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#243777 Mon Mar 28 2011 07:01 AM
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I picked up this huge AMOCO sign this weekend. It's 8'4" wide and 7' tall and 8" thick! All metal. I'm thinking the flame on the top isn't original, as I can see conduit up inside it, and wires coming out the bottom of the sign. This leads me to believe that maybe the original flames were lit up. If any of the experts here on oldgas.com have any AMOCO knowledge that they are willing to share, or maybe some old pics of what this sign would have looked like up on the pole back in the day, that would be great! I haven't had any luck searching the internet finding anything more specific about this type of sign. Thanks!!!

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I've never seen a hand painted AMOCO sign like that. Any chance it originally had plastic faces?


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I tried to find a pic of the one I had. It was plastic. Is the flame plastic? I bet they took the plastic off and hand piant the signs on tin???

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Thats my thought too! Probably had damage to it at one time and some talented soul decided to do the face in metal so that it would last.


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The main portion of the sign looks too well put together, like it was meant to be tin. The flame on the other hand, looks to be made out of thinner metal without the quality of craftsmanship that went into the main sign, so that leads me to believe that the flame might origianlly have been plastic. Will have to lay the sign down and look up inside to see if there are any light sockets for the main portion or not.

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I LIKE IT! Looks like a piece of petroliana Artwork!


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Take a look here...
http://www.gassigns.org/amoco.htm
I too, am a bit intrigued by the fact that its hand painted...


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Jimmy i like it!! But loading it on the hand i didnt like !!

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LOL! I agree Wayne, but I greatly appreciate you helping with it!

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Yes sir any time .

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Originally Posted By: JimmyD
The main portion of the sign looks too well put together, like it was meant to be tin. The flame on the other hand, looks to be made out of thinner metal without the quality of craftsmanship that went into the main sign, so that leads me to believe that the flame might origianlly have been plastic. Will have to lay the sign down and look up inside to see if there are any light sockets for the main portion or not.

I doubt that it was meant to have tin signs. Amoco (Standard) used various porcelain signs until they switched to illuminated plastic signs. I've never seen an original Amoco (or Standard) station ID sign that was tin. They certainly would not have issued a hand painted sign as they were very particular about the appearance of there stations.
Also, a painted tin sign would not have a can. If a tin ID sign had actually been spec'd by Amoco, it would have been in a sign frame like the porcelain ID signs, not tin signs fastened to a can.
I'd be very surprised if that sign didn't originally have plastic faces.


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