Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums Showcase and Stories, Petroliana BOTW: "BUYS OF THE WEEK!" - FEB 28th - MARCH 6th.

Figured I get an early start on this week's BOTW thread, because I know that you Peotoner's might like to get them up right after dinner!

Anyway, here are mine....




Thanks!

got a couple more and will post pics later. here's the one i been waitin for. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e23NgqYodA4

Picked up my first Eco Air Meter. Have already started to strip the paint..Luckily only 1 coat of its original paint.

Picked up one new Texaco Flange- The one on the left. Now I have a Pair!!

Bought a week ago! Havoline sign before and after! Still have a little to do to it before it's done. Would have taken a little more care if i thought it was going to turn out like this! LOL

back from a Ohio auction...I love the parking sign! I also got a 6ft Tydol flying A, porcelain sign.

tydol

Nice Havoline Flange !!!

HERE ARE 2 COMPLETE POLE SIGNS I PICKED UP....ON THE TEXACO SIGN FROM 9 TO 12 ITS JUST DIRT...

Got these off CL last week


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I've had this one for over 6 months, but I just realized I'd never shared it with you folks......another one of those brain farts that happen every now and then.





These "embossed" Pegasus signs are fairly common, but you don't find them in this condition often. I've been after one like this for quite a few years.....when you collect what I do, this is a "must have" piece!!

Richard

Hi Viscoil 5 quart- never have much to post here as when you collect mainly 1 thing-5 qt cans - and have about 800 its hard to come up with a new one-thanks don

A guy called me that was going through his mother's garage. She had a bundle of cardboard yardsale signs that were taped to street signs. She would used the cut off posts to stick them in her yard along the highway. This was one of the signs that was being used for her yardsale. I have picked up two in less than a month.

Bought several good qts over past couple weeks

Picked this old tokheim double lubster up today.

Absolutely love the Pontiac sign. Nice find.

I have wanted one of these for a long time. Got it Friday.

Nice piece !!!!!

Another great show at Peotone. I got a few things, the 5 quart I thought was an upgrade but it is actually different from the one I had. The anti freeze can is from Scott and I believe the Mens sign is a Sinclair item, the colors look right for it;



The Pennant globe is from Team Hopp. They made me a deal I couldnt refuse;




Parco was a company out of Parco WY. They were bought out by Sinclair. The town then changed its name to Sinclair WY. I passed through the town once, there was still a Sinclair refinery there in buisness;

I bought this pure sign at the show...I thought it was cool to say Pure and Union Oil on the same sign...


I bought this HUGE good year vertical from a fellow oldgasser...Thanks bro!!!!!

Not much for me,just a little gas pump bank that i did not have ,hopefully picking up a Erie tonight & a huge Sinclair Dino "fiberglass" going to look at it tonight hopefully i will be loading it up! great stuff folks!

PICKED UP A NICE LITTLE GULF PUMP, AND IT HAD TEXACO PUMP PLATES ON IT, THE PLATES ARE IN GREAT SHAPE.

pick this up today from an online auction..It came out of a Friday`s restaurant....

Picked this up in Vallejo, Ca.

...that rules, Mick!

Picked up a few things for my collection. Several vintage cans for my auto paint - body shop collection. Two Steelcote cans with nice graphics of a car being brush-painted, a BPS Auto paint can and a Martin Senour Wagon & Tractor paint can. The Buick Sales & Service "barn-hanger" will get touched-up and hung outside my future shop/garage. The Rustoleum sign has such great farm graphics that it kept calling me to buy it. Almost automotive.

Auto and tractor paint cans


Buick dealer sign


Rusto-leum Tractor sign

I've picked up a few Tydol items that I'm told are somewhat rare... If so then I've been very lucky lately... LOL

I won on ebay a small printer's block advertising Tydol gasoline. I knew I had seen the logo before, but couldn't place the time period, until I won a newspaper ad dated June 1933.





Also was lucky enough to pickup this Tydol item. Haven't seen one on Ebay before.



Once I had the battery service kit, I went looking for a Hydrometer. Now this type was most likely not at a Tydol station back in the day, but who knows?...



Lastly picked up a couple vintage anti-freeze cans from the 30's.



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Sweet!

I think I had read somewhere (though you would know better) that the name tydol first appeared on products in 1920, so your Tydol knight printer's block could date even earlier...

So, if it could be inked without damaging it, will you be using it on all my letters and cards, or at least on the back of any envelops you send out? That would be so cool!

As far as I can find, the Tydol Knight logo was used for a short period of time in 1933. Tydol also used the "skater girl" to advertise their Triple X gasoline.

If anyone has anymore info on this logo, please share.... Thanks!

The stamp relief itself is copper, so once I get an ink pad it should work as well as it did new. I don't send out letters and such anymore, I use email instead. But as you suggested Nicole, I could have seen myself using the stamp on letters and postcards.......

It would be a good logo on the business cards I hand out to people when I am hunting for gas and oil items. Most likely time for new cards. LOL

Doubt that as it's not even close to their logo.

old texaco map of Belgium and luxembourg bought in a flea market, I love the layout

My Escalon buys. I picked up a Gilbarco 96C, a pair of Bennett 541 doors (I was happy to get these because 541 parts are hard to come by) and a few smalls.

I saw that pump on Gas Pump Robs trailer.

Nice Buys!

Mike