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Posted By: Lastgas15 Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 01 2004 04:17 AM
Company Of The Month for June 2004 is Sinclair.


When I first started collecting petroliana in 1995 my main focus was Standard Oil Company (Ind). My boys were excited about the hobby too. Darrel, my younger son collected Shell. He had an impressive collection going until he lost interest in his teen years. Jeff, my older son collected Sinclair. I'd have to say Jeff was more serious about collecting than Darrel was. As most of you know, Jeff passed away after a swimming accident just after his 15th birthday in June of 1997. My main focus is collecting globes, but I add items to Jeff's collection when I can.

I'm dedicating this month's feature on Sinclair to my son,
Jeff Drake, 6-6-82 to 6-27-97.

During the month I'll post some history of Sinclair and post pictures of what Jeff collected and what I've added to it.

If you have any pictures you'd like to add please do so on the 27th, 28th, or 29th.

I'll wrap things up with a few special items on the 30th.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 01 2004 04:29 AM
Harry Ford Sinclair got started in the oil business as a speculator buying and selling oil leases. It wasn't long before he had attracted a group of investors. Sinclair was always the man in control. They built up quite a bit of working capital, and borrowed even more money so they could buy crude oil from the producers before the pipelines reached the oil fields. They made a tremendous amount of money. Harry wasn't satisfied. In 1916 Sinclair and his investors started Sinclair Oil and Refining Company. Sinclair had done his homework. He started off with crude production, storage, pipeline, refining, and marketing. Within a month Sinclair was amoung the ten biggest oil companies! Before the year was out Sinclair was marketing from Denver to New York. They eventually marketed from coast to coast.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 01 2004 04:31 AM
Law Of Lubrication booklets from 1925 and 30.

Early Pressure System Grease.

30's and 40's maps.

NYCmaps.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 01 2004 04:36 AM
Early Household Oiler

Law Of Lubrication, 1934.

1934 map.

1934 map.
Posted By: big cheese Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 01 2004 03:14 PM
wow bob that is the 1st time ihave seen that house hold oil can, awesome. cheese
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 02 2004 04:05 AM
Sinclair was an innovator. He had a private telegraph system installed along the pipeline from the wells to the refineries. It also extended to sales offices and to his main office in New York.

A coal haulers strike had stut down the Chicago public schools. Sinclair ordered his employees to convert all the school boilers from coal burners to oil burners. He created alot of good will and opened up a new market for fuel oil at the same time.

Sinclair was expanding rapidly. He bought up pipelines, refineries, and even some filling stations. By 1920 the company had quadrupled in size. Much of the expansion was done using borrowed money. Debt was a problem that plagued Sinclair for many years.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 02 2004 04:09 AM

PD (Pest Destroyer) sprayer.


Early Polish can.


Premium Plan booklet.


Back of Premium Plan booklet.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 02 2004 04:13 AM
Postcards reminding customers to Sinclair-ize their cars. Circa 1937.




Postcard from the 1933-34 Chicago Word's Fair.


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Posted By: oltoydoc@vintagegas.com Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 02 2004 02:38 PM
Bob, great photos and info. I was raised in Wyo. and there is a town there named "Sinclair" my uncle used to live there, and worked for the refinery. I decided to see if the towns name was derived from the Oil Co. While doing so, I found this website that has some great Sinclair history and photographs. Photos of oil oil tanker trucks, gas stations, pumps, and tons of info. Too much to read at one sitting. Did you know that Sinclair developed the first "tamper-proof" can? With your permission, I'd like to share the link to this history.
http://www.sinclairoil.com/history/history_intro.htm

Oh, I did learn that the town of Sinclair was a company name. Previously called Parco, Wy. but changed in the 1940's to reflect the importance of Sinclair Oil to this small town.


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Don "oltoydoc" Sherwood
Vintage Gas
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 03 2004 02:35 AM
Thanks for the link to that site Doc. I'll continue to cover some of the history as we go along. I've got alot of pictures to post along the way too. I've made them a little smaller than normal so they load faster. I hope thats working OK.
Bob
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 03 2004 04:32 AM
In the early days there were no standards for auto maintenace. In 1920 that changed when Sinclair published the first Law Of Lubrication booklet. This publication specified lubricants for each make of car, truck, and tractor.

In the earky 20's Sinclair opened its first service station. They had previously just had filling stations. This allowed them to enter the T.B.A. (tires, batteries, and accessories) market.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 03 2004 04:37 AM

Early Stock Spray can. Very rare.


Extremely rare Wax Oil can.


