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I have many that are of a cool globe i got or the pump i found on a farm. But the best is when i began to start collecting gas globes and got hooked up with Bob Drake. Bob gave me lots of help! He invited me to a party at his house the night before Peotone and i had a blast meeting other collectors and eating some of Karens (Bob's wife) good cooking! Been going to Bob's house for some time now and enjoy it every year! It's as much fun as going to the show. LOL

I decided this year friday night before the Hoosier show to have some friends over and grill some burgers. Aftewards we all went to Rick Bonenburger's (host of Hoosier show) to see a great collection. I am going to do the same thing next year but will do something a little differant. I don't want to have to cook again because i would rather spend time chatting. LOL

i had always wanted a pump to put in my drive,as i was into old cars.my son kennys four wheeler was stolen and a year and a half later we got a call that it had been found in prestonsburg ky.told me that we could come and get it after the investagation was over.so ken and i went out,and we were in hill country,beleive me.the guy who was storing the wheeler had a junkyard on the side of a mountain,so after picking up the wheeler i asked if he had any pumps laying around.heres what i found.it was these pumps that led me to find oldgas,and got me hooked!.its now been about 6 years and there is no turning back

In 1978 while on vacation to Mo. & Ok. I wanted a visible pump & what better pace to find one than in the Mid West! After driving for many many miles in both states looking, everything I found was Not For Sale.
Stopped at a small antique store in Gotebo Ok., Bingo, there was a RUSH stovepipe w/ BELL Ethyl globe semi restored for $450. Bought it & found out the owner of pump was Kyle Moore's uncle Bruce.

It was in the summer of 1970 that my Dad "loaned me out" to help a neighbor farmer bale hay. Laying in the weeds along an old building on the neighbor's farm was an almost 100% complete Fry 5 gallon visible. I asked what he was going to do with it. He said that it was going to the scrap man next week, but if I wanted it, I could have it. That was the beginning of my pump collecting. The completely restored old Fry now sits in the corner of foyer at our home, 39 years later!

I always though it would be cool to have an old gas pump. In 1995 one of my good friend was doing body and paint work on pumps for his land lord, so I asked him if I could do some work on them in trade for one. My friends landlord said ok so I bodyworked two Bennett 541s in trade for one. I was hooked before I even got the 541 in my possession. I bought two Wayne 70s and a Bowser 575. My interest has gone up and down because of my other hobbies but I currantly have 26 pumps had about 27 other pumps. I know thats nothing compare to some of you guys. I still own that first 541 and it has been in the house ever sense it was restored.

I transfered into Sacramento as a tanker driver for Shell in 1972,a friend asked me to look for a Shell globe.Delivering a load of gasoline to a bulk plant in Patterson Ca.i saw a globe on the counter,bought it for $20.00 and passed it on to my friend.Thats when i became interested and started scouting out other bulk plants for signs etc.I found a globe in Willows Ca.and gave it to my son for his 14th.birthday.He is about to turn 49 and the globe is on a pump in his garage.

Jarvis as i recall you didnt cook your wife cooked the burgers you brought the chips. lol I did have a good time at your house though and hope you do it again next year

I STARTED IN 1985 APPROX. I HAD JUST PURCHASED TWO HUGE 1930'S PORC COCA-COLA SIGNS AT CARLISLE AND STILL HAD ABOUT $150 BURNING A HOLE IN MY POCKET. SINCE I HAD A PASS TO BE IN-FIELD WITH MY TRUCK TO GET SAID SIGNS FROM THE SELLER, WHEN I WAS LEAVING TO PULL OUT OF THE NEAREST GATE I SPOTTED A 42" D/S 1930 PORC TEXACO SIGN FOR $85 IN QUITE A DECENT COND.
I LOADED IT UP AND THEN CALLED IT QUITS! I HAVE BEEN A N.Y. STATE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS PRIOR AND HAVE BEEN COLLECTING GAS STATION BRANDED MAPS SINCE I WAS A KID. TRIPS TO CARLISLE BASICALLY MADE THE PETRO HOBBY SNOBALL TO WHERE I AM TODAY!

I've always been into hot rods & old cars.Went to the dump in the late 1980's saw a old Anco wiper blade display cabinet laying there.Picked it up to take home.Thought it would look great in the garage with my cars.The obsession began.It really has started picking up speed now that both the kids are grown & moved out.

I've been an auto body tech since 1968. I saved some signs from work and picked up a few things from antique stores. But I didn't consider myself a petro collector. I was publishing a print newsletter about antiques and in 1995 I interviewed Ron Throckmorton, the noted motor oil bottle collector. His outstanding collection, knowledge and passion really got me thinking. I collected other things, but I thought, "What am I doing? My heart is really in car related stuff." I loved Ron's old gas pumps and signs. He suggested that I attend the petroliana swap meet in Columbia, Mo. in January. That was the turning point when I focused on petroliana. I started this Web site in February 1996 and it's been non-stop ever since.

2 months.

I was always looking for Woco Pep items that I didn't have, so I was looking on Oldgas to see what different collectors in surrounding states to Alabama were collecting when I noticed that a fellow in Georgia had been restoring a 1936 Woco Pep station.

I contacted him to see if he had any extra Woco items that he would sell and to my surprise he had a neon Woco sign he was planning to list on Ebay the next week. I asked for price and when he answered back it was such a good price that I could hardly hit the keys on my keyboard because of being so nervous. Emailed him back and set up the next Saturday to pick it up. So far, this is the only one known to exist. It was in a little rough shape but being made from sheetmetal and then painted instead of being porcelain, it's a wonder that it had not been scrapped years before. Very thankful to get it....Dale

I started while still wearing diapers, that stuff stank so I've been collecting better stuff since....tt

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