sorry i did not put up any gas & oil photos, DB said your favorite buys & these are my just a few of my favorite buys this year however mostly big neons.....just got this 9' tall Leprechaun last night from a dealership in Iowa.......
picked up another Ho-Jo's
also picked up another Dog & Suds
picked up another Buster Brown
Uploaded with ImageShack.us got this drug & cigar sign from early 1900's & is pre-neon
i love this 9'tall hamburger
also love this case eagle i just bought however don't have it yet
Bought a complete Bennett 371 all original, very good condition, minimal metal work needed, at a very decent price. Came from Sacramento area.
Hey Dave, your pump is cool. I should have not sold it to my friend and the other day he was saying he should have not sold it. Glad it is in a good home.
I picked up this Red Crown thermometer for $75.00 on one of my road trips and the Sinclair HC sign (that's a 9.5) for a steal at Iowa Gas after one of the experts in the hobby passed because it wasn't good enough???
Hard to narrow it down to one so I'm posting both my Wayne 60 and Erie U603 and the station in Western, Nebraska where the Erie was in service as a new pump in the late 20s. Rod
I had a great year!!!! The swap meets were good to me, but my favorite buys of the year were these 2 therms I plucked off eBay. They don't show up often, so I'm lucky to bring them home!!!
Well I didnt buy/find any real big items this year but did get these & am glad to have them in my collection. My find is on the bottom but all of them are my favorites.
Here is one that I did Find on a Pick & think it really cool with the original logos on it.
Thanks Owen, thats a nice compliment coming from the best iron man in the business..i had a good year buying neons & the VFW I got from you is also killer.....i just love it & will restore it soon.....DT
i also collect light up & paint dsplays & this one is nos condition......
These are my favorite things that I got this year. Got them from the I-70 drive-in in Kansas City Missouri. Actually picked the hotel we stayed at because it was 2 minutes away from the drive-in. The junction box came from the Starlite Drive-in in Neligh, Nebraska. I bought parts from the company who origionally made the speakers (they are still in business making the parts) and they now work great.
And this is my other favorite item I got. It is a newer sign but I think it is pretty cool because of the motion.
posting this for db.1/2 of a 36b twin that i picked up for him yesterday
ya know,i thought this had a top on it when i put it on the trailer,but must of had too many beers and been imagining it,cause when i got home it was topless.maybe it fell off on the road???
When picture was sent to me for approval IT HAD A TOP. When posted in BOTW IT HAD A TOP. In Wis. @ Jeff's IT HAD A TOP. Did KW Firth arrive before you @ Jeff's?
now all of you know i have been looking for a top for my topless 36b.well here is my favourite freebie/story of the year..yesterday,on our way home fom jeffs,we decided to stop and have sandwiches at the mars cheese castle(if you like cheese stands this is one of the best).since my eyes are getting bad,i missed the exit,and had to double back to get to the place.after going in and spending enough to buy a late 60's pump we got back on the tollway,and a half mile down the road,i saw something on the side of the road."STOP!!" i yelled!well maria stopped and i ran back and found this "almost" perfect 36b top!!can't imagine where it came from,but what are the odds?so this is my best item of the year!
and this one has an original 36b globe holder on it! 3bsdb oh yeah just came in from the garage,and it looks like the sightglass manifold is missing too!wish i woulda found that on the side of the road!
So that's why they call them Freeways! Everything i found this year was on the Tollroad. LOL... Well i did see some topless 36 double D's last summer and that was free! LOL... Great story Mick.
Good story Mick ;-) Well around here you won't run into any 36b tops, but most of my best buys of the year has been pretty local, wich is unusual. I have a hard time to decide between the new Texaco sign I posted in BOTW, a great BP dsp shield and this Krooks/Pratts Kerosene sign. Lets say this is it...it is from between 1910-20 and in very good condition. It was found by the sellers grandfather who was a garbage man in Stockholm, propably more than 70 years ago. thanks, Claes
Description: "Pratts" WW Kerosene sold by Krooks petroleum an oil Co
WOW JOEY! KUDOS ON THAT 6' LION SIGN. ABOUT AS NICE AS I'VE EVER SEEN! MAKES MINE LIKE JUNQUE! LOL!
Thanks, The picture was taken before I spent a couple hours cleaning it. all the rust stains on the white border all cleaned up like new. I bought this from the same source you got yours from.
Being a Ford lover. It has to be these three Ford signs.
First is a 6 x 4 NOS Ford Tractors sign.
Second is a DSP verbrite Chicago Ford sign. It was won just recently on eBay and should be to me by Christmas.
Last week I also bid on this Canadian Made Ford sign. Made by St Thomas Metal Signs. It is a double sided painted steel with the reflective white paint. The reserve was not met but made a good deal on it after the auction ended. Should be in my possesion this week!
Definitely the best two things I found this year were a totally cherry National Simplex, a Sharmeter clockface and a Texaco Fuel Chief sign. The Simplex was found inside a barn, abandoned by the property's previous owner, and the Sharmeter I got from a guy who delivered fuel to that very pump on a farm for 40 years. When it finally broke he tore it out but thought it was neat and decided to keep it.