1933 World's Fair "newspaper" advertising Sinclair. 1st edition.

1933 World's Fair "newspaper" advertising Sinclair. 2nd edition.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 03 2004 04:42 AM

Matches from various years.


Hard to find Pennant globe with flag touching pole. Circa 1930-33.


3pc. glass Sinclair Gasoline globe. Circa 1930-37.

Pennant globe. This is the more common version where the flag is away from the pole. Circa 1930-33.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Fri Jun 04 2004 02:14 AM
Its a long an involved story, but Harry Sinclair was implicated in the Teapot Dome Scandal. He was aquitted, but was sentanced with contempt of court for hiring private detectives to spy on the jurors. Sinclair's troubles weren't over. He served six months in prison for contempt of the senate for refusing to answer questions during senate hearings.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Fri Jun 04 2004 02:18 AM

U.S. Motor Specifications globe. Circa 1933-35.

U.S. Motor Specifications globe. Circa 1935-38.

H-C glass globe. Circa 1930-54.

Ethyl globe. Circa 1937-46.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Fri Jun 04 2004 02:22 AM

Diesel. Circa 1935-50.

Ethyl ad glass.

Very rare U.S. Motor spec. ad glass.

Rare Pennant ad glass.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 05 2004 04:41 AM
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 05 2004 04:42 AM

Early flanged tin sign.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 05 2004 04:57 AM

Misc. 5 gallon cans behind some "off brand" cans.

Embossed Sinclair price box for a visable pump.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 05 2004 05:00 AM

Circa 1934
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 05 2004 05:02 AM

5qt. circa 1934


5qt. circa 1935
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 05 2004 05:09 AM

Sorry for the blurry picture. This is a graphic 5 panel map from 1933.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 06 2004 03:40 AM

Circa 1935

Circa 1935
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 06 2004 03:46 AM
Here are two more quarts from the mid thirties.



Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 06 2004 04:40 AM
By the early 1930's Sinclair had bought or merged with:
Cudahy
Union Petroleum (not Union Oil)
Puritain Oil
Parco
Rio Grande
Keith
Prairie Pipeline
the eastern marketing of Richfield.
There were other aquisitions as well.

Harry Sinclair was also involved with the re-organization of the western Richfield operation.

Sinclair had extensive holdings in Europe and Mexico as well. The European operation was sold off prior to WWII.

The war years were good to Sinclair. The war effort required new lubricants and aviation gas which Sinclair (and others) provided at a nice profit.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 06 2004 04:12 PM

Uniform patches from the 40's through the 60's.


Lube guides from 1948 and 1952.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 06 2004 11:31 PM

Maps from the 40's and 50's.


1 gallon Anti-Freeze can from the 1940's.


Unusual battery manual from Sinclair.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 07 2004 06:49 AM
Sinclair's expansion continued throughout the 30's and early 40's. By the late 40's stations were closing in rural areas and more stations were being built in stronger markets in the cities.

Harry Sinclair stepped down at the end of 1948. He had done a great job of growing his company, but left two major problems for his successors. Debt had been a problem from the early days, and was still a problem in 1948. The other problem was more important. Sinclair hadn't kept up with the production end of the business. By the mid 50's they were buying as much as 60% of their crude oil from other producers.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 07 2004 06:59 AM

1947 calendar.

Inside of '47 calendar.

Attendant's hat.
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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 08 2004 01:32 AM

Lube guides from '46 and '47.


'44 lube guide and a '46-'47 tractor lube guide.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 08 2004 11:32 AM



Maps from the 1940's.


Maps from 1947 and 1948.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 08 2004 11:42 AM

Rare paint Thinner can from Sinclair Paint Products.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 08 2004 06:51 PM
Misc. Sinclair publications.


Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 09 2004 01:04 AM
Here are two P.D. (Pest Destroyer) cans and a bottle.



Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 09 2004 05:03 AM

40's-early 50's era Tar Remover.



Sinclairize invoices.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 09 2004 05:08 AM

Sinclair padlock circa 1940's.


Matches from Sherwood Brothers, a Sinclair jobber.


Mileage map from a Sinclair Touring Service packet.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 09 2004 05:16 AM
Sinclair dealer's catalog, 1940's.




Posted By: BudE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 09 2004 02:39 PM
Fantastic job with the history and pictures!I am proud to have worked for Sinclair.THANKS!
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 09 2004 05:10 PM
Thanks for the kind words Bud. I've got around 150 more pictures to post and Doc is going to post another 50 or so on the 27th-29th. Hopefully some others will post their stuff then too. I'll wrap up with two items that are pretty special to me on the 30th.
Bob
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 10 2004 03:15 AM



The very familiar 48" H-C sign.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 10 2004 03:19 AM

Very hard to find Stop Leak can.


