I PICKED UP A FEW THINGS, BUT NOTHING WORTHY OF A PICTURE, SO IT'S ALL UP TO THE REST OF YOU......

THANKS!

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My buy of the week:

Had a great time at Iowa Gas. Brought a lot of stuff home for the collection.
First up is a Sinclair Gasoline Ethyl globe, probably the newest of the Ethyl globes that Sinclair used;



Also got a Kerosene lens, tough one to find. I need to find a back lens for it



Also got a few signs. 30 inch Opaline. Has a bunch of touch up and buggers on it but another hard one to find;



Got an upgrade for my vertical Opaline, thanks Kevin;



Also got a Washing sign to go with my Lubrication sign. I was told there is another sign that goes with this set, same size and design;



An old Opaline flange sign. Not the greatest shape but another hard one to find;



And a NOSSITB (New old stock, still in the box)rest room sign

Couple more things;

An oil can rack sign. There is also a pump topper sign, same design but bigger. Watch out for repos from the AAA sign company;



Stock spray can, 5 gallons, thanks Scott;



Anti freeze and 5 quart Extra Duty can;



Set of Dino letters, not old, probably from one of the stations still in buisness today;



Another NOSSITB item, a company award



Also got my one item from the other week framed and lit up and hanging on the wall. Got a picture frame from the local thrift shop, made some modifications, added a light tube and hung it up;

Nice restroom sign. Didn't see it. Was looking for something like that. Good find.

Great Sinclair Stuff! Nice meeting you wednesday. D

Picked these up at the show. Shell is for a friend. Yeah, I bought the Fina.

Went against my no foreign signs rule and picked this up in Iowa. This sign is cool anywhere in the world lol.

Got a great STP double sided sign, early 5qt Humble Can, Monkey Grip Can, and the Indian & Mobilgas signs. Also found a lot of great non-gas/oil items.

My Iowa Gas Buys...

got a nice 13 1/4 gill from lonnie for my imperial lenses

a 40a parts pump,light tree for my 40a, 1 glass,some nice blue shades i been waiting to get for awhile,and a few other parts

and a nervous ride home with a bunch of glass,few horses too!

quaker state needs a little work,its just like my other one.face is kinda boogered,might be a resto candidate

the shell is marias new spinner ,she also got a new sign in the laundry room.the fishtail to the left

nothing really earth shattering,but i'm happy with em!!

BOUGHT THESE AT A LOCAL GARAGE SALE SATURDAY.


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I went to a swap meet today with a small amount of money. There was a lot of petro for a automotive swap meet. Would have liked to come home with a pump (there was at least 25)but not enough money. I did get this nice Gilmore pricer and a Bennett door. There was two doors but could only afford one.

Here are my Iowa Gas buys. Common yes. But new to me.



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Mick, Are you trying to corner the market on Quaker State clocks? LOL Nice stuff for everyone!

GREAT BUYS GUYS AND IOWA BUYS AS WELL.

WES, YOU SURELY SWEETENED UP YOUR SINCLAIR INVENTORY...COLOR ME PROUD!

Got this sign from Iowa, even though I didn't attend! Special thanks goes out to thechandlers, howietrout, and oldgas site for making it happen

Found this interesting buy on Ebay this weekend - Indian Refining Co 5 gallon 1920's gas can. Paid almost double than I was expecting to, but I'm restoring a pump for my Dad who wants it done in the Indian Refining Co brand and I thought this would make a great addition to the pump.

My Iowa Gas Buys Already Hung

Found the bottle about 2 weeks ago or so and today found the 1 lb grease I have never found any richfield around my area in 25 years and in 1 month 2 items.

I like the Cities Service hanging up there! One of these days, if I ever find the right pole, I'll put one up too!

Yeah KW,hanging those 2 by myself was a pretty good chore and high wire trick,also being 110 degrees,but was pleased with the outcome myself.They look pretty good with the Phillips 66 and old yellow/red D-X across the drive way.Thanks!

Moore798 Nice Sinclair sign. I think that is the sign I brought to the show. I sold it on Tuesday to a gentleman from Nebraska. Glad to see it went to a good home. Love it displayed!

Here are my Iowa Gas buys. Nothing too rare but good additions to the collection.

Picked up a Roller Nozzle, 3 complete Visi's & a curved round Texaco sign.
Picked up the 2 pumps I had bought prior to IG.

Picked up these two globes recently.....one from Iowa and one from eBay

HUMBLE DEALER SIGN I PICKED UP ,AND SOME OF THE CYLINDERS FROM A LARGE LOT I PURCHASED AWHILE BACK.AND A LITTLE HUMBLE SMALL I PICKED UP FOR THE SHOWCASE!

GREAT STUFF FELLA'S

Pegasus .........KILLER MOBIL/STANDARD KEROSINE GLOBE ...WOW...

AND THE HUMBLE OIL DROP ......GREAT SCORE & THANKS FOR SHARING!

Dad's out of the hospital and recovered! Baby Sitting duties are over!! Got my finger stitched back on and its slowly heeling ....so I Finally got out to the swap meet.....Noting special just needed to buy something to fill the fix lol



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Ohhh Ya.. Great Finds guy's, some awesome scores!!!

A trade from Iowa Gas.


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Very nice bill as always

Pick up this Fry today! It had a super slick restore done about 10 or 12 years ago with a lot of chrome and polished brass but has been out side since finished. Needs a little work!

Got these MINATURE pumps from Don Sherwood. These pumps were built from scratch by Master craftsman Bill LaRosa of Los Angeles in mid 90's. They go well with my steel trucks.
Very few were made. The pin-striping is something else.
Pumps originally got a ride with Don from CA to OREGON & returned back to CA again! They got to see part of AMERICA!

BIG THANKS to DON for helping me out!

Thoose Mini Pumps Are something else !! Amazing detail.... I want one lol

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Is it the same guy that built the hand made steel trucks that made these pumps?

If so we need some pictures of his work in progress. Somebody needs to learn what he does...

No, not the same person. Bill LaRosa made these pumps from scratch. HE also did great FANTASY steel trucks from existing toy truck cabs. Bill stopped doing work on steel trucks in 1998.

The other craftsman that did the SUNBEAM BREAD, forms everything from sheet of steel. He does not like to show his work as he is not computer savvy or has access to a camera. Believe me, I would also like to see his work as well. He tells me, he forms everything by hand! That is all I can picture.

Loving the heart of dixie globe! Way cool!