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Sun Jun 09 2013 03:40 PM
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This is one of the coolest things I've unearthed to date. Sharpsville 1926 product catalog, 72 illustrated pages, apparently published just months before they started making gas pumps. Pristine condition. Another 67 photos can be seen at this Picasa album.
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That is a nice book showing some good early info, real nice find you got there!
collecting standard oil items
Tim Flannery
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I'm thinking about reproducing it, but 72 pages is a LOT of scanning and formatting.
Any thoughts on what it would market for as a quality repro on Amazon?
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If it doesn't contain pictures of pumps, no one will be interested in buying it.
Especially at what you will be charging for 76 pages.
Take it from the person with the largest collection of gas pump literature in the ???
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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You're probably right Jack... although it does have pictures of everything besides pumps that you'd need to open or operate a service station.
I'm particularly attracted to all the tinwares and display pieces, as well as the lighting.
Last edited by steveinlanc; Tue Jun 11 2013 08:03 PM. Reason: Oops...meant Jack!
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I have a similar catalog from them and almost all of the items they have in their catalog were made by someone else. I also have a M&S catalog that is over 100 pages and it includes much of the same type of items.
I share some of the pictures here on Old Gas from time to time.
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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