Pluggers by Rick McKee for January 07, 2015

???Confusing. To me it looks like the implication is that Caterpillar and John Deere are out of business..Maybe only the logos have changed..Standard Oil may have broken up to Exxon/Mobil and Chevron?

Depending on the season, mine say “Eagles” or “Phillies”. They’ve been out of business for a while, too.

Standard was Amoco bought out by BP.

Wonderful and true! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++But, have you noticed the male Pluggers lately have been more clean shaven? That is a shame, as I have enjoyed Mr. Brookin’s drawings of bushy moustaches and what-not on the fellows. I tend to think Pluggers have a higher tendency to shun shaving as a superfluous activity anyhow (I know I do).

I wear caps. But they are from companies I worked for until they went out of business.

All my Caps reference the U S Navy. USN 65-95

I worked in the penitentiary for years…found a cap in a store that had the Monopoly cop saying “Go to Jail”….loved it….although the inmates weren’t too happy….like I cared!!!

My USA hat doesn’t carry an entity that’s out of business…yet…

“Briggs and Stratton”.Still in business and actually own several other related companies in the power equipment industry. Unfortunately, most of their small engines are now manufactured overseas; i.e., China..Now, Techumseh small engines are gone from the scene…

There’s at least one Standard station still in business, using the Chevron (originally Standard Oil of California) logo; it’s in Las Vegas, on the south side of Tropicana Blvd just west of Dean Martin Drive (which is just west of I-15). You can see the sign if you use Google Maps Street View (the station appears as Chevron on the map itself).

I remember the old glass top pumps with red fluid circling around inside them, but i don’t remember the brand and I never got the hat. Too young!