Pratt's Petroleum spirit pump and somking warning board

Charles Pratt and Co were an oil company formed in 1867 by Charles Pratt and Henry Rogers in New York and were early pioneers in the natural oil and petrochemistry industries in the 19th and 20th centuries. They were key competitors of Rockerfeller’s Standard Oil company until they eventually merged in 1874 and was part of the Standard Oil Trust’s overseas expansion, which in the UK came in the form of the Anglo-American Oil Company formed in 1888, with ‘Pratt’s Petroleum’ becoming the face of American oil in the UK.

This Pratt petroleum spirit pump is hand operated and included, at the time, recent innovations such as delivery hose and nozzle dial, as well as a smoking warning board.

During the early 20th century the petrol and automobile industries were still in their relative infancy. As car engines became more powerful, higher-octane fuel was needed. An early solution to this demand was to blend petrol with ethanol (which would boost the octane-rating of the fuel). In the 1920’s Pratt petrol pump stations included a personalised petrol-ethanol blending service so that different petrol mixtures could be made on site to suit specific requirements of different drivers.

Charles Pratt and Co were an oil company formed in 1867 by Charles Pratt and Henry Rogers in New York and were early pioneers in the natural oil and petrochemistry industries in the 19th and 20th centuries. They were key competitors of Rockerfeller’s Standard Oil company until they eventually merged in 1874 and was part of the Standard Oil Trust’s overseas expansion, which in the UK came in the form of the Anglo-American Oil Company formed in 1888, with ‘Pratt’s Petroleum’ becoming the face of American oil in the UK.

This Pratt petroleum spirit pump is hand operated and included, at the time, recent innovations such as delivery hose and nozzle dial, as well as a smoking warning board.

During the early 20th century the petrol and automobile industries were still in their relative infancy. As car engines became more powerful, higher-octane fuel was needed. An early solution to this demand was to blend petrol with ethanol (which would boost the octane-rating of the fuel). In the 1920’s Pratt petrol pump stations included a personalised petrol-ethanol blending service so that different petrol mixtures could be made on site to suit specific requirements of different drivers.

Charles Pratt and Co were an oil company formed in 1867 by Charles Pratt and Henry Rogers in New York and were early pioneers in the natural oil and petrochemistry industries in the 19th and 20th centuries. They were key competitors of Rockerfeller’s Standard Oil company until they eventually merged in 1874 and was part of the Standard Oil Trust’s overseas expansion, which in the UK came in the form of the Anglo-American Oil Company formed in 1888, with ‘Pratt’s Petroleum’ becoming the face of American oil in the UK.

This Pratt petroleum spirit pump is hand operated and included, at the time, recent innovations such as delivery hose and nozzle dial, as well as a smoking warning board.

During the early 20th century the petrol and automobile industries were still in their relative infancy. As car engines became more powerful, higher-octane fuel was needed. An early solution to this demand was to blend petrol with ethanol (which would boost the octane-rating of the fuel). In the 1920’s Pratt petrol pump stations included a personalised petrol-ethanol blending service so that different petrol mixtures could be made on site to suit specific requirements of different drivers.

Charles Pratt and Co were an oil company formed in 1867 by Charles Pratt and Henry Rogers in New York and were early pioneers in the natural oil and petrochemistry industries in the 19th and 20th centuries. They were key competitors of Rockerfeller’s Standard Oil company until they eventually merged in 1874 and was part of the Standard Oil Trust’s overseas expansion, which in the UK came in the form of the Anglo-American Oil Company formed in 1888, with ‘Pratt’s Petroleum’ becoming the face of American oil in the UK.

This Pratt petroleum spirit pump is hand operated and included, at the time, recent innovations such as delivery hose and nozzle dial, as well as a smoking warning board.

During the early 20th century the petrol and automobile industries were still in their relative infancy. As car engines became more powerful, higher-octane fuel was needed. An early solution to this demand was to blend petrol with ethanol (which would boost the octane-rating of the fuel). In the 1920’s Pratt petrol pump stations included a personalised petrol-ethanol blending service so that different petrol mixtures could be made on site to suit specific requirements of different drivers.