LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2012
Because his New Jersey home was beyond the range of gas lines, Anton found that he could obtain propane from a nearby Phillips Petroleum Co. plant that considered the gas a useless byproduct of the oil-refining process.
He formed Suburban Propane Gas Co. in 1928 to market propane to other New Jersey homeowners who wanted gas for cooking and heating. Anton worked with H. Emerson Thomas and George Oberfell to launch the first propane industry trade group, the National Bottled Gas Association, in Atlantic City, N.J., in 1931.
He was honored with the National Propane Gas Association’s Distinguished Service Award.