One of my best would have to be this NOS Cities Service, double sided, 42 inch sign in the original hanger! I got it from KOOLMOTOR and he got it from Oslo Steve, who in turn, bought it at Iowa Gas in 2009! Its in my shop to stay for a good long time!!
...looks like the original name of the establishment was something other than 'City Creek Inn', as those letters look a lot newer than the sign itself...it would be interesting to know what's under that pink paint...
I didnt really have buys of the year but I have accomplished some thing that made my year. I got the look I was trying for. Well almost, I need to get the greasy well worn look. By the way if you get your nose right up against your computer screen you can smell the old gas station smell!! URL=http://img408.imageshack.us/i/officevbelts1.jpg/][/URL]
...looks like the original name of the establishment was something other than 'City Creek Inn', as those letters look a lot newer than the sign itself...it would be interesting to know what's under that pink paint... [/quote]
You are correct, it was originally called Covered Wagon Motel. I do have an old photo how it looked back in 1954. It is one of the projects on my list to get it redone back to original.
I would have to say my favorite buy of the year would be this rare Marathon globe. It was one of the globes I picked out of the books that I said someday I was going to own, and someday came thanks to Scott Benjamin. Take care, Darin
Here's my personal favorites of the year...Two original NC partially embossed shields...a NC state part. embossed route 9 (I grew up near this road) and a Illi Route 66 Shield from the 50s...) Muchos thanks to Agentsteel here on oldgas (Jake) and my friend Robert for the NC signs! Not pure petro but if you were driving a car (which runs on petro/gas)...you'd have seen these on the side of the rd/hwy in western NC
Hey Grabber, Is Chimney Rock Park in the Smokey Mountains? I think we camped there every year as a kid. I remember it being Chimney someting. Now you can't camp there, it's just a picnic area. We use to see bears in camp every night. Cool sign!
Well I guess technically Chimney Rock Park is in the Blue Ridge Mountains...(its about 20 miles south of asheville nc...and is neighbor to Lake Lure NC...There are quite a few campgrounds in Chimney Rock and there are black bears all over the place there I think the Smokey Mountains start due west of Asheville however the blue ridge and smokey's are darn close to each other...These signs were put up all over western NC back in the day...most are fairly toasted though...I found this one on craigslist...when I called the guy selling it ended up being a friend of mine that was selling it She's on the keeper wall! Thanks for the kudos...if you go to dixie gas in the spring say hello...we're usually set up on the left side of the road going up the hill in front of the barn. Joey
Here are a few of our favorite buys of this year. It was a great year, found some cool stuff and got meet some great people, what a great hobby!! Keith
Here are some of my dads favorite buys from this year. One isnt exactly petro but it defiantly made his year. Its a one owner 100% complete rust free driver.
I have cans with red, gold, green, gray, and blue bands with the Gargoyle logo. Plus a white band with the Pegasus logo....don't know if the Gargoyle version came in white also.
JIMMY D THAT WAS BASICALLY IN YOUR BACK YARD! SO WHAT ELSE DID YOU GET FROM THAT WHERE HOUSE,THE GUY TOLD ME TWO PEOPLE HAD STOPPED BY AND BOUGHT SOME STUFF,YOU HAD TO LEAVE WITH MORE THAN PAINT! I CALLED THE SAME DAY THE AD WAS RUN & DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL UNTIL LAST NIGHT LOL....
Chris, I got 100 cans of stuff from him. About 60 quarts of oil, 15 five gallon cans (mostly Shamrock, but also Goodyear and Texas Refinery Corp.), a few cans of Conoco radiator treatment, a few cans of Conoco quick flush, and a few cans of Shamrock motorboat oil. You must be the guy he told me about that wants to buy everything left for $2 a can. There's not much left, as the lady before me bought 600 metal cans. Call me if you want to talk about what he has left. I don't think its worth the drive from San Antonio personally. I would go out there for you if you needed me to.
Chris, I got 100 cans of stuff from him. About 60 quarts of oil, 15 five gallon cans (mostly Shamrock, but Also Goodyear and Texas Refinery Corp.), a few cans of Conoco radiator treatment, a few cans of Conoco quick flush, and a few cans of Shamrock motorboat oil. You must be the guy he told me about that wants to buy everything left for $2 a can. There's not much left, as the lady before me bought 600 metal cans. Call me if you want to talk about what he has left. I don't think its worth the drive from San Antonio personally. I would go out there for you if you needed me to.
YEA .....HE SAID THAT LADY HAULED OFF A BUNCH OF CANS & STUFF & WAS RE-CREATING A OLD SCHOOL SERVICE STATION! I COULD TELL BY TALKING TO THE FELLA THERE WAS NOT MUCH LEFT AFTER YOU GUYS HAD BEEN THROUGH IT! HEY THATS REALLY COOL THOUGH & I KNOW YOU HAD TO HAVE FUN DIGGING THROUGH ALL THAT OL STUFF! I WILL CALL YOU HERE IN A MIN. !TTYL
My buy of the year is small, oh so small. Being a small child in a "grown up" body, I seem to gravitate towards collecting toys.