Christmas poster.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 10 2004 03:25 AM

Comic touting RD119 additive.


Dealer brochure. Cicra 1959.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 10 2004 12:40 PM

Rust Inhibitor, Moisture Control Fluid, and Rust-O-lene cans from the 40' and 50's.


Tractor lube guide from 1956.

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Posted By: rich Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 10 2004 01:49 PM
thanks for an excellent job. your story i can relate to for two reasons. first, i only collect sinclair because i worked at a sinclair station on long island for several years from 1968-1972. and second( and most important)i also had a son die in june of 1997( drowing )and i can relate to your feelings. i think its great that you continue to add to jeffs collection, for you and him. i do not write in very often, but i just wanted you to know your not alone. be well...
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 10 2004 02:43 PM
Rich,
I'm very sorry about your son. My friends in the petroliana hobby played an important part of getting me through those tough times, and continue to do so after nearly seven years. I apprerciate your post. Please accept my sincere condolences.
Bob
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 10 2004 06:35 PM

Brochure for Litholine grease cartidges.


Power X ad glass. Circa 1953-57.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Fri Jun 11 2004 12:27 AM
Sinclair continued to buy up smaller companies during the 40's, 50's and 60's. They include part of the Larco (Little America Refining Company), Simpson, Stoll, Okaw Valley Oil. By 1964 the Richfield east operation that Sinclair had bought in the 30's had been rebranded to Sinclair.

In 1966 Atlantic merged with Richfield (Ca) to form ARCO. Arco and Sinclair merged in 1969 and many Sinclair stations were rebranded Arco. This is where the company history gets hard to trace. I found conflicting stories while doing my research but as best as I can tell the government made Arco sell off part of the Sinclair operation. In 1976 Larco (which Sinclair had owned part of) bought what was left of Sinclair. Today they operate over 2600 stations in the west and mid-west.

That does it for the history part of this feature unless someone has verifiable info on Sinclair's more recent history. If you have more info please email me at Lastgas15@aol.com

From here on out I'll just be posting pictures (about 140-150 more) and dates that those items were from.
I hope you've enjoyed COTM so far.
Bob
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Fri Jun 11 2004 03:02 AM

Reciept book.


Ethyl globe circa 1947-53.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Fri Jun 11 2004 02:28 PM

Outboard Special Qt. Circa 1959.


Metal Tenol Qt. 1958

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 12 2004 02:54 AM

1950's banks.


Cleaner-Polish.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 12 2004 04:07 AM

Tour Service envelopes.


Tour Serv. folders.


Tour Serv. brochure.


Inside of brochure.


More Tour Service info.


Another Tour Service brochure.


Tour Serv. letter.

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Posted By: scootdog Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 13 2004 02:58 AM
I like those banks, I had not seen them before. Thanks Bob.

Scott
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 13 2004 12:37 PM
Thanks Scott. The Extra Duty bank isn't to hard to find. The H-C pump bank is very common. and the Power X bank is tougher to find. The H-C banks out number the Power X banks 40 or 50 to one.
Bob
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 13 2004 12:44 PM

Here's a copy of Picture News, a travel magazine put out by Sinclair.


1# Litholine grease can from the late 40's-50's.


10# Litholine grease from the same era.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 13 2004 05:42 PM

Maps from 1950 and 51 respectively.


Maps from '53 & '54.


8 ounce outboard oil.



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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 13 2004 08:56 PM

Pennsylvania 5qt.

These 5qt's, circa 1953.

Aircraft qt from 1955.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 14 2004 10:32 AM

1956 & 57 lube guides. Note the different logos.


Here's a very unusual Sinclair logo. Sinclair experimented with different logos throughout the 1950's.

1 gallon brake fluid can.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 14 2004 10:34 AM

Maps from '55 & '52.

Maps from '56 & 55

Two qts from 1955.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 14 2004 10:40 AM

Outboard Gear Oil, circa 1956.

Post card used to reminding customers to Sinclairize their cars for summer.


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Posted By: pumpman2 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 15 2004 01:59 AM
When I got into this amazing hobby I coll-ected only Sinclair stuff for the first
couple of years.It's really great to see
your collection.Am looking forward to the
rest of it.

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JERRY
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 15 2004 02:14 AM
Thanks Jerry,
I've got over 100 more pictures to post of our own stuff. Doc will be posting another 50 or so items along with whatever the rest of the guys post on the 27th, 28th and 29th.
Bob
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 15 2004 02:38 AM

Extra Duty, circa 1955.


