VINTAGE SIGN - HANCOCK GASOLINE
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- Made from 18 Gauge
Steel
- Features Baked Enamel
Finish for a Durable and Cost Efficient Finish
- Signs are Screen
Printed with Nazdar Enamel and Baked at 180 Degrees
- 6 - 1/8"
Mounting Holes for Ease of Mounting
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| Hancock Oil
Company was headquartered in Los Angeles where the founder
built Hancock Park, a large upscale apartment community.
This Hancock sign is from the 1930s. In the 1850s,
lawyer Henry Hancock helped the Rocha family establish
their legal claim to Rancho La Brea, but they ended up
owing him so much in fees that they gave him part of the
rancho in payment. In 1860 Hancock and his brother
bought the rest of the rancho. Hancock began to sell
asphalt produced from the famous tar pits that gave the
rancho its name. This was the beginning of the
Hancock Oil Company. In 1885 Hancock's widow leased
part of the rancho to eastern oil men who went bust by
1888. But in 1902, Mrs. Hancock leased part of the
rancho to the Salt Lake Oil Company, which proved a great
success.. Henry Hancock's son, George A. Hancock,
who had learned the oil business working for Salt Lake,
established his own company in 1906. By February,
1907, he had over 70 wells producing nearly 300 barrels a
day, making the Hancocks one of California's wealthiest
families. The Hancock Oil Company was sold to Signal
Oil in 1956. Then in 1965 Signal was sold to Humble,
and both the Hancock and Signal brands vanished. |
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1/18/06 |
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