Here
is a short history of the Pegasus Horse…..
In
Greek mythology, the Pegasus was an immortal creature. The Pegasus sprang from
Medusa’s neck when the Greek hero, Perseus, cut off her head. The flying horse
was tamed and given his name by Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Athena presented
Pegasus to the Muses, where he was placed at the service of the poets. Legend
has it that the Pegasus struck the ground on Mount Helicon with his hoof, and a
spring sprouted from that location, giving inspiration to those who drank its
waters. In the earliest days of oil refineries and filling stations, the
Pegasus symbol was used by the Standard Oil Company of New York. The logo first
appeared in 1911 on their gas pumps and petroleum products. When the Standard
Oil Trust was broken up by the Supreme Court (1911), two of its divisions – the
Standard Oil Company of New York and the Vacuum Oil Company – merged. The
former brought with it the Pegasus logo, the latter brought the Mobilgas name. The
Pegasus was also used on Mobiloil and Mobil Tires.
The
Pegasus appeared on Mobilgas products during 1911, but it was in 1931, with the
forming of Socony-Vacuum, that it was officially adopted as a trademark. The
flying horse was first colored red by an artist at the Mobil Sekiyu division in
Japan. A major makeover was done in the 1930s by the commercial illustrator
Robert “Rex” Elmer. Not only was it given a cleaner and more graphic
appearance, but the horse now flew from left to right, as opposed to from right
to left. These type toppers were “Give-A-Ways” at gas stations when I was a kid.
Classy Chev USA
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