Anti-Freeze, 1957. Outboard, 1958.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 15 2004 10:03 AM

ATF qt. Circa 1957.


Outboard qt. 1958.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 15 2004 10:07 AM

These two qts date from 1958.
Posted By: PLUM_72 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 15 2004 01:33 PM
WOW! Great collection!! I would like to see more Sinclair stuff from the early 60's or the "Dino" era. The books that are out there show a ton of pre-1960 collectibles not much after that. As a younger collector, this is the stuff I have vague memories of.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 15 2004 07:59 PM
Thanks Plum. I started posting the old stuff first and I'm working towards the newer stuff. By the weekend we'll be into the Dino era full swing.
Bob
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 15 2004 09:45 PM

5 qt from 1958.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 15 2004 09:59 PM

1950-54.


1954-59.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 16 2004 02:39 AM

Maps from 1957 and '58.


Maps from 1959.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 16 2004 02:47 AM

1 gallon Sinclair Paint.


Radiator Flush can from the 50's, and a very rare Block Sealer can from the 60's.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 16 2004 03:54 AM

Two Litholine 1# grease cans. Late 50's and 1960's respectively.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 16 2004 06:48 PM

Here we have a couple of key chains and a metal dip stick tag.
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Two 5 qts from 1955.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 16 2004 11:12 PM

Power X, the Super Fuel globe with plastic attachment. 1953-57
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 16 2004 11:17 PM

Power X over 100 octane globe. 1957-61.


This was the last Power X globe used. Its known as Dino Power X because of the Dino logo that was introduced in 1959.
This globe was used from 1959-61 when Dino Supreme replaced Power X as the premium grade of gasoline.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 17 2004 12:27 AM
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Misc. 5 gallon cans.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 17 2004 02:39 AM

Here's a chrome ash tray from the 60's.
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Anti-Freeze qts from 1961 and '66.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 19 2004 11:37 AM

Outboard cans from '62 & 64.

Aircraft Oil qt from 1964.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 19 2004 11:40 AM

Tenol qt, citca 1961.


Extra Duty qts. Composite, 1961. Steel, 1961.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 19 2004 02:08 PM

Early sixties credit card.


Credit card application. Inside.


Credit Card app. Outside.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 19 2004 02:12 PM

This a a fairly hard to find Chrome Care Kit from the 60's.


Charcoal Lighter Fluid. 1960's.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 19 2004 02:17 PM

Car maintenance warrantee, 1967.


Dino Dollars from a 1967 promotion.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 19 2004 02:18 PM

Gasoline de-icer.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 20 2004 03:05 AM

Dino bank, and Dino antenna topper.

Engine Purge qt.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 20 2004 03:09 AM

Maps from 1960 and '62.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 20 2004 12:59 PM

1 gallon Sinclair paint can.

Post card from 1963.

Penetrating Oil can from the 60's.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 20 2004 07:51 PM

Sinclair marketed alot of car care products. Here we have an EZ Finish cone top, and a Chrome Polish can.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 20 2004 09:35 PM
Here are a few things from the 1950's that I recently picked up.









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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 20 2004 09:39 PM

Dino Supreme transistor gas pump radio from the 60's.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 20 2004 09:42 PM

Composite Opaline qt. Circa 1964



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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 20 2004 09:50 PM

ATF qt. Circa 1963.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 21 2004 01:52 AM

Cone top cans from the 60's.


Dino Soap.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 21 2004 01:54 AM

Various spray products from the 60's.


Opaline qt. Circa 1961.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 21 2004 10:15 AM


Both qts are from around 1961.
Posted By: Gary Drye Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 21 2004 11:17 AM
After I had worked all those days, I needed to catch up on some Oldgas postings. At that time, COTM had like 80 posts and I thought "no way am I gonna sit here and wait for all this stuff to download". What a mistake that would have been!!!! I looked at everything this morning and what a FANTASTIC presentation Lastgas has given us. I have enjoyed looking at everything tremendously. This even compelled me to post a pic of some early signs I have. The far left sign is an extremely rare sized version. I think it is 18" vs. more common 16" (or somethiong like that). Anyway, thanks Bob for all the valuable info.
Posted By: Gary Drye Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 21 2004 11:29 AM
Bob, by far the most rare and expensive item in your collection must be that receipt booklet from Humbolt, Tn. It is one of only five known to exist! (inside joke). Also have you no KITES? (another joke). Actually, I wanted to make this the 100th posting. LOL
Posted By: Tom Stover Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 21 2004 01:33 PM
Bob, great job!!!!!! I know it's time consuming & alot of work to do this stuff & I wanted to let you know it's very much appreciated!! I was thinking along the same lines as Gary, this is going to take a long time to download; really glad I took the time to look at everything. GREAT collection!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 21 2004 10:29 PM
Thanks guys! I made the pictures 20% smaller so they'd load faster. I'm not putting too many up at once so they'll load faster for the guys that check in often.
I've got another 50 pictures to post, and Doc is going to help me out by posting another 50 or so pictures of stuff that isn't mine on the 27th, 28th and 29th. I'll wrap up on the 30th with a few items and maybe a story.
Bob
P.S. A friend of mine sent me that reciept book. I wonder if he was trying to bribe me so I would quit twisting his arm to do another COTM feature. No kites....yet. LOL(inside joke).


