Mobil Corporation - Specimen Bond

Specimen Bond printed by American Bank Note Company. Mobil, formerly recognized as the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, is a prominent American oil enterprise that merged with Exxon in 1999, resulting in the establishment of ExxonMobil as the parent corporation. Historically, it was one of the Seven Sisters that held significant influence over the global petroleum sector from the mid-1940s until the 1970s. Currently, Mobil remains a key brand within the merged entity and continues to operate gas stations, often in conjunction with its own convenience stores or the On the Run brand. The previous headquarters of Mobil, located in Fairfax County, Virginia, served as ExxonMobil's downstream headquarters until 2015, when the company relocated its employees to a new corporate campus in Spring, Texas.

Following the dissolution of Standard Oil in 1911, the Standard Oil Company of New York, known as Socony, was established alongside 33 other successor firms. In 1920, the company trademarked the name "Mobiloil." Henry Clay Folger led the company until 1923, when Herbert L. Pratt took over. On February 29, 1928, Socony Oil began broadcasting a comedy program titled Soconyland Sketches on NBC, written by William Ford Manley and featuring actors Arthur Allen and Parker Fennelly portraying rural New England characters. The sponsorship continued when the program transitioned to CBS in 1934, and in 1935, it was rebranded as the Socony Sketchbook, featuring Christopher Morley and the Johnny Green orchestra.