Phillips 66 Oil CompanyDID YOU KNOW?
Phillips is the only major oil company still
named for its founder, Frank Phillips. It was
1905 when the Phillips brothers hit the first of
81 wells in a row without a single dry hole.
The Phillips Oil Company was founded a few
years later in 1917. Phillips did not begin
marketing gasoline in its own service stations
until 1927, which in time grew to be more than
10,000. Propane, which people still use for
heating and cooking today in rural areas, was
first developed by the Phillips Company in
1929. As to the question why the number 66
is used in their name, it seems no one knows
how it got started or what it stood for. One
of the products Phillips Chemical Company
developed was the plastic called marlex. You
probably never hear of it, that is, unless
you bought one of those popular "Hula Hoops"
back around 1958. Marlex was the plastic
used in making the hoop. Framed in hardwood, the picture measures
16 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches. Three different mat
colors add to the picture's appearance. Included
in this picture is an art print of a Phillips 66
station, a Phillips 66 patch and a special
issue envelope commemorating the 140th
anniversary of the petroleum industry and 4 cent petroleum industry
stamp which are 41 years old (August 27, 1959).Our Price: $56.00
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