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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 21 2004 11:37 PM

5qt.


Outboard qt. 1962.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 22 2004 02:44 AM

Two ATF qts. Circa 1969.


Christmas poster. 1960's.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 22 2004 02:49 AM

Plastic window poster. 1966


Transistor radio poster. 1966
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 22 2004 10:30 AM

Although this globe is very common and not graphic, you'll find it in many globe collections. Many of us remember seeing Dino globes in use from 1959-70.


Dino Supreme came along in 1961 replacing Power X as the premium grade of gasoline at Sinclair stations.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 22 2004 05:24 PM

"A Great Name in Oil" 1966


Tenol qt. 1969
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 22 2004 05:31 PM

Post Card from the New York World's Fair in 1964.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 23 2004 09:57 AM

Poster for free dinosaur promotion. 1960


Dinosaur packs that were given away with an 8 gallon purchase.



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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 23 2004 10:01 AM

Dry stick Door Lube, 1960's. Rare.


Envelopes. Probably for credit card bills.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 23 2004 10:04 AM

Lighter fluid and winshield washer solvent concentrate. 1960's


Lube Guide, 1961.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 23 2004 10:06 AM

Lighter from the 60's.


Litholine grease cartridge from the 1960's.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 24 2004 04:03 AM

Maps from 1964.


Maps from 1968.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 24 2004 04:11 AM

Quarts of Sinclair paint.


Qts. 1969, '65, and '69 respectively.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 24 2004 04:13 AM

Unusual spray products. 1960's


Truck Stop Guide. Early 60's.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jun 24 2004 04:16 AM

WAx and Tar Remover were just a couple of the many car care products offered by Sinclair in the 60's.


Dinosaur from the '64 World's Fair.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Fri Jun 25 2004 02:54 AM

Windshield Washer Anti-Freeze Concentrate, and two different Windshield De-Icer spray cans.


Plastic pump sign from 1966.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Fri Jun 25 2004 02:56 AM

Gasoline and Diesel pump plates.


Cardboard sign from 1966.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Fri Jun 25 2004 03:00 AM

Dino Track and Road qt. One of my favorites.


Brake Fluid.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Fri Jun 25 2004 03:04 AM

Writing pad for the kiddies.


Another plastic pump sign. These signs were mounted to the pump with small magnets that were glued to the back of the sign.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Fri Jun 25 2004 03:09 AM

Two sizes of Power Lube.


Diesel pump plate. This is the rarer version with "diesel" in green.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 26 2004 05:24 AM

Avoil qt from 1972.


Unusual plastic 5 gallon.

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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 26 2004 05:28 AM

Diesel globe from the 1959 to 1970 era.


Turbo S, 1048 qt from the early 60's.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 26 2004 05:44 AM

Two qts from 1969.


4 oz. banks from the 80's and 90's.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 26 2004 05:57 AM

1970's credit card reciept board.


Outboard Gear Oil from 1959-61.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 26 2004 06:01 AM
We stopped at a Sinclair station and bought these items on the way home from Iowa Gas in 1995.






Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 26 2004 10:25 PM

The first two lube guides are for stationary and marine engines. the third is for tractors and farm equipment. They date from 1947-48, 1956 and 1958 respectively.



1945 publication on truck and bus lubrication.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 26 2004 10:29 PM

News map of Europe, post WW2.


Dino uniform patches.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 26 2004 10:50 PM

Turbo S, Type 2 metal qt, and an Opaline composite qt. Both from the 1960's.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sat Jun 26 2004 11:54 PM
Jeff had put together an impressive collection in the few years he was collecting. We've managed to add a fair number of items in the 7 years he's been gone. I'm going to post pictures of two more items when I close out the feature on the 30th.

