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I bought this old gas pump globe and really don't know alot about globes. The globe seems to have a sticker in the middle but the rest is painted. I took the lens out to maybe see if the sticker was covering anything and I didn't see anything on the back side of the lens. It is a 15" globe.
What do you guys think?

Never seen one . Looks like a rare one, some of the globe guys might have a better opinion.

WOW! That's a beauty! Despite the PATINA and general wear, it's sort of an unusual combination to make a lens (paint & decal).

Come on globe guys help me out.

Did you buy this globe at an auction somewhere near northern Ky? I'm pretty positive I saw it on auctionzip several months ago. Just wondered if you had bought it from that auction. I tried to find some info on it but never could. Couldn't make it to the auction either. Neat globe though.

I bought the globe off a guy who had it posted on clist. He said he got it from an auction.

Does anyone know the value of this globe?

Nick, it should be worth a $100, you want me to come and get it?

nick,i would try and contact lonnie hopp or scott benjamin.they both are here,but dont show up to often.if anybodys gonna know about it, one of them will.

looks like an old painted lens..very rare, very hard to find in that shape...if you sell it make sure you describe it well, some folks out there don't realize what painted lenses look like that are really old and wine and moan about it later....but its a killer. should bring around $1150-$1350...IS IT A SINGLE LENS?

haha...Thanks Phil, but I think I'll keep it for a little while anyway.

"Oldnfuelish" How do I get a hold of either one of those guys?

Thanks "The Brain"! Wow...I would have never guessed it might be worth that much. Their are two lenses but the other one just says ethyl and I dont think the two go together (but they could). I will get a picture of the other side up sometime this afternoon.
I dont know a lot about globes but there was just something about the way the lens looked and how it was painted that made me wanna take a chance on it.

On Oldgas.com Shop Talk:
Lonnie Hop is olddutchgas
Scott Benjamin is scottpcm

Look them up by clicking on "User List" on the Shop Talk menu near the top of this page.

Thanks oldgas!

Here is a pic of the back lens.

Chip:

What we'd really like to see is the backside of the 'orange' lens.

Painted with a decal is not the same as fully painted or a regular screened/fired lens.
And . . . is all the lettering/decal on the front, lettering on the backside, decal on the front . . . ?

And the type of 'decal' makes a difference. Is it a 'stick-on' decal or a so-called Porcelain 'fired-on' decal.

In the end - the lens(es) are worth what you can get somebody to pay for them. You can ask any amount - but until they change hands, it's just a number for discussion.

Especially for a company(?) no one has heard of.

Later . . .

Jim

Wayne Henderson and I are looking into this one. Never seen it. Globe appears to have a hand painted outside logo and obviously a decal in the center. There was an "Oil Products Company" that bought out Hurricane Gasoline from Shreveport, Louisiana, but we are not sure this is the same company. Wayne will look into this more tonight when he gets home and may post something then. Decal globes and or had painted globes bring very little money unless it's a factory decal globe like a Sinclair US Motor Specs but even those don't fetch more than $500-$600. Scott Benjamin Oil Company Collectibles-gasglobes.com and Petroleum Collectibles Monthly Magazine pcmpublishing.com

Totally agree with Scott on this one. ::::::::::::Ron

I will post pics of the lens front and back with close ups later today.

Heres some more pics!

Okay.

That's a frosted lens that was hand-painted on the front of the lens by a lettering guy with a regular water-slide decal added to the center.

I agree with Scott on the value.

Later . . .

Jim

If anyone is interested in this globe send me a message. I may let it go to buy another globe but not certain.

...if you can, wait until you find out where it's from, you might do better...

Has anyone came up with any more information about the globe?