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Wed Mar 24 2010 02:34 PM
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I have never seen this sign before and not sure if it is original??? I looked at previous items sold by this seller and to me, the signs do not look correct for originals. Hoping someone could help. http://cgi.ebay.com/ATLANTIC-MOTOR-OIL-P...=item414e1629fa
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NEVER SEEN ONE LIKE IT BEFORE. LOOKS TO HAVE THE A-M (MAKERS) NAME IN THE LOWER RIGHT.
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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Click on his feedback and look at the recent Opaline, Sinclair and Dixie signs that were sold.
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Grandpa must have had a hell of a barn, filled to the rafters with reproduction signs. He is pretty vague when it comes to original or reproduction, a shrug of the shoulders and money coming in, lol.
Looking for Tide Water/ Tide Water-Associated/ Tidewater items
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330316559523 No worse than calling this Fantasy Item a Reproduction.
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Beware, this seller has previously sold phony signs.
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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Click on his feedback and look at the recent Opaline, Sinclair and Dixie signs that were sold. After looking at the signs that have sold recently from this seller I know I won't be bidding on anything he has to offer.
Dennis Leith / Always looking for unusual Gilmore Oil Company items and Automobilia Displays
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I was wondering how they had so many nice painted tin/metal signs...I remember seeing an atlantic aviation sign similar to this one in a petro guide I have (orange cover petroliana guide)...but the colors seem a bit different I believe.
Wanted: Husky Cans/Signs, Interesting Pump Plates and NC Road Signage Website www.petrojoe.com
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SO WHY IS IT THAT FOR ALL THE YEARS (ABOUT 30+) THAT REPROS HAVE BEEN MADE, IS THIS THE FIRST TIME I'M SEEING SUCH A SIGN? IS IT A ONE-OFF? OR DID THEY MAKE MANY AND JUST TUCK THEM AWAY IN GRANDPA'S BARN FOR SOME SUBTLE AGING?
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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It's funny, in their feedback there's a couple of inexpensive signs that appear legit. There's no mention of a barn.
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Check out page 24 (lower left corner) in Mark Anderton's Petroliana Identification and Price Guide...the sign on ebay is the same(or similar)...and the measurements are within a 1/2 inch or so...The one on ebay only has 4 mounting holes (or appears to) which is a bit odd considering the sign is 38 inches high (might be possible if it were a tin tacker). The one in the guide has a frame around it so its tough to tell if it was a flat metal sign or a self framed sign originally. I have no idea whether the one on ebay is the Real McCoy or Fakey McFakelson.
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He also has a very hard to find Humble, for you safety WE Don't Smoke On Drive Way sign. Which is all wrong. The mans hat is different and the letters look different and the grommets also wrong.
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Jury is out on this one for me. I'll bid on it when the paint dries.
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