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I have this old photo i posted here and was wondering if anyone can tell me anything and everything about the Company on the Old Oshkosh Truck. "Campeco Oil Co." I can not see any station name or location. The only thing i can read is the High and low prices of, High 28 and Low 23 9/10. on the piller.
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prices seem high for that time period.. 
RANDY
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What was the price of gas when you were driving a similar truck Randy?
You started driving when they still used Horse Drawn Tank Wagons, correct?
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Campeco is a Chicago area marketer, and marketed a custom Pyroil blended gasoline in the early 1930s. That's all we had on the company when we put the globe book together. Two globes are known.
Wayne Henderson
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Petroleum Collectibles Monthly
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I have since found out this. Camdem Petroleum Company, Chicago, Illinois, from the 1920s/30s Hence Campeco
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Here are some average prices for Chicago in the 20s & early 30s:
March, 1922: $.215
Aug, 1927: $.18
May, 1929: $.17
Aug., 1930: $.19
Dec., 1931: $.15 for premium, $.135 for reg.
Jack Sim
Author, 1st & 2nd editions of Gas Pump ID book, 3rd edition is now available at www.gaspumpbible.comAir Meter ID book also available
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I am learning fast. I was thinking High and low prices as we think of them today. Now i realize those are the prices for the High Grade and Low Grade Gas this staion sold. The two pumps under the canopy are marked High and the other one Low.
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You started driving when they still used Horse Drawn Tank Wagons, correct? Did you have to get a license for one of those back then? That is a cool old truck!!!
Last edited by SC62; Tue Oct 16 2012 05:40 AM.
Steve Coppens
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Really want a Sunoco National pump ad glass!!
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