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Sat Nov 13 2010 08:28 PM
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I've found an old ~50's ???? Blue Bonnet Gasoline sign 48" and I can't find any info about it or value?? Please help if you know. Thanks
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Welcome to Oldgas. Cool sign but I've never seen one. Size?
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Welcome aboard....unique sign..cool Is it double sided?
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Single or Double sided? Buying to keep or Flipping it!
WELCOME TO OLDGAS 1st post w/ 1st picture, GOOD job. There are members here that gave up trying to post pictures.
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Great sign!welcome to Oldgas.
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it is 48" double sided and I don't know if I'll keep it or flip. ??? value
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What part of the country was sign found?
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Welcome to Oldgas.com Shop Talk. I think it is a great sign too. Don't know the value, but an unusual sign with good graphics is usually a winner even with the obvious chips. Here's a link to the only Blue Bonnet item in our album: http://www.gaspumps.info/gallery/v/quarts/b/blueb.jpg.html
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SW Kentucky is where it was found. Don't realy know anything else.
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Interesting sign.
I have researched Bluebonnet Oil for a number of years with out finding much. But note how I spell it as one word. Different than your sign. So I think it may be a different company.
The Bluebonnet Oil Company was located in Mineola, Texas in the early 1920's, and I think may have been bought out by Transcontinental Oil in the late 1920's. I have an advertising piece from Transcontinental Oil with the name spelled as one word. The globe from the Texas company is white with red and blue flowers and green leaves in the center. It to spells it as one word.
The oil can Jim points out has a combination of both so the plot thickens....
Chuck
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Great sign, I would clean it up and hang it.
Thanks, Phil _________________________________________________ Looking for any old pumps, or nice 5 gallon cans.
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Could be a new discovery, never seen before.
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Welcome to oldgas! Killer sign with Killer graphics... Looks like it was a table at some point with 4 holes where the legs were...I'd venture a guess and say it's VERY valuable! $2500+ (just my opinion!)
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No info, but no doubt it is a very valuable sign even in that condition. Don't sell yourself short to all the sharks that have emailed you for you to sell it to them.
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I agree that is a very rare sign. Like said do not sell yourself short on it. I would believe it is a new discovery also.
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