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#294622 Mon Jan 02 2012 06:03 PM
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I just purchased this porcelian Indian Gasoline sign which is 17 1/2" x 25 1/2". Can anyone shed any light on this?

[img:center]http://www.flickr.com/photos/59971823@N03/6624261389/[/img]

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Hi, I can't get the picture to come up ????

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The page link was put in as an image link - this should be the pic he meant to show:



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Thanks for getting the picture. I'm new at this.

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Looks FAKE to me. White boarder is too wide & Grommets are in wrong places, not to mention size & colors [might be the image].

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I agree with db all the way.

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Hope you didn't pay much for it. Fake as it gets.

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Dick's right on the money. Originals have 6 grommets and a narrow border.

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It loooks like you are a new member on the site. You are dealing with some of the most educated people in the hobby. I am not sure if you are new to collecting, but take this as a cheap learning experience. If you are new to the hobby, pick up some gas books and do some homework. Sorry about your purchase.


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pictured is the Real McCoy..

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Hopefully it was not an expensive lesson. If you bought it off of ebay get your money back.


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Thanks for your input all. I bought it at a flea market. I'll take it as a lesson learned.

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Hang on shop,garage wall or display on a pump outside & hope someone takes it instead of a original sign.
Hope it wasn't an Expensive lesson.

Order some of the catalogs from repo vendors, they show most of what is available as New Items w/ sizes.

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About 20 years ago a couple of cases of original ones were found, but they were gobbled up quickly.

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here is a picture of my indain

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