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I WAS CONTACTED BY A FELLA OFF OF MY AD THAT HAS A 1 PIECE MILK GLASS GLOBE,COLLAR SIZE "UNKNOWN" BUT HE DESCRIBED IT AS BEING "UP SIDE DOWN" HE SAID THERE ARE 4 OR MAYBE 5 PEGASUS ON BOTH SIDES ,IF YOU WERE TO ATTACH THE GLOBE TO A PUMP HE SAID THE PEGASUS WOULD BE UP SIDE DOWN?? WHAT WERE THESE MADE FOR ? NO CRACKS BLACK BAND I THINK AROUND THE COLLAR "THAT DOSE NOT COME OFF" IT DOSE NOT SAY MOBILGAS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, HE ALSO SAID THERE IS NO DOUBT THE PIECE IS OLD! ANY INFO ON WHAT THIS WOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN ATTACHED TO! THANKS

Sounds like a stained glass or milk glass lamp shade.

BRAD WAS THIS SOMETHING MADE BY MOBILGAS? OR FANTASY PIECE? A FRIEND TOLD ME LAST NIGHT THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO A STATION LIGHTER BETWEEN PUMP ISLAND? I HAVE NO IDEA IM JUST TRYING TO AUTHENTICATE THE PIECE BEFORE I BUY IT!

I think that whey where given to some stations or dealers. I will see if I can find a picture of it.

GREAT THANKS BRAD ,ALSO IF YOU FIND IT IN A BOOK ,IF I COULD GET THE NAME OF THE PUBLICATION!

Is it shaped like a gas pump globe or is it shaped like a ceiling light globe? I'm not talking about a canopy globe which is basically an upside down gas pump globe.
There are some ceiling light globes in various brands floating around.

Chris I could not find a pic of one. Sorry I tried

HERES A PIC ,I KNOW ITS BAD ,BUT THIS IS WHAT HE SENT ME, CAN SOMEONE TELL ME IF THIS IS A ORIGINAL MOBILGAS PIECE & VALUE! 3 PEGASUS ON GLOBE !

Looks like a salad bowl

i like blue cheese on mine...lol

IF, it's a ceiling fixture, it should have a flange for screws. IF the area in circle is flat, I'm thinking Salad/Mixing Bowl also.

HERES A PIC OF COLLAR & UNDER SIDE! LOL..........SALAD BOWL!.......THATS AWESOME ! I'LL POST SOME PICS WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON IT TOMORROW ,THATS IF I CAN BUY AT A SALAD BOWL PRICE!LOL....

MAIN QUESTION: WAS ANYTHING LIKE THIS REPOPPED?
ACCORDING TO SELLER ,WHEN UP CLOSE,THERE'S WITH OUT ANY DOUBT ITS VERY OLD? HE SAYS YOU CAN JUST TELL BY THE GLASS????

-COLLAR SIZE 6"
-10" UP & DOWN X 14" ACROSS

I wonder if the "Flying Horses" are decals (or even vinyl transfers). It will be fun to hear the update from Chris. John

Im out on a limb on this one. But my gut feeling says that they could be a repo. jm2c

Brad--Its unlikely that anyone would ever reproduce an item like this as the value would not be there. It could surely be a fantasy piece or it could even be an original dealership light shade given out to dealerships but we should have seen it before if that was so.
I think that Johns question about the Pegasus could answer a lot. If they are transfers or vinyl decals, its someones fantasy piece. If not, theres more to the story!!