There are several items that have eluded us so far. Sinclair used many different cardboard signs and paper posters. We only have a few of what was used.

I have a thing for gas station blueprints too, but I don't have any prints of Sinclair stations.

There are several cans that we are missing. The Dino Track and Road composite with green and white checkered upper and red lower area is at the top of the list, as are striped cans from the 20's.

We're missing several other quarts, handy oilers, and grease cans, ad glass, globes, signs, car care products, etc.

I'm looking for the ultimate gas and oil collectible.....a porcelain gas station. A two or three bay Sinclair station preferably.

If you have any Sinclair items that I haven't shown so far please post pictures of them in the next few days. I'd appreciate an email if you have any Sinclair items for sale. You can reach me at Lastgas15@aol.com

I relied heavily on a few collector books while I researched this feature. Gas Globes, by Benjamin and Henderson; Collecting Oil Cans, and More Oil Cans For The Collector, both by Miller and Sonewald; Sinclair Collectibles, by Henderson and Benjamin. Much of the information came from the items in the collection itself, maps, lube guides, catalogs, etc.

Thanks to all those that have emailed compliments on this feature and condolences for the loss of my son. I also want to thank Karen for putting up with my collecting obsession.

Feel free to start posting your Sinclair items. Common or rare, we want to see them all!
Posted By: Pogo's Garage Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 12:10 AM
I finally took the time to look at all the pics, very very impressive grouping, I wish I had something Sinclair to contribute. Bob, you are to be congratulated on your efforts keeping these features going. Its easy to conceive these things but making it happen and keeping the steam takes the work, and you've done a great job, and selected the right people to back you up, a big thanks to all those involved in these features, Well Done!

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Good Luck on the Hunt
Lance / The Pogo Man
www.PogoGas.com
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 12:28 AM
Thanks Lance! After doing this feature I have a new found appreciation for all the work the guys put into making this such a great site.
Bob
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 12:47 AM
Don Raleigh sent me this picture awhile back.



I believe every 5 qt that Sinclair used is represented here.
Thanks Don!
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 12:49 AM
My Good friend Bud Ellinghausen sent in this picture.



Thanks Bud!
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 01:29 AM
This picture was sent in by FlyingA USA.



Thanks Paul!
Posted By: flyingausa Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 03:04 AM
Thank You Bob for posting this pic. Got this on the way home from Iowa gas about 5 years ago. Crusty ol guy (cann't say old anymore becasuse I'm 60), had service plaques on his wall 5 years thru 35 years service!! Only thing he would sell after how many phone calls. Little ol town about 3 streets and look like the station did back in the 50's. Its not a pam clock. thanks again Paul

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Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 11:20 AM
I TOO REMEMBER SINNCLAIR AS A KID ON LONG ISLAND. I NEVER TOOK NOTICE OF WHEN THEY LEFT THE ISLAND, BUT NOW I MISS THAT DINO LOGO SO MANY AFTER. THANK GOODNESS I HAVE A FEW OF THOSE SIGNS AROUND TO KEEP ME HAPPY.
BOB DRAKE...YOU'RE AND AMAZING COLLECTORMAN! AWESOME REPORT AND EVEN BETTER DISPLAY OF EXTRAORDINARY PIECES. I HAVE ENJOYED IT THOROUGHLY AND I'M SURE THIS COTM TOPS THE # OF POSTINGS ANYWHERE IN THE HISTORY OF OLDGAS.COM!!!
NOW IT'S MY TURN TO HELP BROTHER DRAKE IN POSTING SINCLAIR COTM IMAGES AS I'M SURE HE IS PRETTY MUCH BURNT-OUT FROM HIS ENTRIES!

SUPERFLUOUS JOB, MR. DRAKE...YOU CAN TAKE A MUCH NEEDED REST AS I CO-HOST YOUR DEPT!

DOC @ THE AMERICCAN GARAGE EAST
drcoke@optonline.net
Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 11:26 AM
HERE ARE SOME SINCLAIR GLOBES BOB ASKED ME TO POST FOR HIM.....I'M SURE YOU'LL AGREE THERE ARE SOME VERY RARE EXAMPLES OF GLOBAGE REPRESENTED HERE...







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Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 11:32 AM






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Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 11:46 AM




THAT'S A WRAP ON BOB'S GLOBES.
UP NEXT ARE MORE SIGNS....SO STAY TUNED....

DOC @ TAG/EAST
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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 12:19 PM
Thanks for the kind words Doc.
The items that Doc has posted or will be posting are not in our collection.

