Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums Showcase and Stories, Petroliana BOTW: "BUYS OF THE WEEK!" - NOV 16TH - NOV 22ND.

I'M STARTING A BIT EARLY TONIGHT TO MAKE UP FOR LAST WEEKS ABSENCE. I HAVE NOTHING AND I'M GOING TO THE MOVIES IN A FEW ANYWAY.

THANKS!

I have been trying to get oil cans that match my globes and when a fellow oldgasser offered this one to match my simpson globes i just had to have it.

Picked up this hard to find Marathon qt., thanks Don.

This is from last week but never got to get the pics on the puter.This of course is not a spendy globe and kinda plain but there were ALOT of Clark stations around here growing up and always wanted one,so when this this one came thru CL for reasonable I grabbed it.The guy I bought from worked for Clark oil from the 70s thru the 90s and got it out of a warehouse.He said there were lots of this stuff.Anyway I was happy to get it.
Joe

I forgot to mention that he had it mounted with a dimmer on this walnut base with a chrome tokheim globe holder.

A few New Quart Cans for me. All from Oldgassers Russ Jacobs and Don Raleigh. Both are Great to deal with and Ship Fast and Package there Items very Well!! Thanks Guys!!!

Rare Pennzoil 5 quart with Ab jenkins records with Pennzoil oil- never knew it existed- thanks Don

I found this Porcelain Sign for Ford Gaskets
I think these were for Model T???

picked these items up last week. when I get the texaco cart restored I will add pics.

DON - NICE ADD ON THE PENNZOIL 5'ER

TANKAR - YOU MAKE ME JEALOUS W/THOSE OK'S!

Here are some of my recent buys. I haven't posted any BOTW for a while, so I'll only show the bigger items!
I posted a pic of my Socony banner in the "Paper or Plastic" COTM, so I won't post it here as well.
16-1/2" Mobilgas Special Globe

I bought this tin Socony Vacuum Touring Service sign from Richard Weir, Pegasus. Not mint, but about the best I can afford at this point. It's still visually a great sign. Any tin signs in decent shape are survivors to me. Sorry about the dark pic, the sign is a lot brighter in person but it was hard to photograph with the flash!
Have a great day all,
Darin

nice buys guys!!!! boy darin--your getting a lot of mobil items lately!!!!you`ve been busy......alan

I know Alan, and the checkbook shows it, lol. Just seems to me a lot of neat items coming on the market lately. A sign of the times I guess, but a good time to buy if you can!
Darin

Here are mine. Got these from Bob Richards & the Owens from the bay

I added to my Sinclair Cardboard Sign collection this week...

First, this one is 48" x 72":



The second sign was used on the island poles:



I purchased this banner on Friday... I haven't received it yet so I don't have a good picture or know the size of it...

I got these today. Always wanted some Powerlube stuff. I think I like the Firestone better than the Powerlube??
Ric

RIC - THAT FIRESTONE BUCKET IS AMAZING...LOTS OF GRAPHICS...NEVER SEEN ONE LIKE IT!

BRAD - OWENS WAS GASOLINE? NEVER HEARD OF IT UNTIL NOW!


I NEED TO GET OUT MORE! LOL!

Wow on the Firestone bucket, so rare to find any of that style in that nice a condition.
Chuck

That is a cool bucket,I never have seen that one either.I just looked back at it,then I noticed the neon OK sign VERY cool!!
Joe

I've never seen the Pennzoil or the Firestone & only dream of finding a Power-lube. NICE finds.

Firestone can is awesome. What was or still is in it?

I'd find a better "shelf" than your OK neon ....

awesome score ric!!! boy i love the firestone can and to find it in that condition,,MAN IT WAS YOUR LUCKY DAY!!!!!!

Doc Owens Oil Co was based out of Bloomington IL & had service stations. They also have Motor Oil. I look for Owens stuff since my youngest sons name is Owen. He thinks its cool to see his name on the cans

That Firestone is SWEET

Nothing major, just a few items from a local auction.

No im not crazy. My new kotex machine for the womens rest room, and it's loaded $.05 each. I never got my station moved up here this year because the old man never got around to cleaning it out. We've been very busy this fall so next spring we will be working on it.

Well I Guess if your wife ask for you to run to the store you can say nope i will go to the shop for you though if you have a nickel. i know that was low but i just could not resist the pressure, and i had to beat Mick and Db to the punch.

Nice Firestone can!!! Also like the Perfecto globe in the background of the Owens can. Nice...Dale

Thanks Dale I also have the only Ethyl like that that is known

nice cans duce; the firestone has to be the best looking drool bucket i've seen. awesome;;;;;;;;;;;Ron

That Firestone just got even better now I see the other side! That is one beautiful piece and you are one lucky dog to own it. Thanks for sharing that with us.

Couple smalls. Double sided tin


And a pump nozzel from Russ for my chrome pump

Here are my latest buys, I have lots more to post, but it has to wait...
First is a NOS Essolube porcelain sign about 11X8 inches.
Second is a NOS Nynäs globe. It is plastic and was used during the 50s. The plastic is pressed and the white "N" is protruding through the blue fiber glass.
Third piture show a 40s Ljungmans pump with this type of globe. Colors are Nynäs post 1955. Picture is taken 10 years ago in the northern parts of Sweden.
Last picture show a couple of pump plates from the Swedish Koppartrans brand - pretty rare. They should arrive this afternoon :-)
br
Claes

It's pretty cool your able to share with us from waaay over there. Thanks for the pic.

I got this Gill body globe with Texaco lens here on Oldgas.com Shop Talk. I really got it to put some Zephyr Gill lenses in it.

Texaco on Gill globe body

Very curious if anyone can tell me is it is acceptable to clean up those retaining rings on the gill bodies and repaint them. I have one with the same worn off look and thought it would be nice to clean them up. Any thoughts???

I would- it would make the globe look better without hurting anything.

I agree

...FYI - the original paint used on those rings (at least on the older ones) was flat, not glossy...

Thanks Mark, that's good info to know. Mine has the old aluminum screw on base. I'm guessing that was also done in flat since it has the same look as the rings.