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#221593 Mon Dec 27 2010 11:10 AM
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It looks like a ten year old kid put this together:

ebay auction 130468262620

http://cgi.ebay.com/Texaco-Employee-Soap...=item1e6083b2dc

nuff said.


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AND IT HAS A BID ON IT!!!! WOW


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Alan, I think you are mistaken. I think it is the "real deal".

When I worked at the Flying A station, we used bar soap with similar packaging. ("employee soap", I presume it was made by Borax as it had pumice in it)

The station owner always reminded us not to put it in the restrooms as the customers shouldn't have to use such a "rough" soap. (mid'60s, we still had bar soap in the restrooms)

I had forgotten about it until I saw the auction.

Plus for me, I've purchased items from this seller in the past and he tries to ensure everything is correct.


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THE OLDER TEXACO LOGO ON THE END COULD TELL YOU THAT IT'S VERY OLD AND NOT IN GREAT SHAPE. STILL IT'S LEGIBLE AND COOL LOOKING FOR $8.


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There can't be many around..1st I've seen


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My first thought was a fantasy piece, like the Scottie dog pins on the "old cardboard and the bags of marbles. This item...I am not sure. Wish Black T Doug would weigh in on this.


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Then again.....the Scotties and those logos were in the 30s. this looks like it is wrapped in plastic. I don't hink they had plastic. Or is it some other kind of material that it is wrapped in???


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The colors and fonts look amateurish to me, and the entire package doesn't seem professional enough for an outfit like Texaco. The piece looks like it was printed on an old inkjet printer. Hence my post.


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TEXACO DID MAKE AUTO SOAP IN THE EARLY TEENS, BUT THEY SURE DIDN'T MAKE THAT $H!T. : )

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Fake garbage.


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Bet that buyer will be happy when they get it LOL laugh


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I gotta go with Bob on this one. Logo and Scottie dogs would date this to roughly 1933 - 1936.
Package looks like it may have gotten wet at one time, and the soap is probably nothing short of "Granny's Lye Soap" or Borax.

Originally Posted By: Bob Richards
Alan, I think you are mistaken. I think it is the "real deal".

When I worked at the Flying A station, we used bar soap with similar packaging. ("employee soap", I presume it was made by Borax as it had pumice in it)

The station owner always reminded us not to put it in the restrooms as the customers shouldn't have to use such a "rough" soap. (mid'60s, we still had bar soap in the restrooms)

I had forgotten about it until I saw the auction.

Plus for me, I've purchased items from this seller in the past and he tries to ensure everything is correct.

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The soap is now over $25, so there does seem to be some interest in it.

5-1/2 hrs to go over $42.00

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Final price: $52.51 with 18 bids spread among 5 different bidders.

Anyone have any soap? LOL


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GOT SOAP? LOL! wink


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