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Wed Aug 07 2013 11:47 AM
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   I have read many stories on this site about people finding signs in dumps,tearning down buildings,digging in yards and finding long lost signs etc....well this is the first sign I have ever gotten for FREE..I was recently in northern Calif visiting my son in San Jose.....my in laws know that I collect Oil and Gas,especially Tidewater Associated Oil co...they told me they had a item that I might be interested in and it was for FREE..I said yes and they told me about this RPM sign...my inlaw`s best friend owned a Walnut orchard in Stockton Calif..so we made the 2hr trip up there to see..low and behold they had a barn on the orchard that they were going to tear down because it was about ready to fall down on its own...here was the sign buried in dirt with oil and grease cans etc stacked on it..the owner said, it had been there as long as he could remember,at least from the 50`s when he took over the orchard..he was very happy that someone would take it cause it didn`t mean anything to him and he was going to trash it,but thank God my inlaw spotted and saved it from the dump...so the story ends with me being the proud owner of this sign..I`m pretty happy about it ,and never thought it would happen to me....so here are the before and after pictures..cleaned up pretty good for how bad it was... i`m going to post in value section to see if anyone knows what yr it is since their is no date on it... txs a lot Alan......soryy I screwed up and posted the final picture twice
Last edited by VEEDOL_AL1; Wed Aug 07 2013 11:50 AM.
Big Al`s Garage
Always looking for::
Veedol-Tydol-Tidex-Cycol-Tycol.
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Nice find and cool story!! Hope that happens to me 
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Great story and I am glad you saved it , the signs that are being found lately stuck in the concrete and dirt are the greatest ! Thanks
I like SINCLAIR and old American made stuff ... No china items.
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Yeah Alan, you really screwed up! Should have sent it on to Western Pennsylvania! Great story & great find. Some of the very best items in my collection were gifts from other non-collectors. Sam
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Way to go Alan,good things happen to IOWA boys!! 
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Nice sign, "RPM_AL".... LOL Hopefully, you will now forget about collecting items from: Veedol/Tide Water/Associated/Tide Water-Associated/ Tidewater and Flying A items (whew)....  
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Nice find and a great sign.
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Great story! Just goes to show you, it's still out there. Laid there for 60 years before someone rediscovered it, glad it was you Alan!
Rare pumps, Chevrolet items, Goldon Tip Gasoline, Marathon (running man)
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A great story,and couldn't of happened to a nicer guy.sometimes items that come to you in this way hold the greatest value.
Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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Awesome score and at the best price!
Congrats on getting it, Bob.
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That will always be youre favorite sign,Very nice!
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Now Al, you know you jus made the sign collectors here really envious ............ Ed Shaver
see ya on the road folks !
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That's a great sign! Congratulations!
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