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Tue Aug 07 2012 07:34 PM
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I was able to purchase this fabulous sign, a sign that no one I can find has ever seen before, we think it came from northern California. Two were found, this one and a larger one, both in terrible condition. This is a two sided sign and I'm showing the damaged portion that both sides looked like....until I gave it to Dan Van Kennel. I think I did the right thing restoring only one side. Dan also has found a poor copy of a Giant Gasoline station
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Ray, IMO for whatever that's worth... You did the right thing and restored a nice bit of Gas and Oil History....
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Looks great, I agree with Bob.
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Impressive restoration! Looked at his website and WOW! I presume his work quickly gets up into the upper 3 digits and even into 4 digits?
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Looking for someone to beat up on it? The green looks lighter shade than orginal,I have backed away,and moved close still the same results. Maybe camera settings,maybe my eyes. Still a yes its yours to enjoy how ever you wish.
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Looks good Ray; Yes restoring the sign was the right choice IMO. I also own a fairly rare sign that Van Kennel restored on just one side.
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That turned out nice indeed. Good choice Ray.
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why does the word mileage look so weird, did you have enough from the other side to show that's the way it was?
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...you only did one side, so I don't think there's any danger it would be passed off as unrestored down the road...I don't think it adds any 'collector value' to the sign...
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Sign appears to be quite small for a doubld sided sign. Any guesses to hos it wohld of been displayed
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..we think it came from northern California It was assumed for many years that St. Helens was a Washington/Oregon Company too.
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Ray - I think it looks awesome man! The mileage is weird (thats the way it came Dan has its larger counterpart...will post a pic once she's here in NC. My sign is the same shape (almost an egg)...I believe mine was a curb sign...and your's may have been off the side of a visible, station display or something. I've only seen one pic of a station that Dennis put up here on oldgas for me a few months back.
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grabber here is link to that Thread; http://oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=39542&Number=314189#Post314189In thread above; Just noticed that painted large sign on left appears to be on a quickly erected billboard [note Brace at top of sign to top of station] to stop neighbors customers from entering/exiting on Giant property!
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That is one long brace DB! I hope it wasnt erected in a high wind area...maybe the supersized sign fell on our signs and thats why they are/were so darn rough
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