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#170521 Sun Jan 17 2010 07:41 PM
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Has anyone ever heard of Martin Oil Products. I found a pic of this globe & dont know if it is a legit globe or not.



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gasoildude #170534 Sun Jan 17 2010 08:07 PM
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Brad, I saw that pump on CL the other day, I'd say it's legit. I have a couple of Martin 2 gal. cans, and I remember there being a Martin gas station in my home town when I was a kid, I used to run and jump on the air hose and make the bell ring. My dad would take me there, it was a local hang out for his buddies The old building was only torn down in the last 12 years or so. Sure wish I'd have been into this stuff back then and gone through the place before it got bulldozed down.
Tony

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Martin was based in Alsip IL.

"Martin Oil Service, Alsip, Ill.: Martin Oil Service was a division of Martin Oil
Company (family-owned) that expanded coast to coast in the late 1950's. J. D.
Street (Zephyr), eventually purchased the originally Martin Oil Company
operation. However, Martin Oil Service continued to operate separately until
being sold to Marathon’s Emro Marketing in 1993."

Quote source: http://www.marathonpetroleum.com/content/documents/mpc/about/MarathonMarketingHistory.pdf

Gaspedler #170643 Mon Jan 18 2010 11:02 AM
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We had a Martin station in Dubuque, Iowa in the early 1960's. I may be mistaken (a bit), but I seem to recall that their big street sign had the exact same design and wording as the Martin globe in question. Best, John in Wisconsin


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