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Sat Dec 10 2011 06:09 PM
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Found this pump today. ive never seen rocket gasoline before today. decal is pretty rough, but its pretty old and has been in the nw rain. the owner said hes not ready to sell it yet, but soon. were they a west coast company?
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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Very cool decal!!
Wanted Owens Motor Oil & Mobiloil Gargoyle. Brad Ralston & my website is www.petrobarn.com
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I have a feeling you'll be seeing more rocket decals shortly.
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Yes there will be magnants and decals and globes.
Looking for anything from Hoosier Pete, Platolene 500 and Red Bird.
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Phil Miller was selling Original Decals from this company 2-3 yrs ago at Roy Reed's Gas Bash & @ Bakersfield later the same year. I don't know of any being Repo'd @ this time.
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A year or so ago I did a bit of research on "Rocket" as there are pumps and signs that appear in a couple photos I have of Gilmore stations, but didn't come up with much on them. In my notes, I have them being an independent gasoline company that sold a High Octane brand, an Ethyl and a Rocket 80, 90 and 100 grade gas. There may have been several companies that went by the name Rocket...??? Below is their sign that appears in the Gilmore pic...
Last edited by GILMORE; Sun Dec 11 2011 12:18 AM.
Sell me your Gilmore Oil Co. stuff...
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Last edited by GILMORE; Sun Dec 11 2011 12:39 AM.
Sell me your Gilmore Oil Co. stuff...
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Man I really like those decals and ads. I think I'll start a new quest for some of this stuff!
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Here are the Ads
Always looking for Hy-Flash Gas/Miller Oil, Hi-Speed Gas/ Hickok Oil and Paragon Refining items from Toledo,Ohio.
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There was a Rocket brand between Lake Geneva and Milwaukee that I've been curious about for many years. Red, yellow, and blue signage on a diamond similar to those used by DX. Pumps were painted a bright blue if I remember correctly, and I believe they went out of business in the mid-to-late '60s.
Definitely not the Rocket from the ads, however.
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Claes, that thread link was actually posted here by Serialist already - found it by "looking at previous posts" :-)
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Sell me your Gilmore Oil Co. stuff...
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here's one I posted a year or so ago.
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here's another
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