After a few years of looking and hunting, I found one of the "Holy Grails" of toys (IMO). Now there are quite a few of these cars out there, that are incomplete. Some missing wheels and some have bent axles, most are missing the red "exhaust", some even missing the driver. But all that I had ever seen, were missing the most important item......
So here is my "Buy of the Year", LOL (alongside one I picked up a few years ago)
Did I mention that every one I had seen in the past was missing the most important thing?
This "Jet-action Tydol Ethyl" car even has the original "New Veedol for you motor oil" balloon with it. The balloon is in pretty good shape, especially for being atleast 60 years old.
Favorite sign of the year would be this single sided tin one I picked up at Iowa gas that was used in an oil can display. Dad had the oil can rack so he ended up with the sign.
Also got this sign at Columbus
Favorite globes, I picked up the Sinclair Ethyl from Jackie Knott at Iowa also. There are 4 different versions of this type globe. I also got the US Motors at Iowa on the first day at about noon, about 5 minutes after we pulled into the lot. I had a single lens, now I have a nice complete one too.
Also ended up with a Pennant globe. I bought two different lenses and was able to trade off one lens for a match to the other so I now have a complete set
Got a few cans and smalls but the item that gets the most comments is my original fiberglass Dino.
I also scored this nice calander from my grandpas company.
All in all a good year for the collection. Made it to the Columbia show, Peotone twice, Columbus and Iowa. Saw some friends, ate some good food, spent all of my extra cash and then some. Looking forward to Columbia again in a couple of weeks!
Wow Wes that has to be on my Peotone list. Looks like a gastronomic BOTY! Just got these in today for a BOTY. Guy selling them on ebay had a bunch. Extras at Columbia. Happy New Year!
Man, I need to read a little before I post! I had this in the wrong spot!! LOL These 2 pumps are the best ones I've ever gotten and I suppose its because they're both porcelain and pretty darn rare! I got the Tokheim 36B out of New York on an Ebay listing and the porcelain Erie came from my good friend Jeff Anderson that lives over by Milwaukee! I just finished cleaning the 36B up and I'm ready to start on the Erie next! Maybe I'm just partial to Cities Service pumps but how many do you see done in porcelain?? Enjoy!!!
My buy of the year is small, oh so small. Being a small child in a "grown up" body, I seem to gravitate towards collecting toys.
After a few years of looking and hunting, I found one of the "Holy Grails" of toys (IMO). Now there are quite a few of these cars out there, that are incomplete. Some missing wheels and some have bent axles, most are missing the red "exhaust", some even missing the driver. But all that I had ever seen, were missing the most important item......
So here is my "Buy of the Year", LOL (alongside one I picked up a few years ago)
Did I mention that every one I had seen in the past was missing the most important thing?
This "Jet-action Tydol Ethyl" car even has the original "New Veedol for you motor oil" balloon with it. The balloon is in pretty good shape, especially for being atleast 60 years old.
WOW!!!! I cant say here, what my first response was, but WOW!!!
Here's my one and only buy of the year. It's a Bennett 900 series. The pump itself is not that remarkable, but how I got it is. I was up in Michigan's U.P. for a week for work. On the last day of the project, I decided to drive around the town. I spotted a large scrap yard, and thought to myself, "If they will let me look around, I might find a pump." So I got permission to go into the yard, but no luck on finding a pump. I was all set to leave, when I spotted another guy walking around the yard looking for stuff as well. I struck up a conversation with him and he proceeded to tell me about all the treasures he had found in that yard. While he was talking to me, an old pickup loaded with junk entered the yard and drove past us. Something in the truck caught my eye. It looked like a tractor hood, but no, that's was not right,as it was too long. I had almost completely tuned the other guy out as I stared at this object in the truck when it dawned on me that it was a pump. I said to the guy, "I'm sorry, you gotta excuse me." and walked away. I ended up buying the thing right out of the truck. The man with the truck helped me load it into my van, and I had myself a new 900 series. It still amazes me that had I left 30 seconds earlier that I would have totally missed it.
Kevin Are the Cities Service signs part of the porcelain on the pumps? If so that seems like a very cool set of pumps you got there. Is there any other pumps that have the gas brand built into the porcelain on the pump?
Rick--Yes the Cities Service logos are part of the porcelain finish. I know that there were other porcelain finished pumps but I don't know about the logos.
I just received this one in the mail today. First Union Oil gas gauge stick I've seen. How it survived is beyond me, as it is made out of heavy cardboard. One to two uses and it would have been toast.
wow..love the velvet-super lube and eskimo-nuratex cans!!! great buys,,sometimes i should of got into picture cans!!! some great cans shown here!!!! alan
This would be my favorite from 2010. 40" X 75" Painted Metal which makes it even better. Dated A-6-39 on all three pieces and on both sides of those pieces. RARITY & AUTHENTICITY come to mind. Has anyone seen a photo of this sign ? LMAO
Probably like many of you, this is one of my very favorite threads. I know there has been alot more great items bought this year so pick up those cameras, shoot some pixx and keep on posting...lets see more cool stuff.