Associated Oil Company started as thirty-four separate outfits agreeing to stop competing and start merging. Founded in San Francisco in 1901, Associated built its business across the Pacific West Coast before creating the Flying A brand in 1932 for its premium-grade fuel — a name that would eventually outlive the Associated brand itself.
6oz stainless steel flask, double-walled construction, smooth powder-coated finish. Vintage Associated Gasoline emblem printed on the front. Slips easily into a jacket pocket or glove box. Hand wash recommended.
By the mid-1930s, Associated merged with Tide Water Oil Company to form Tidewater Associated Oil Co., and the Flying A name gradually took over as the company's primary brand across the system. The Associated name itself hung on regionally into the 1950s before being phased out entirely.
The perfect gift for petroliana collectors who track West Coast oil history, classic car enthusiasts, Flying A collectors filling in the brand's earlier chapter, and groomsmen.
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