Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums Showcase and Stories, Petroliana BOTW: "BUYS OF THE WEEK!" - Feb 25th - MAR 3rd '13

Thanks!

These are my 3 best items from Peotone. The Excelsior sign is a small foreign piece from the auction. I couldn't resist the graphics. The Burnishine is my NFS (new favorite sign) rough, but again, the graphics won me over. The Mobil lube piece I got in a trade. Small porcelain signs on the outside and a cool lube tool? inside. Check the for sale column for that one.

mobil lube piece is cool..

Is that mobil lube thing a United Kingdom piece?

Had a pretty decent week. The oil bottles were a birthday present.

Last item

Few little picks of the week
Got the two cans from a friend and picked up the first aid tin for 13 bucks on Ebay!!1

Picked up a few Bowser gas carts.

Here are my BOTW. A double sided Phillips 66 dated "55" and an nos US Royal Tires. Keep the cool stuff coming.

Had a good time at the Peotone show as always. My brother had strong sales, my buying was pretty slim but still had a good trip;

Got the Sinclair can off Old Gas and the sign at the show. A quick google search showed the company in buisness in 1905. Very heavy shelving, SSP;

Picked up this Tokheim visible with totalizer and also a Tokheim double lubester cart with original blue glass cylinders. Unfortunately the cylinders are cracked, but I think I can salvage.

Also picked up this Wayne curbside with clock from Bigblockcat

I had triplets

Yes, it is either from England or Australia, but I'm pretty certain it is from England.

Champlin oil can rack. Yes I was too lazy to grab some cans to throw on it.

Just picked up this Rapid Service Visible, Made in Los Angeles, It has a cabinet built into the rear skin for your Island supplies...Frank

Nice buys, everyone!
I found some stuff this weekend at a swap meet for car parts and such, also the TUDOR station was a delivery. Still works says the man who has used it since it was new in the early 60s...
Also got a bunch of miniature pumps, scale 1:87 (H0). Showing the Ljungmans Star45 and -710. They are one inch and 1 1/8 inch respectively. Also got other pumps in the same scale that needs to be built (this is typically a "I want" but when will I have the time, situation?)

Dont inhale to hard them pumps will be gone!

Frank, just love the rapid visible ,nice score . Neat that it come with its own storage.

Gene

The good, the bad, and the ugly. For this new year it has been a good busy couple of months collecting besides all the other stuff that is going on. I am getting ready for an antique auction this weekend, then two antique show and sales later in March, plus trying to piece together the Eco Islander that I just got back from the painter. So far everything is fitting into place, no train wrecks yet. The finds on the table are mainly from an eastern auction and from a long trip to southern Alberta for an auto swap meet. The Tokheim and the Imperial signs just jumped into the back of the truck on the way home. If this keeps up I may have to trade in the Chevy S10 for something bigger. Cheers, Don.

Here are my buys from Peotone.

Cool Vaughts globe to go with my Vaughts Blue Blaze globe. This is 1 of 2 known of these globes. Then the Paraland Ethyl I got off a fellow collector





Found another Owens can for my collection & the Faultless I have ben wanting for a while.



I thought this was a cool piece that was used on the pump islands to wipe the oil off the dipstick or clean the windows with. Plus its already framed

Nice pump Frank, looks straight and it will be great to see what you do with it.

Nice stuff everyone!!! I have bought some things, but I haven't gotten them yet. Will post When I do.

Thanks
Noah

Peotone buy from a fellow oldgas member. Got to meet a number of other oldgassers and had a great time. Also picked up a nice set of lenses(not pictured) from t-way, great guy to deal with. Thanks guys!

here are the items I bought. I really like the veedol topper. And I got the rough mobil marine can from mcguffeyd1 also. A good week for me!

my latest BOTW addition..

That cycol can is very clean! Nice buy Randy!

My BOTW:

Thanks Craig, might just find a new owner for it, not sure yet, It has some potential to be awesome..Frank

My BTOW. Early Sinclair Shamrock grease gun.

Great buys everyone, always enjoy looking at this topic each week! Haven't posted in a while, but here are some recent quart purchases for us.

Thanks!

Lonnie & Aaron Hop

We also just picked up this cool globe, we have been looking for one for quite a while.

Lonnie & Aaron Hop

Heres my Peotone buys! The Cities Service sign is something that I saw at Iowa Gas and couldn't get bought, and I was kicking myself for not trying harder, and then it showed up in the Matthews auction! I probably paid too much, but I was determined to own it this time! Louisana Oil Refining Corp (LORECO) was an early subsidiary of Cities Service and that would make this a very early sign!
The Red Indian was on my wish list and was also a Matthews auction item.This one was in pretty nice condition and just the right size!
The Indian pump plate was at the swap meet and is something I've wanted for a long time. This one was in such nice shape, and was priced reasonably, so I just had to have it.
I ran across the nice Cities Service antifreeze can, just before I left and grabbed it up before I headed out the door!

KW,
I found out long ago, a Nice FLAT INDIAN is harder to find/buy than a Curved INDIAN [UNLESS your wanting to Marry ONE]!

This will probably be my buy of the year!



Joey

well at least i KNOW WHERE THE CYCOL CAN WENT TO!!! great buy you got RANDY!!!

TXS alan

Love the Caddilac sign!!

here's buy 4 the week

After a long dry spell, I finally have something to share! LOL

The Velvagas Ethyl lenses came out of Texas - and the 'drop-center' miklglass body came via the Matthews Auction at Peatone last Friday.



The Ashland Ethyl lenses came courtesy of Scott/Lonnie. I picked them up at Peatone last weekend - along with the auction-win milkglass 'drop-center' body they are mounted on.



Finally - this BRYCO Ethyl single lens on 'drop-center' milkglass body was another auction win last Friday.



Later . . .

Jim

I have been trying to buy this off of a local collector for the past 3 years. He sold it to me once and backed out. I paid more then what it's worth...but now, it's mine. It's the colors that I like. 70x58" porcelain.

I agree Dave you gotta love the red white and blue

Awesome Dave, I agree the colors are outstanding!

Nice sign Dave!!! Indeed, very bright colors!!!!

Jim the Velvagas looks great. At your advice I put mine on glass too. Your lens looks clean!!

Joey, great sign!!!
Excellent condition.

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