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Sat Apr 02 2011 10:24 AM
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This must be one of the old repops? I'm not up on these but the other one that has all the bids has a lot different positioning of the center star in relation to the wording. I figured it must be a repop if noone was bidding at that price. Were all the earlier repops done the same way?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180645484977&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
or ebay# 180645484977
Last edited by K W FRITH; Sat Apr 02 2011 10:24 AM.
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Did anyone ever reproduce this sign? I have never saw a reproduction of it personally.
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Kevin,
This sign looks dead on to me. They do Make the cheap repops of this sign + the filling station version also. The sign is sitting on a slight angle in the picture. Looks 100% real in my opinion.
The single sided one has a different position of the writing (the X And the A look connected in the double sided version where as in the single sided version there is a slight space between the letters).
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Looks OK to me as well. As for a picture of the date. should be on the bottom in the red just above the black border.
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Hard to get bids when seller wants to start high instead of starting lower & putting a Reserve on it.
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Just my opinion, but I think the reason there are no bids is because of the condition... very poor..and not a rare sign. I have never heard of a 42" one being reproduced anyway..looks original to me,,, just poor condition..
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Looks OK to me as well. As for a picture of the date. should be on the bottom in the red just above the black border. not all 42 in texaco signs were dated...gasoline/motor oil made in the 20's were not dated...only ones made in the 30's were. this one on ebay was made in the 20's
Last edited by texaspelican; Sun Apr 03 2011 04:43 AM. Reason: because I can!
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