Collectible of the Week May 23-29 (License Plate Attachment or Toppers)

This week will be license plate attachments or toppers. The following 3 weeks will be

*restroom signs/restroom keys/etc.....
*thermometers including pole
*calendars

If you need a picture posted just email me to the address above. Thanks for your participation.

These three are from a friend of mine because I don't have any.
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Scott Shipers
Kansas City, Misssouri

Scott,
I can't wait to see more toppers posted. I really like them......but I don't have any either.
Bob

Here is one that doesn't belong to me as I don't have any either. Come on Eldon I know you have one. Where have you been? Lost in globe land? Ted

Love that Hood Tire. Guess which oil company this is. LOL

Here is a Pure attachment that I photographed.
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Scott Shipers
Kansas City, Misssouri

Lion Oil license topper from my collection.

Top left, similar to Gary's, but not metalic finish.
Top right, notice embossed lines, also appears to have been gold in color instead of red.
Bottom one, the tag is bent to give it an offset.

This Hancock belongs to a friend.

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Scott Shipers
Kansas City, Misssouri

I have heard that they made repos of this license plate attachment. Does anyone know?
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Scott Shipers
Kansas City, Misssouri

WOW, that Hancock is really neat, I have never seen that one before. Thanks for posting it Dick as well as you other guys as well.

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Scott Shipers
Kansas City, Misssouri

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Hi Scott, They did make a repop of the California World Fair topper. I remember seeing a few show up back in the 80's and they were made out of Aluminum. I hope yours is steel.

Mark, The Mobil above isn't mine but I know it is a fake. I was just trying to get a response. Thanks and welcome to oldgas.com. Here are a couple of MFA toppers.
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Scott Shipers
Kansas City, Misssouri

Here are the toppers I have. the Goodrich is missing the reflector.

LATE ENTRY....BRINGIN' ON UP AGAIN!
THIS IS MY ONE AND ONLY! USETA BE ATTACHED TO MY GRANDFATHER'S 1963 BIG FIN CADDY OF ROSE PINK COLOR.

DOC @ TAG/WEST
drcoke@optonline.net

I collect toppers and plates related to caves. Does anyone know of a "history" of plate toppers? I am putting on a display of cave toppers at a museum and would like more info on their history. Like what is the earliest topper known? Thanks, cavemuseum

Here is a picture of the fake(on the left) and the real one(on the right).The fakes never have World's,only World. They are also aluminum and do not have the detailed embossing. I bought my fake about fifteen years ago at an AACA swap meet. Mine had been made to look old by dirtying it up. I was told it came off a mantle in someone's house. I traded two sinclair dino porcelain pump plates for it. Boy did I ever get robbed! Oh, by the way,the vendor's name was Jessie James, honestly!! LOL!!

Pat Anderton

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Here are some more from my collection. I had about eighty different ones at time but sold most of them over the past two years on Ebay.

Pat Anderton

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Pat, thanks for the great shot of the back sides! Great reference photo.