VACUUM OIL CO. INC.

The US parent’s flag carries the “gargoyle” trademark with black “GARGOYLE” in a shallow arc above it, intersected by a red line. Brown 1929 and 1934 support Loughran’s lettered version. Rosanoski’s V119 corrects the attribution of an unlettered FOTW image to Loughran; he considers the letters the distinction between the US parent and British subsidiary.

Vacuum Oil was formed in 1866 and began tanker operations in 1914. It acquired Waldhams Oil Corp and White Star Refining Co. In 1931 it merged with Standard Oil Co. of New York to form Socony-Vacuum Corporation, cross-referenced to Mobil Oil Corporation.

USA, New York.