SIGN of the MONTH for FEB. 2004 - Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk

This month we are going to do signs of all types from Tydol, Veedol and Flying A. Please try to list the age if known, size, and type of material. (porcelain, painted metal, tin, paper and cloth.) Let's have fun with this and get as many people to post as possible. Remember this will go on the rest of the month. If you need help in posting pictures send them to me, Scott (quartcans) or good old Hubba and those guys can help post also. Okay Don, time to start your engines and psot those signs. Ted

This is a porcelain measuring 9 3/4 inches. I would imagine used in the 50's until?

This is a 10 inch porcelain sign probably used as a pump plate in 50's to ??? It came from a collection in Texas. I don't know that much about the flying A company so my estimation of the era may be wrong. I picked up the signs just because I liked how they looked.

Very Cool Ted. here is my only personal contribution to the thread from my collection..Tydol pump plate

Size 13" by 13" heavy porcelain. Not sure of the age.

I wish I had more signs of my own to post...I will be posting stuff here for other member though.

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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

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Here is one submitted by Jeff McDannell (Jeffsautomobilia)

Cool sign Jeff...thanks for sharing. Tell us the story and more about the sign if yo ucould.

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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

This great sign was sent in by Art Ogle. Thanks for sharing Art.

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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

Large Flying "A" Winged Porcelain. This has always been one of my favorites.

This is a tin sign that I found back on the East Coast years ago. Interesting Flying "A" blasting off. Hydrogen treatment? never heard of it.

Very cool Tydol porcelain sign. Don't ya just love the colors?

My favorite Neon sign. I got this one at Iowa Gas in 2002. It's porcelain.

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Don "oltoydoc" Sherwood
Vintage Gas

Great job fellas..Let's get behind Ted and really support this thread as well as the others. We know it takes time to take pictures and post them or email them them to someone to post but this is all about learning and seeing what items can to be found.

This flange sign is painted tin.

Scott in KC
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Got on my soapbox and forgot about this cardboard Veedol/Tydol poster commerating the 1933 Indy 500 win in my office. Don't know much about this sign other than my wife bought it at Iowa Gas in 1995 for $10.
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Here's a very nice sign. It's the "Associated" sign with the "more miles to the gallon" Pitcher.

Here's a different flying "A" square sign.

Here's a squre Flying "A" that has the desireable green/red colors.

A nice Tydol "Ethyl" sign. Same vintage but East Coast.

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Don "oltoydoc" Sherwood
Vintage Gas

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Here are a few from some upcoming Aumann Auctions.

Tydol Ethyl 30"

Heres a nice 42"

And heres a nice banner.

Thanks to Aumann Auctions for the use of their images.

Looks like you're off to a good start Ted.
Keep those great signs comimg!
If anyone needs help posting pictures let me know.
Bob

Hey this is going good.

Thanks Scott, Hubba, Ron, Bob, and Don for the posts. I have some to post for some other guys but pictures won't come up right now. Get to them Monday. Here is one more from my collection. Ted

This is a 30 inch porcelain fairly early. love that ethyl.

TYDOL 6 Foot D/S Porcelain (1950's)

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Here is a very rare piece out of a station in downtown S.F Cal (installed in 1939)

Here are a few more Flying A signs

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Did somebody say FLYING A
Here are a few more

Flyingaman that is some AWESOME stuff. What a wonderful collection you have and Thanks a million for sharing it with us.

Scott in Kansas City

http://www.geocities.com/66phillips/flyingaproducts.jpg[/URL] Here's a pretty rare one. 48" by 60".

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Looking Good Butch..............Scott

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Here is a picture of a banner that Midwest Oil (Glenn Nelson} sent me to post for him. Great looking colors. Glenn add to the description when you get a chance.Ted

Here is a similar sign to the banner.

Here are some signs out of the collection of John O'hern. Ted

30 inch porcelain.

pump plate

Three tombstones

Here is a rare one for you. Notice the all black wings. Made of heavy porcelain. Hey flyingaman have you got one of these? From the collection of Dwaine Buck. Ted

Did you say Veedol?

LOTS O'SIGNS....GUESS I'LL KEEP THE TRADITION ROLLING.....