Many of the globes he just posted were in our very first Globe Of The Month feature back in January of 2003.

Feel free to post your Sinclair items.
Bob
Posted By: Jarvis Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 02:17 PM
This looks like the one Bob posted but notice the differance in the Ethyl logo.
Posted By: Flyingaman Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 03:31 PM
What great pictures and a fantastic job you have done Bob. I wish I had something to contribute but praise for a Job well done.
Thanks Craig
Posted By: Scott Shipers Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 10:57 PM
Here is a really neat Sinclair clock sent to me for clock of the month by Greg Walker but I had to post it here because it is so cool. Excellent job Bob and a shout out to DOC for helping post the pictures as well.
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Scott Shipers
Kansas City, Misssouri
Posted By: Scott Shipers Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Sun Jun 27 2004 11:00 PM
If anyone needs help with a photo they would like to share they can send it to me as well.


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Scott Shipers
Kansas City, Misssouri

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Posted By: Midwest Oil Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 28 2004 12:57 AM
Here are two Sinclair Dino soaps from 60's

Here are two delivery ticket boxes from Sinclair


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Posted By: Midwest Oil Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 28 2004 01:02 AM
Here is a die cut porcelain Dino About 4' head to tail.

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Posted By: Tom Stover Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 28 2004 03:14 AM
Love those toy trucks!!!!
Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 28 2004 12:51 PM
HERE ARE SOME SINCLAIR SIGNS (I AM POSTING FOR BOB)....









DOC @ TAG/EAST
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Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 28 2004 01:07 PM
HERE IS A COOL GARAGE BAY INTERIOR SHOT WITH SOME MISC STATION EXTERIOR SHOTS THAT BOB ASKED ME TO POST FOR HIM....







DOC @ TAG/EAST
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Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Mon Jun 28 2004 01:10 PM
3 MORE EXT SHOTS...







STILL MORE TO COME....TUNE IN & L@@K LATER!

DOC @ TAG/EAST
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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 29 2004 02:18 AM
Here are a couple of pictures sent in by Bud Ellinghausen.





Thanks Bud!
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 29 2004 02:19 AM
Rex Benson sent these pictures in.



Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 29 2004 02:20 AM
Two more from Rex.




Thanks Rex!
Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 29 2004 11:04 AM
HERE ARE THE SINCLAIR CANS BOB ASKED ME TO POST FOR HIM:











DOC @ TAG/EAST
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Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 29 2004 11:09 AM
AND SOME PUMPS......





AND A FIVE POINT SAFETY SERVICE PIECE....



DOC @ TAG/EAST
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Posted By: big cheese Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 29 2004 03:48 PM
WOW, ENJOYING THIS POST FOR SURE. GREAT JOB. CHEESE
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Tue Jun 29 2004 10:28 PM
None of this stuff Doc is posting is ours. These pictures came from shows, this site and others, or have been emailed to me. I guess you could say the pictures Doc is posting are a big part of my wish list.
Bob
Posted By: big cheese Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 30 2004 12:35 AM
right on bob. cheese
Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 30 2004 03:31 PM
HERE ARE SOME SIGNS FROM MY OWN COLLECTION:

THIS ONE IS ABOUT 3' X 5' PORC D/S:


SAME DESIGN BUT 5' X 7' PORC D/S:


AND 3 - 6'ers OF CLOSE BUT VARYING CONDITIONS ALL PORC D/S:


DOC @ TAG/WEST
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Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 30 2004 03:48 PM
MY FRIENDS SINCLAIR PUMP WHICH I SOLD HIM LAST YEAR WITH COMPUTER GENERATED SIGNAGE ON HIS SHED:


AND SOME MISC PUMPS....




