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Hi, New member here. I have two metal plates that I cannot find elsewhere on the internet. Curious if anyone has seen them before. I got them from my grandfather who worked at Mobil Oil in marketing from late 1940s - mid 1980s. The plates both have an "M" on the front-center. Back says "Texceramics by Texlite". The Texlite Co seems to be most known for their metal signage. I also found a personalized letter from the company thanking my grandfather for a business visit. Unfortunately, I didn't put "two and two together" and tossed the letter. I imagine that these plates were a gift from Texlite.
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Fri May 24 2019 08:23 AM
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Nothing I've seen before myself. Just curious though, did the family name end with an M? I don't feel they have anything to do with Mobil directly....more like a monogrammed item given as a personal gift/memento of the visit to the factory, like you mention. Darin
Darin Sheffer Always looking for Mobil and Marathon items I don't already have!
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Fri May 24 2019 11:16 AM
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...there's one on Worthpoint, from an old eBay listing...no monogram, but very similar to your item: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/texceramics-texlite-peach-enamel-1828037190...I'm guessing they date from the postwar period, before the early 1960s...
Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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Gulfiend!,
Thanks for finding that. Now when I image search google, I get the peach plate and the ones posted here! Any chance you are a Worthpoint member? Curious what they sold for but couldn't find anything on the ebay advanced search.
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