MORE LATER....
~~~~DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGES!

Ted
I do, but Dwaine is storing it for me.

Craig

MORE FROM T.A.G.... SOME "BIGGIES"

DOC

And the show goes on.....

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Flyingaman you're killing me... what an incredible collection. The Olympic 1932 sign is out of this world...

Not sure on the usage....maybe a rack sign? Picked it up at the Monroe swap meet last fall.

Vern

This is fun - had to go through a few more file photos. Still 80+ degrees in Hawaii....

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Ron Bettin
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bettin@bright.net

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This has got to be the BEST "Sign of the Month" thread yet. The Crowd CHEERS

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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

flying A .... tydol.... associated.... AWESOME !!!!!!

Excellent job sign guys. I agree Hubba this is the best sign thread ever. The quality is great. Keep it up for the whole month guys.

Scott

Well I guess I made the right choice to kick things off. Thanks everyone for the great pics and psts. Here is a couple more from the collection of Dwaine Buck. You all remember that guy. Ted

The great creed signs of the company.

Early Veedol sign.

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WHILE I'M SEARCHING FOR A ANOTHER PIC TO POST....HERE'S SOME MORE BIGGIES!:

DOC@ THE AMERICAN FLYING "A" SERVICE GARAGE!

Here are a few more Flying A Signs

Didn't see any globes.

I love those 2 football signs. Flyingaman you have an AWESOME collection and my thanks to you for sharing it with us. WOW. Scott

Here are a few more

WOW we are going to pass up the all time number of posts if we keep this up. Craig you sure are the man with the flyina A. Why do you like Flying A so much? I bet everyone would like to hear that story. A couple more from the collection of Dwaine Buck. Ted

8 foot strip sign porcelain.

Another 8 footer. For a little guy he sure has long ones.

Great signs guys!

Butch,
We're only covering signs here. We did globes from Tydol/Flying A in May of '03.
You can search this forum for Globe Of The Month for May and see whatever globes might still be posted.
Bob

Hey Craig, what is that Safety Check sign? Very Cool look ! Can we see a view that shows us the dimensions of it?
thanks

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Don "oltoydoc" Sherwood
Vintage Gas

Hi Don

That is my fireplace in our family room. The Flying A piece at the top is an original Porc sign. The Porcelain Saftey Check is the center part of a Veedol Saftey Check Lubrication sign. I didn't have room all in one place so I used the Veedol in one place, the saftey check in here and the Lubrication in another. We needed a way to keep the fireplace in this room, but not make it look too out of place. The wedding Cake is just something I made out of wood and fiberglass roofing material. Kinda hokey, but it turned out ok. The top is about 18' tall. Here is a shot of the whole fireplace.

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Craig, You Da Man, I just went over & turned my dozen signs to face the wall.... WOW! I hope your done for a while, because I just can't take any more, that Associated really put some nice signs out and you have got to have the better ones... Great job, Thanks for the EYE OPENNNNER! Elden

Great stuff Craig, to bad you don't have a tire for your clock. yet. its all ready for you.

Craig, I love that fireplace ! You are one of those guys that has "vision" about what will look good. Amazing collection. Thanks for sharing !

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Don "oltoydoc" Sherwood
Vintage Gas

Yeah I had a vision once also and my wife said get over it. You lucky dog Craig. Nice stuff. Here is another sign from the collection of Sam Bleakley. Ted

Here is one more seldom seen sign done in neon. Thanks guys for the nice words.

Craig

craig.... i just fell off my chair.... AWESOME...

WOW... you guys have added some really cool stuff. This is the only thing i have with Veedol that's not a globe.

DB are you taking good care of my tire?

Craig

John..thats a killer banner. COOOOL

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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

I'm posting these pictures for Don. He can add some info later.

Thanks for sharing.

A couple more signs from the collection of Dwaine Buck. Ted

25 inch long porcelain sign

Early chicken wing sign

Running out of signs????????? Here is an original pump plate used on the west coast. Porcelain. Repops have been produced but have square ends and the border is different. From the collection of Dwaine Buck. Ted

Last sign I own. It's a painted steel tombstone. 28 inches high and 22 inches wide. Year unknown. Picked it up from a long time mechanic friend. He got into antique lighting and gas stuff doesn't even turn his head. Ted

Here is a small sign sent to me by another oldgas member. 13 1/2 inches across all heavy porcelain. Ted

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Here is a paper sign with the flying A logo. Ted

We hit 60 posts WOW!!!!!!!!

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Well guys thanks for a great sign of the month. We did really good, so for the month of March starting on March 7 lets get those flying horses going. Mobil oil will be the company. Remember metal, porcelain or painted, tin or steel, paper, cardboard or whatever. Please try to post the size, type and any info. you have on the sign. Thanks Ted

Congratulation Ted on a job very well done on the Flying A sign of the month. Thanks guys for all of the great pictures.
If Flying A was this good, hang on boys I can't wait for Mobil!!!! There should be some fire works here....

I love all these signs. Especially the embossed porcelain ones!

It makes it real hard to go out to my Coop and realize that I don't have evevn ONE Associated, Tydol or Veedol sign.

Oh well, someday I'll find one on e-bay or elsewhere that I can get for my collection.

Later . . .

Jim

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