DOC @ TAG/WEST
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Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 30 2004 08:34 PM
Great signs Doc!
Thanks for posting the pictures from my wish list.
I'll wrap things up this evening.
Bob
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 30 2004 09:13 PM
Back in 1996 or early '97 I had bought a few items from a dealer in Texas. I got a call from him one night. He had a chance to buy a Sinclair Mobiline 5 gallon easy pour can. This was back before all the books had been written about petroliana. It was before ebay was going strong too. We had never heard of Sinclair Mobiline. The dealer described the can and shot me a price. I agreed to buy it for Jeff. I just had to wait for a shipping quote from the dealer. Days turned into weeks and the dealer didn't call back. After several attempts I finally talked to him. He said he decided not to sell the can. Jeff was pretty bummed out about it.
After Jeff finished his freshman year he started working with me. While we sat in the truck and ate lunch on his first day on the job I asked if he was going to buy a globe with the money he was going to earn that summer. "Nope. I'm going to buy a Sinclair Mobiline 5 gallon easy pour can" he replied matter of factly. Keep in mind we had never seen one. I thought wow, that's gonna be tough. A few days later Jeff was in the hospital fighting for his life after a swimming accident. He fought a good fight but finally passed away after five days.
Through the struggles of dealing with his passing, I never forgot about that can.
Nearly a year later I found myself driving to an auction several hours away. There were four globes there. During the long drive I found myself thinking about things. Jeff of course. But I was also thinking about how I never traveled that far for an auction. I never took off work to attend an auction. I thought about going back home. I knew I'd be late for Darrel's baseball game that night. I pushed on towards the auction even though I had second thoughts about it. When I arrived at the auction I immediately got my bid card. I had called the auctioneer about the globes before I made the trip. The clerk was expecting me and told me the auctioneer had given me wrong info about one of the globes. I headed out to see the globes. I was really disgusted when I saw them. The auctioneer had messed up the descriptions of all four globes! What's worse is I already had those globes. I was standing there thinking how I just drove many hours for nothing. I took off a day of work for nothing. I wasn't a happy camper! I was ready to head for home. Then I turned and looked outside. There it was! A hundred or more feet away sat a Sinclair Mobiline 5 gallon easy pour can on a hay rack. I wasn't going anywhere until I bought that can! The auctioneer jumped all over the place. He'd sell right up to that rack then go somewhere else to sell. It was a huge auction with two rings most of the day. After 6 1/2 hours they finally got to the can. You see, the next day would have been Jeff's 16th birthday. In less than a minute the can was in my hands, and I was looking at the sky telling Jeff happy birthday.
Since that time I've seen several cans like it in much better condition. Some day I might even buy a better one. One thing's for sure. I'll never get rid of that can!



My good friend Steve Proffitt wrote about Jeff and this can in Antique Week in October of 1998.
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 30 2004 09:30 PM
Three or four years ago I bought this H-C Pam clock. It was in pretty tough shape. The green had all flaked off. I always had an idea of what I wanted the marquis at the top to say. When I decided to do this COTM feature in Jeff's memory I knew it was time to take action. I contacted friend and fellow oldgaser Terry Hubert. You all know him as Big Cheese. Cheese said they could do what I had in mind and to ship it to him. I know Terry and Dawn are very busy, and I was worried that I wouldn't have the clock back in time for this feature. My worries were unfounded. The clock was done in the time frame that Terry had told me. Dawn did a wonderful job on the restoration and on the marquis.
The clock, and the rest of Jeff's collection reside in my office as a daily reminder of what a great kid he was and of the great times we shared as not only as father and son, but as friends.

Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 30 2004 09:42 PM
Putting this feature together brought back alot of memories. Things like our first trip to Iowa Gas in '95. That's where we met noted Sinclair collector Jackie Knott. Jackie showed us pictures of his collection and offered words of encouragement to Jeff. Other fond memories were of the countless auctions and automotive swap meets we used to attend. Jeff would always scout things out and report back to me. I can visualize the excitment in his voice and eyes as he would say "Pops, you gotta see the cool can I saw over there".
That does it for this COTM. I hope you enjoyed seeing Jeff's collection.

Jeff, this COTM is for you.
Pops
Posted By: DuceCpe Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 30 2004 10:51 PM
BOB
What a great job you did!! My heart goes out to you and your family.. My son and I are now both involed in this great by sometimes crazy hobbie. It brings great times for us to be together.. I try to live every day like its my last. You just never know.
Ric
Posted By: kmann Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 30 2004 11:22 PM
bob.... tonight i raise a glass of my favorite beverage to you and your family.. that glass will be... what else.. a sinclair glass. with respect to jeff.. great job !!

kmann
Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Wed Jun 30 2004 11:56 PM
GETTING THESE MAPS IN BEFORE THE FINAL ENCORE!!!






BOB!...THE FLOOR IS YOURS....

DOC @ TAG/WEST
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Posted By: pumpman2 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jul 01 2004 01:16 AM
Bob you did a great job on COTM.Also my
favorite company.It sounds like Jeff was
a great kid.I'm sure this would make him
proud.

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JERRY
Posted By: Sinclair Joe Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jul 01 2004 01:49 AM
Bob....Fantastic job on this one for sure. I've seen many things that I never knew existed. Thanks to all for the effort!
Posted By: Lastgas15 Re: Company Of The Month for June 2004 - Thu Jul 01 2004 03:39 AM
Thank you for all the compliments, and thanks to all of you that emailed me directly about my COTM feature.
Bob
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