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Hey guys just landed a great find at a local junk auction! It's a Mobiloil Gargoyle light with super heavy base. I will describe it the best I can until I can send someone pics of it so they can post them on here for me.

It has a super heavy 19.5 wide round base. The base has all raised lettering that reads Gargoyle Mobiloil with the Gargoyle in the middle. On the opposite side of the base it reads "Property of vaccum oil company". The bottom 1/2 of the main pole attached to the base goes up about 1/2 way. Then it's a seperate pole that slides into the main pole and is adjustable to about 10 ft tall or so.

I dont think its a pump island light so I wanted to know what they were used for. Someone did a great job repainting it a long time ago but it's still in great shape!

PS: Who wants the pics?

Sounds like someone crafted something using a base for a curb sign.

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Send me those pictures and I'll post em.
Mike

Is there a "V" on top of the pole ? It sounds like a home made exhaust pipe holder for use under a hoist.

I cant send them via pm need an email adress right?

Eric--It sounds like a modified curb sign pole but its a great find and I'm sure that someone out there is looking for one! Nice find!
In order to send the pics to mike--click on his name (bruzer 75) and get his email address from his profile. Then he can post them here for you.----KEVIN

Eric, if you click on a member's name you will be taken to a window with different options. One of those options is their "profile" which should have their email address and for some their webpage. (I notice you don't have an email down in your profile)

If you can't send them to Mike for whatever reason, my email is rain3482001@yahoo.com and I will post your photos.

Here are the Pictures from Eric.
I really like that CONOCO pump. I make my own Marine Gas so I could use that pump! Semper Fi!!!
Mike

Thanks for the help guys, when I saw it at the auction I didnt know what to think of it. I immediatly questioned it but thought maybe....lol. For what it went for I just had ot gamble. It'll go good with my Mobil Oil corner of the garage. I was thinking of adding a small Mobil sign to attach to it somewhere. Where on the pole and what shape would you'all suggest?

Homemade shop light w/ highth adjustment.

2 Small 5 point shields attached to T

If you guys had to throw a value at it what would you guess?

100.00, 50.00 for the base & 50.00 for the shade?? chris

Is the shade from a pump light? It does look like it....

The shade looks like one from the side of a station or other building. I would say the light is worth $25-50, and the base is worth $140-180.

Is that an original top on that script top?

Wes

Wes, That's a great question... That Conoco pump was a somewhat local craigslist score. The guy I bought it from knew absolutly nothing about it. He had inherited it from a deceased friend. It has an older but well done restoration on it. The top is cracked in a few places. It has metal/aluminum rails where the doors close that are pretty bent up. The Marine Gas was defenitly hand painted OVER what look to be (the original?) Marine Gas words. I can see the old words there faded. I bought it a month ago and wanted to post pics to ask if Conoco even had a Marine Gas pump but havent had a chance yet. Should there be a marking on that top or what other ways can I tell if its original...other than it's not in perfect shape..lol

Eric,

I couldn't tell whether those letters were painted on or actually punched with a plastic lens behind them like the other Wayne/M&S 80 script top pumps. If they're painted, I would say they are not factory original. The original painting could have, of course, been done back in the 50s, so it could be "original" even if not a production piece. Is the top plastic? Conoco did put out some pump tops for Wayne/M&S 80s and 90s that were red or green plastic that lit up. I'm assuming that's what this is, and someone has painted lettering on it. Neat looking top.

Some actual script tops (metal top with punched letters and plastic lens) were Conoco Ethyl, Conoco N-tane, Conoco Demand, Sunoco Dynafuel, Mobilgas, and Mobilgas Special.

Wes

Wes this is indeed not a punched out lettred top. I hve seen a w Sunoco's and Mobils of those. Ths is a solid plastic top h is green in color. When the bulb up top is lit it does light up the entire top. I would love it if someone could post a picture of what this Conoco 80 would have looked like back in the day with this style top

Advertise in 1929 for oil Mobiloil - GARGOYLE
Mobiloil-Vacuum Oil Company Bucharest, Romania
In 1929, the American company producing Mobiloil oil, produced in Romania too.
" The maximum speed touched until now by motorcycle -- 216,9 km/h was done by Ernest Henne on B.M.W using Mobiloil "
http://www.pro-bike.ro/forums/topic/7876...20/page__st__80

The base is a nice find. I saw 3 at Brimfield each were $100-$150-Which I thought was a fair price.