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#319073 - Sun Apr 15 2012 03:10 PM Tokheim glass floats
tooter Offline
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Registered: Tue Mar 08 2011
Loc: N.Iowa
what were these used for exactly?
I've never understood.....if u have a pic of them in use that would be awesome!

what are they worth each?

thanks!


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#319168 - Sun Apr 15 2012 09:06 PM Re: Tokheim glass floats [Re: tooter]
tooter Offline
Petro Enthusiast

Registered: Tue Mar 08 2011
Loc: N.Iowa
HELP!!!!!

tryn to buy some stuff and need more info on these....

I really don't want to buy Goldfish after I get these things!!!LOL...BUT THEY WOULD WORK FOR THAT!!!!!

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#319255 - Mon Apr 16 2012 10:33 AM Re: Tokheim glass floats [Re: tooter]
keithia Offline
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Registered: Fri Dec 14 2001
Loc: USA
Tank floats. Maybe $25.00 each.
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#319259 - Mon Apr 16 2012 10:49 AM Re: Tokheim glass floats [Re: keithia]
tooter Offline
Petro Enthusiast

Registered: Tue Mar 08 2011
Loc: N.Iowa
ya..I know they are tank floats....

what does that mean.....I have no idea what these are!

thanks

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#319260 - Mon Apr 16 2012 10:58 AM Re: Tokheim glass floats [Re: tooter]
TheRoyalCrown Offline
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Registered: Fri Jul 08 2011
Loc: LA, usa
One sold on eBay for $60 shipped. No idea what they did though.

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#319268 - Mon Apr 16 2012 11:15 AM Re: Tokheim glass floats [Re: TheRoyalCrown]
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Registered: Tue Mar 08 2011
Loc: N.Iowa
these were on eBay for 25.00 and nobody bid...

now I'm tryn to get them....

but it would be nice to know what the heck kind of overrated fishbowl I'm after here....LOL

they look cool...make a good candy dish in a gas station set-up!!!

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#319270 - Mon Apr 16 2012 11:17 AM Re: Tokheim glass floats [Re: TheRoyalCrown]
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Registered: Tue Jul 25 2000
Loc: South of St. Louis, MO USA
My glass floats came from an oil blending plant. The floats measured oil levels in huge bulk oil component tanks with a mechanism like a traditional auto gas tank.
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#319272 - Mon Apr 16 2012 11:23 AM Re: Tokheim glass floats [Re: Oldgas]
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Registered: Tue Mar 08 2011
Loc: N.Iowa
so hardly anyone would ever see these things then...

well I think I'll get them anyway...cuz I think they are cool

thanks ... Jim!!!

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