Oil Company Zippos

Union 76 was first established in 1890 as Union Oil and became Union 76 in the 1930's.

See other leather-covered Zippos HERE

1958 Zippo with the Union 76 logo. Today the logo has a red rather than orange background.

Mobil Oil was created from the merger of two oil companies in 1931 to form Socony Vacuum.  In 1955 it changed its name to Socony Mobil Oil and in 1966 the name was shortened to Mobil Oil.  It adopted the image of the flying red Pegasus as its logo, a symbol of speed and power.

1950 Zippo with attached Pegasus badge and hand engraved "Mobil Oil 1950"

This 1953 Zippo has an engraved Pegasus and Magnolia Pipe Line Co of Dallas, Texas.

1956 Zippo with the Mobil flying horse.

1956 Zippo with hand painted Mobil logo.

1957 Zippo with painted Mobil logo.

1971 Zippo with the Mobil logo without the Pegasus.

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To the left is a full-leather covered 1952 Zippo with gold-leaf borders and "Zippo" engraved in gold on the bottom.  It carries the "Union 76" logo. These Zippos were produced from 1949-54 and were available in "Genuine Hand Burnished Calfskin" or "Imported English Morocco".