FREE: (RARE) @1936 TEXACO BRASS ADVERTISING RING

The listing, (RARE) @1936 TEXACO BRASS ADVERTISING RING has ended.

"YOU CAN TRUST YOUR CAR TO THE MAN WHO WEARS THE STAR!" The company's original five-pointed star logo design was created in 1903. The first trademarked logo, designed in 1909, featured a red star (a reference to the lone star of Texas), leading to the advertising jingles (such as the one above), and a green T which all over the world (which first appeared in 1936), and means superior quality. The Star Symbol and Texaco Logotype are Texaco's major retail brand identifiers. The trademarked logo design was created by Romeo Miglietta who based his design on the colors that embellished the Italian flag.
NOW TO OUR RING.......an elderly gentleman had collected these and other advertising rings, such as Pontiac (with the chief), Cadillac Service, and several others and had a collection of twenty-five (25) total. This one didn't appear to be worn. The person who had acquired them, had saved a couple for her shop, with me in mind, I'm sure :) With a jeweler's loop, I was able to see that the emblem was done on a piece of fine leather, as all the "follicles" (little bumps where hair would have come out :) were clearly seen; (unless of course, it was some paper I have never seen or heard of!). Some of the other rings were plain, but a few had the side engravings such as this one has. A couple of men who had been collecting "gas and oil" types of items for many years had NEVER seen one of these, and were "head-over-heels" at seeing these. In all of my searching, am still yet to find any (other than the ones the lady had put up for auction elsewhere): NOT that they don't exist, just have not found them even with the Collectors who seem to have just about everything. The reason for the @1936 is because under the emblem, it has "Pat. Pend", which of course would have been the case with a new emblem/logo. No detectable scratches, and a bit off center though, the pure brass ring (which is adjustable) was used for advertising purposes.