Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums Online Auctions, eBay Craigslist Petroliana What do you guys think?? Restored or repop??

ebay: 300582000679

Seller claims it's been restored and is original. However no info where or who restored it because he bought it thsi way..

I think the flange on the original was white?

Yes it was white. Should have a Germany marking on it. Sign has been listed two times already. I would say this is the real deal(restored). Not a fan of restored signs- I would not buy.

Looking at it a little closer- most of the little tiny details are off a little. Letters should not be outlined in black.

Yea I was watching it for a while on ebay...in a way a restored sign is 1/2 a repop anyway. Although I couldnt find a repop in this size? I guess it is possible that thsi is original and the restorer didnt repaint it back 100% original??

Yes That is what I believe Eric. Especially on a detailed sign like this one. These are great looking signs- but in this case I would rather have one with a few bullet holes then this one. Filler and paint do not mix well with a true porcelain sign. Makes em look "Too clean".

So what was the final thought on this sign, I have the identical sign,very heavy same size, when you talk about the letters being outlined in black it looks this sign has it, as well as mine, i assume you mean the firestone letters

Looks original but restored with clearcoat to me.

Do you have any marking on your flange-what is the size? I am referring to the black outline on the firestone letters that go left to right. I have seen what look to be real ones online that do have the black line- Maybe a different sign maker or change in production. There is a chance that black was around the firestone letter- just not as thick of a black line as the one we are talking about that was on ebay. I stated in a previous post that I have never seen ones with a black line around the letter, but after looking at a few pictures of these signs- some have the thin black border around the letter and the F and some do not.

Hi, no markings on the sign, has black line around the word firestone and the F about 3/16 but it varies in width. the size is, 35 1/4 x 27 3/4, the one on e-bay also had these black lines. the weight is i'm guessing by memory is 8 to 10 pounds. i'll post picture later today. Andre

The one I have in my collection has the very same black outline around the letters. Where did you come to think that the letters on this sign should not be outlined?

here are the pictures of sign

I wrote this in the post before yours:

"I stated in a previous post that I have never seen ones with a black line around the letter, but after looking at a few pictures of these signs- some have the thin black border around the letter and the F and some do not"




Mobil- Do you have pictures of the flange area?

The lighter blue seems to bring the black out much more then the darker blue flanges( Firestone used two shades of blue-a cobalt type and a navy. The lines on the restored one look way to thick.

Love the White Rose Dealer sign,,,, awesome,,

...is it a black outline, or just what happens where the cobalt blue overlaps the orange?