New member from Twin Cities, Minnesota - Fri Aug 11 2017 01:44 AM
I have quite a few D-X Oil memorabilia items. More into the specifics related to my dad's old business as opposed to general oil item collecting. Dad had a filling station in Strawberry Point, Iowa in the '40s and after the war had a bulkplant and fuel delivery business in Manchester, Iowa till he retired.
And, oh yeah, don't I wish all of those old porcelain signs from the logo change from red/black/tan to red/white/blue hadn't just been tossed as "old stuff"! It was the late 1950's and new was cool and old was just junk.
Did hang onto the old globes when a lot of the old station pumps ended up as pumps at farm customers. Farm pumps did not need lighted globes. I remember painting a lot of pumps being repurposed to farms. Still have four D-X and a couple Sinclar Dinos globes. Had several Standard crowns but sold them. They were the competition back in the day.
I'll post some pics in the general forum.
And, oh yeah, don't I wish all of those old porcelain signs from the logo change from red/black/tan to red/white/blue hadn't just been tossed as "old stuff"! It was the late 1950's and new was cool and old was just junk.
Did hang onto the old globes when a lot of the old station pumps ended up as pumps at farm customers. Farm pumps did not need lighted globes. I remember painting a lot of pumps being repurposed to farms. Still have four D-X and a couple Sinclar Dinos globes. Had several Standard crowns but sold them. They were the competition back in the day.
I'll post some pics in the general forum.
