Read more >
I Am A Motor Truck
This article (or advertisement), appeared in a New York newspaper 1916 on the importance of motor trucks to the emerging economy after the production of the gas engine. The text… Read more >
The Locomobile Automobile
The Locomobile Automobile In Newspaper Advertisements The Locomobile Company of America was started in 1899 in Watertown, Massachusetts until it dissolved in 1929. They first made automobiles with steam engines… Read more >
The Jitney Bus – A look back at the jitney craze
Just what is a Jitney Bus? (The New York Sun – 1915) A Jitney bus, my children, Is any thing that run on four wheels and gasoline and five cents…. Read more >
Racine Tire Company – Racine Wisconsin
Racine Tire Company – Racine Wisconsin The Racine rubber Company made automobile tires in Racine Wisconsin starting around 1910. Their tire advertisements were very predominate from 1917 – 1922. In… Read more >
Early Texaco Gasoline Advertisements
Early Texaco Gasoline Advertisements The Texaco Company began as the Texas Fuel Company in 1901 out of Beaumont, Texas. It was one of the first “National” brands as evident by… Read more >
The Dort Automobile Company Advertisements
The Dort Automobile Company In Early Advertisements The Dort Automobile Company was founded in Flint Michigan in 1915 that made cars there until 1924. The companies founders, William Crapo Durant and Josiah Dallas… Read more >