Meadville T-Shirt
XS / Army
$19.99
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Celebrate the story of Meadville and the Merit name with a shirt inspired by a regional fuel company’s place in American business history. Founded in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1930, Meadville built a retail presence across the Northeastern United States. Merit’s red M gave the brand a distinctive identity before Hess acquired the company in 2000 and the stations moved through later ownership changes. For former regional brand followers and collectors, this shirt brings attention to a documented chain of corporate and retail transitions.
The Meadville Corporation was an oil company founded in 1930 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and later based in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It sold fuel through retail gas stations under the Merit name. Merit stations operated throughout the Northeastern United States, with a logo built around a red M whose right vertical support was cut off. Amerada Hess held a large stake in the company for many years. In 2000, Hess acquired the remainder of Meadville Corporation and rebranded its 178 Merit stations as Hess stations. The retail assets later changed hands again: in 2014, Marathon Petroleum purchased Hess's retail assets, and the former stations became part of the Speedway brand. Seven years later, Japan-based Seven & I Holdings purchased Speedway, bringing those stations into the 7-Eleven family. This sequence traces the Merit identity through successive ownership and retail-brand transitions, from its roots as a regional fuel business to later national corporate networks.
Celebrate the story of Meadville and the Merit name with a shirt inspired by a regional fuel company’s place in American business history. Founded in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1930, Meadville built a retail presence across the Northeastern United States. Merit’s red M gave the brand a distinctive identity before Hess acquired the company in 2000 and the stations moved through later ownership changes. For former regional brand followers and collectors, this shirt brings attention to a documented chain of corporate and retail transitions.
The Meadville Corporation was an oil company founded in 1930 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and later based in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It sold fuel through retail gas stations under the Merit name. Merit stations operated throughout the Northeastern United States, with a logo built around a red M whose right vertical support was cut off. Amerada Hess held a large stake in the company for many years. In 2000, Hess acquired the remainder of Meadville Corporation and rebranded its 178 Merit stations as Hess stations. The retail assets later changed hands again: in 2014, Marathon Petroleum purchased Hess's retail assets, and the former stations became part of the Speedway brand. Seven years later, Japan-based Seven & I Holdings purchased Speedway, bringing those stations into the 7-Eleven family. This sequence traces the Merit identity through successive ownership and retail-brand transitions, from its roots as a regional fuel business to later national corporate networks.
| XS | S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL | 5XL | |
| Width, in | 16.50 | 18.00 | 20.00 | 22.00 | 24.00 | 26.00 | 28.00 | 30.00 | 32.00 |
| Length, in | 27.00 | 28.00 | 29.00 | 30.00 | 31.00 | 32.00 | 33.00 | 34.00 | 35.00 |
| Sleeve length, in | 8.60 | 8.90 | 9.20 | 9.50 | 9.70 | 10.00 | 10.40 | 10.80 | 11.20 |
| Size tolerance, in | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
Product features
- 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton (lightweight 4.2 oz/yd²) for a soft, breathable feel
- Retail fit with crew neckline — neat, easy to layer
- Structural details: side seams, shoulder tape, and ribbed knit collar to retain shape
- Labeling and prints: tear-away label; DTF or DTG printing used for crisp chest and sleeve designs
- Ethically made blanks (Fair Labor Association, Platinum WRAP), REACH certified
Care instructions
- Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F)
- Non-chlorine: bleach as needed
- Tumble dry: low heat
- Iron, steam or dry: medium heat
- Do not dryclean
EU representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY
Product information: Bella+Canvas 3001, two year warranty in the EU and Northern Ireland
Warnings, Hazard: For adults
Care instructions: Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F), Non-chlorine: bleach as needed, Tumble dry: low heat, Iron, steam or dry: medium heat, Do not dryclean