Vacuum Oil Company

Vacuum Oil Company
Company type	Private
Industry	Petroleum
Founded	October 4, 1866
Founder	Matthew Ewing ; Hiram Everest
Defunct	July 30, 1931
Fate	Merged with Standard Oil Company of New York
Successor	Socony-Vacuum
Products	Gasoline, motor oils
Brands	Mobiloil; Mobilgas; Mobilubricant; Gargoyle;

Vacuum Oil Company was an American oil company known for its Gargoyle 600-W steam cylinder motor oil. After being taken over by the original Standard Oil Company and then becoming independent again, in 1931 Vacuum Oil merged with the Standard Oil Company of New York to form Socony-Vacuum, later renamed to Mobil and eventually merging with Standard Oil of New Jersey (itself renamed to Exxon) to form ExxonMobil in 1999.