Object Details
depicted (sitter)
American Airlines
Associated Name
Pac-12 Conference
Description
Football shaped button is brown with black printing in the center, Flying A Sportscasts 30th Year.
Button features the "Flying A" logo that was used on Flying A-branded products, gas stations, service stations and Veedol motor oil. All of these products were owned by Tidewater Oil Company from New York City (1887). The largest stockholder of Tide Water was the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, which is now Exxon Mobil.
The Flying A brand was created in 1901 for Associated Oil Company's premium-grade gasoline (Associated Oil merged with Tide Water). Tidewater's western refining and marketing properties were purchased by Phillips Petroleum Company (now ConocoPhillips) in 1966. The Flying A gas stations were immediately rebranded Phillips 66.
This pin commemorates the 30th anniversary of Flying-A's sponsorship of sports broadcasting.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca1920s-1960
ID Number
CL.310547.38g
accession number
310547
catalog number
310547.38g
Object Name
button, football
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 1 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 4.445 cm x 6.985 cm
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
Football
web subject
Sports
Subject
Petroleum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1432302