#45534
Sat Aug 25 2007 10:17 AM
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Can anyone translate this for me?? I believe this sign may be a new discovery. I've never seen one on Ebay... 
There's no stopping the Cretins from hopping
You've got to keep it beating for the hopping Cretins
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Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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#45535
Sat Aug 25 2007 10:28 AM
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looks like French....du = of???
[This message has been edited by jkyocom (edited 08-25-2007).]
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#45536
Sat Aug 25 2007 10:40 AM
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Thus take Texaco. ?? a literal translation.
below the star= trade mark.
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#45537
Sat Aug 25 2007 04:04 PM
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Loosely translated I believe it means...
Use Texaco
Looking for nearly anything related to Signal Oil
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Go Farther!
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#45538
Sat Aug 25 2007 04:40 PM
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Take therefore of Texaco....is what I have gathered from a translation site.
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#45539
Sat Aug 25 2007 08:11 PM
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If it's a French sign, then why does it say "Made in USA"? And why are there three dots after "Texaco"?
Let's see a photo of that back....
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#45540
Sat Aug 25 2007 08:24 PM
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Do you think it could have been made over here and shipped abroad????
Just an idea?
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#45541
Sat Aug 25 2007 08:28 PM
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I'm not sure, but I think a loose translation would be ..........."IF YOU REALLY WANT GOOD GASOLINE, STOP AT THE MOBIL STATION RIGHT DOWN THE STREET"
Richard
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#45542
Sat Aug 25 2007 08:30 PM
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Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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#45543
Sat Aug 25 2007 08:36 PM
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U.S.A is close to Canada, where they also speak French ...I would imagine the dots are there because it is the first part of a multi-part sign. Second part is probably a product ad sign, or location, like "up ahead"
What no French-Canadian Texaco Guru's out there?
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#45544
Sat Aug 25 2007 08:38 PM
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Sign is most likely from Quebec..
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#45545
Sat Aug 25 2007 09:20 PM
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Possibly from Canada, possibly made in USA for Canada? Maybe. But most Canadian oil & gas signs I've seen were manufactured in Canada (P&M Orillia, etc).
The front looks real, but let's see that back!!
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#45546
Sat Aug 25 2007 09:33 PM
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Alot of canadian stuff says made in usa
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#45547
Sat Aug 25 2007 09:36 PM
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Which Canadian companies used "Made in USA" signs? I've seen several Canadian Texaco signs stamped "P&M Orillia".
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Sat Aug 25 2007 11:11 PM
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The sign came from New Jersey from a longtime Texaco employee. I purchased several unique items like an Auto Diesel sign, a Super Chief pump plate, and a few oddball pieces that I've never seen before.
A few years ago, I bought another Auto Diesel sign (with the hex logo) from from another former Texaco employee. He told me that Texaco had most of their foreign signage made in America and shipped them abroad. Hence the Made in U.S.A markings with the date codes.
In regards to Auto Diesel plates, Puretex (Keith from OKC) emailed me and stated this:
"Texaco decided not to use them in the US, so they were cancelled right after manufacture. Not many survived."
The Prenez sign is heavy tin with thick enamel type paint, but not porcelain. Same with the Auto Diesel signs, the Super Chief sign, and the Crystallite 70s pump plates.
All I know is that both times I've been able to purchase Auto Diesel signs, they came directly from older ex-employees of Texaco. This latest batch also had a NOS 15" lubester plate dated 1937 and a Spanish tin Texaco sign dated 1940 (also marked made in the U.S.A) among others...
I'll try to upload a pic othe back tomorrow night. And no, its not rusty and the grommets are all there... I didn't buy it from Buenos Aires either!!
There's no stopping the Cretins from hopping
You've got to keep it beating for the hopping Cretins
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