MOBILOIL - GARGOYLE circa 1930 . Wooden case for oil cans. "Vacuum oil company S.A.F". Stencilled. Average condition, holes, stains, wear (lid missing). 55 x 32 x 48 cm 1866: Vacuum Oil is founded by Matthew Ewing and Hiram Bond Everest in Rochester, New York.1899: The name Mobil begins to be used as a brand name. 1904: The gargoyle begins to be used by Vacuum Oil to promote its first petroleum-based lubricant for horse-drawn carriages and steam engines.1931: Mobiloil is born of the merger between Socony and Vacuum Oil, which creates the Socony-Vacuum Co.(source: emblemes.blog.free.fr)