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> from a situation where you could just pay with cash/card for fuel to having monopolized single-brand car fueling stations?

The Model T was released in 1908 [1]. Standard Oil was broken up in 1911 [2], 6 years after Bowser added a hose attachment to his pumps [3].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T

[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Oil_Co._of_New_Jers...

[3] https://www.saferack.com/evolution-gas-pump/



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