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#32797 Fri Mar 31 2006 10:08 PM
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Hello all, and HOWDY to all the Texas collectors.

I was wondering what companies were around in 1937-38. Im working on a art deco and I want a cool company to do it in from the time peroid. No majjor companies,Mobil, Shell ect. Any help on companies and where I can find lenses ad glass and decals. Thanks

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#32798 Sat Apr 01 2006 12:54 AM
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Hello Ray,,How about, Panhandle,,Wilcox,,Or Sunray? Or maybe Dorco [Dorchester oil co] I think they are all cool indepentent companys..Sunray would probable be easiest to find repro globes and decals...RD


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The company I work for had a gas compnay called Power Gasoline. It was produced in Montana.


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#32800 Sat Apr 01 2006 10:44 AM
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Morning. How about Polly Gas (Wilshire Oil in Los Angeles). Or Gilmore Oil Co. also of Los Angeles. Fascinating history on Gilmore.


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#32801 Sat Apr 01 2006 01:47 PM
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How about Billups. They were all over east Texas and the southeastern U.S. Headquarters were in Greenville, Mississippi and later moved to Hammond Louisiana. Billups was later sold to Hess petroleum around 1961-63.


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Hey Ryan...if you are trying to stay in the Lonestar State, why not go Magnolia or Humble?

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Hey, for an Art Deco pump restoration, your best bet is West Coast stuff. The company that stands out the most as have an Art Deco pump plate is Regent aka Fortune. Gilmore would look real good and so would Douglas on that stile of pump.

I read somewhere recently, may have been here on "old Gas", that Douglas was actually headquartered here in Houston, but it's stations where all out west, so there's your Texas connection.

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Morgan has some 16 1/2 magnolia globes made up that would look AWESOME on an art deco pump. Which pump is it?

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I think Ritter's was around in the Lone Star State in that era.

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#32806 Fri Apr 07 2006 09:55 PM
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Hello RYAN,,Thought of a couple more oil companys from the 30's ,,DANCIGER OIL CO had the Roadrunner gasoline with the bird on the globe, I am sure I have seen these in repro,,and the BELL OIL CO. would look nice.....RD


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#32807 Sun Apr 09 2006 07:11 PM
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the pump is a bennett 77? just got it but no tag, its the clockface bennett76.

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Next question, where can I find plates, decals, ad glass, and globe for some of these companies. Some I recognize as rare and my college budget wont allow 2000.00 in a pump plate or globe. I do want to do it in a Texas company.

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Bet you never thought of the Texas Co from Port Arthur.. have seen their stuff now and then..


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