Well it has been to long since we have had a "Globe of the Month" feature. There was another post awhile back about what became of some of our "of the Month" features and various theories were given. Quite honestly the biggest factor for me is time. It was an extremely busy (as well as a hot and dry)summer and I plannned on starting up again in the fall but as you can tell that season, as well as the holidays came and went. Oh well, better late than not at all!

For this months feature lets see ALL the globes you purchased in 2012. Here are a few of ours. Lately we have been focusing on small Michigan companies and I was fortunant to get into an old time collection of a Michigan collector who was scaling back.

White Star was a 1920s Michigan marketer from Detroit that had over 1500 stations. Around 1930 they were bought out by SOCONY and they obviously were very intentional about dumping everthing when they reimaged. With that many stations a lot of globes were used but very few have survived to this day. To get a chance to buy 3 at once was a rare opportunity.

The Zephyr Ethyl is also an uncommon globe from Muskegon, Michigan and Speedway 79 was another Detroit marketer that was bought out by Marathon.

That's all for now, lets see all your 2012 globe purchases!

Thanks!!

Lonnie & Aaron

I didn't get to buy a lot of globes this year but I did manage to get a few

Thanks for bringing this thread back it's my favorite

Oops! Here is the Speedway 79 photo. The Osceola Regular above is from another small Michigan marketer and it joins the Osceola Premium that we have had for awhile. They are molded 1-piece plastic globes and did not hold up very well. The plastic had a tendency to crack and fade. It is uncomonnon to find these in good condition.

The McClanahan globe is from a very small Michigan company that later became part of Leonard Oil which was also a Michigan marketer.

Lets see what you have!

Very nice Globes. Great Idea.

Now THIS is a reason to join Old gas!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whew........... Ed Shaver

Couple more had to think back as to when I bought them lol. It's hard getting old

I got the globe bug in 2012. Here are mine. All from the last couple months.

Last two. I threw in a pic of them all lit up. Obviously they Pittman globe is a repop. It was just too pretty not to have.

I had to go back in my Kodak file to check and see which ones were purchased in 2012. I didn't buy too many globes in the last year, but I was very happy to add 3 different Marathon globes to my collection. I considered them a few of my buys of the year as my Marathon collection went from one globe to four, lol. I bought the "black T" Texaco, the Standard lens, as well as the Sky Chief back in February. The Sky Chief was listed as a repro and had the original box. It's the second original globe I've found listed that way, and both had the original boxes, so there was no question in my mind of authenticity. The 13.5" GULF was also purchased in 2012. I think you see less 13.5" globes than the 12.5" versions. That's it for me for last year! Hopefully this year will produce a couple globe finds.
Darin

Added 3 Pure Oil porcelain body Globes to my collection in 2012. Purol and Purol Pep from Iowa gas and the Xcel lenses from Lonnie Hop (Old Dutch) and a good body found at an auction sporting repop lenses.
I only had 6 original globes in my collection before but after these 3 in 2012, I look forward to collecting more.

Great idea Lonnie !!!

We were able to add this globe to our collection this year.. I was a bittersweet addition, it cam from a friends collection who passed away earlier in the year.. This globe is from the Red C Oil Company, based out of Baltimore in the 20's.. We rarely find anything for this company so it was a great addition to the collection.

Here are my globes for 2012. Not much at all



I bought a couple of these last year.

No not much at all brad just a white rose nothing special lol

I know this isnt a globe but But a friend of mine got these last week and a local collector said that this was a local Station that only existed from 1904-1910 Im not sure at all but they are beautifull. And we were told that these are the only ones known to exist. If im wrong about that my bad.

Those are some very cool lenses Jonathan!!!!
Yeah yeah Shawn

Beautiful display. I would be scared that one of those old pool balls would skip off that table and do some serious damage. Hopefully it never happens.

Grandkids are warned that a stray pool shot may destroy any chance they get to go to college!! LOL

Great globes everyone. Would love a few of them, Ok all of them in my collection.

Thanks Lonnie for keeping this great thread going. I'll try to get my pics on tomorrow if I can figure out how to post them.
Great globes everybody. Some rare birds scattered n there. I love them all. If I were rich I'd be broke in no time buying globes! I love them all. Mike

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Not really a globe collector but did get a few good ones.




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Really nice globes ,great thread.


Gene

Here are a couple of mine. The Our Own globe is a one piece etched from the Our Own Hardware Company. I have never seen another but I have seen some cans and signs from them.

Only globe I bought in 2012 because I knew where it came from and I knew it was real. Because some one out here had them reproduced and ruined the whole mystique of them out here. But that's another topic.

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I only bought a few if you consider the whole year, but I got some good ones!

I'll say. Kevin

NICE GLOBES!!!!

NICE globes everyone!! Lets see some more - the good, the bad, the ugly, lets see what globes you purchased in 2012.

Here are a few more of our 2012 globe purchases. The Starfire was the only oval globe we got this year. It came out of an old time Illinois collection and I have never seen another one. Anyone know anything about this company?

Thanks!

Lonnie & Aaron

My Two

Very nice globes everyone :-)

It may have been this BP only for me this past year...

Cheers,
Claes

Here are mine, mobil is a reproduction. I want a complete globe!

Here is a group shot of our we bought this year taken apart to clean will post some more later

here are a few more

more

WHOA! holy globes katfish. nice!!

Love the mfa has always been my favorite

Awesome globes in here. LOVE the Texaco ones

Holy Cow Katfsh...you win....love that Fat T Texaco

And Mr. Frith...just keep showing that Texaaco one piece globe.....rub my nose in it.....LOL...Nice stuff guys.

Great thread and awesome globes.

I just got one last year!!!

This was after Hickok Oil bought out Pocahontas Oil from Cleveland, Oh in July of 1928. All of the Pocahontas “Blue Flash” Oil Stations were rebranded as Hi-Speed “Blue Flash” Stations.


Randy

I got a couple last year.

A repo Productos. I have seen a logo like this on maps and things and it is similar to the logo on the sign. The globe CD says it was used from 1932- 1938. It is marked at the top with the manufacturing date. It makes a good night lite






A pair of Sinclair Marine globes from Iowa Gas. The block lettered one is the older , used from about 1955-1959. The italics one from maybe 1959-1970.

That "FANTASY" Sinclair lense looks great! I have got to get a set.

Here are the last few of our 2012 globe purchases. Lets see what you bought. Lot of great posts and great finds so far, keep them coming!!!

Thanks!

Lonnie & Aaron

Well I haven't bought much this year so haven't posted much. I've been spending most of the spare cash on the old Chevy. Setting around thinking about the oval Zephyr globe I have might be getting lonely. Figured I needed more so I gave it some company. Nothing special.

That Signal is sweet

Here is a great rare pair of Cuyler gas globes from the Russian Oil Company of Chicago. The red ripple was pulled from it's original box which is still in excellent condition. One of the prettiest non picture globes out there. Ripple has the decal and friction tape still on the base. Glass one is a very rare 15" glass! Scott Benjamin Collection.

Rare Around the World Gas Globe from National Refining-White Rose...I had to give up a great globe to get this one but have no regrets! Scott Benjamin

WOW! Great looking globes Scott.

Killer globes!

picked up this Richfield locally. original paint and not even faded, paint is just checked a little bit, been sitting in an attic for years.

Looking good everyone! My good friend Maurice (aka as souperhigh) emailed me a few photos of his 2012 purchase that we will post later this week.

Thanks!

Lonnie & Aaron