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Wed Jan 27 2010 06:44 AM
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Would someone tell me if these two signs on ebay are repro or not ? Ebay # 160397783873 Ebay # 160397832056 any help is appreciated,, thanks in advance.
Wes.......
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NOT SURE...THEY BOTH LOOK ODD TO ME ESP IN THE AIRCRAFT AND MARINA FONT STYLE. DIDN'T THEY USE ALL UPPER CASE ON THE WORDS?
JUST THE TERM MARINA DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT AT ALL. MARINE YES. THE SHADE OF BLUE LOOKS TOO LIGHT AS WELL. JM2C. BUYER BEWARE.
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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Isn't Marina slanting upwards at a slight angle, too? ITA, the font's all wrong.
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Looking for photos, etc from 60s era Shell-A-Rama gas station and Pal's Diner, Rt. 17 Mahwah, NJ
& US or state highway signs, shields, route markers
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I agree with the above....looks like the words aircraft & marina are not parallel to the word Mobilgas on the signs.
RANDY
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Thanks guys, I retracted my bids on both of them,.
Wes.......
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According to the Mobil Collector's & Price Guide, the "White Border Shields" for Marine and Aircraft products should be:
"Mobilgas Marine": 12.5 x 13 (4) 1947-1962 $850
Blue "Mobilgas over red "MARINE" across bottom of shield.
"Mobilgas Aircraft": 12.5 x 13 (4) 1947-1962 $1400
Blue "Mobilgas" over red "AIRCRAFT" across bottom of shield.
(4) means --"Rare- few are known to exist.They are around but are much harder to find". Prices are from the book, dated 1998.
Looking for Tide Water/ Tide Water-Associated/ Tidewater items
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IMHO - wrong fonts, a bit too light blue colors, missing mfg info at the lowest point of sign(MC AX or Texlite)
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Claes
added pics of originals:
Last edited by fast66; Wed Jan 27 2010 03:07 PM. Reason: adding pics
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That font screams repo! on both!
Does Mobil now own a MARINA? The Mobil Marina? And this is the sign out front of it?
Did they sell MARINE related products for the MARINE market? YES
Bad English grammar, hallmarks of spam email and foreign words not quite translating correctly
Those two are the easier repos to spot.
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