Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums Showcase and Stories, Petroliana BOTW: "BUYS OF THE WEEK!" APRIL 14th - 20th, 2014

THANKS EVERYONE!

Had a great week. Picked up a very clean Firestone curb sign...(need a base if anyone has one)

Next is a seldomly seen AC spark plug clock. It was dirty when I got it but after taking it all apart..she cleaned up nice.

Last but not least...is proof that this stuff still exists in the wild. After randomly speaking with a gentlmen at a flea market about a month ago...we talked about my collection for a while. He told me he had a sign in his basement that he got from his grandparent's house when they sold it 20 years ago. He remembered it sitting there as long as he could remember when he was younger. As with most stories I dismissed it until I got a call this week. When I walked in I couldnt believe it. This GMC sign is almost perfect! I doubt it was ever used. Crazy but here's proof to never give up.

Happy Easter Oldgas land! Here is my botw. Keep them coming!

I did a little horse tradin with Matt Alverez over the weekend and came up with the shell pp and Hancock pump door. Thanks again Matt!

Dragged this out of a barn Saturday. It was filthy from sitting uncovered since 1981 the owner said.
One of the nicest pumps I have found in a long time.

I picked up a few items. I got this rack, the Mobil can, and the Penn can all from the same collection. Finally, I also picked up the Shell cans from a show last Sunday but did not get to post.

Sweet Skelly Score!
These were found locally.They have been on the ground up against an old shop building for the last 25 years.Cleaned up nicely.I remember the local Skelly station these were mounted on.

Ruff Good Year and Kiwanis International

Another great week!
Went over to ohio and bought out a shell collection a gentleman was selling.








Shell Penn bottle holder with 3 bottles and caps!




Single lense on a wide body


Very pleased with this sign


Really clean porcelain tombstone

Hello All,
Besides my Mobiloil Marine can the other highlight of my week is this Hi-Speed globe. It's the first "speed line" Hi-Speed in my collection. Maybe I'll find the Ethyl to go with it someday, but you don't see Hi-Speed globes very often.
Darin

Racecop and I picked up a few pumps this week and I also got this Sinclair sign.

Red head globe..........sweet!

Great stuff so far Guys. Bought these from a private party. The globe he bought in 1965.

Couple of buys from the last few weeks





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Bought these a while ago, but were delivered this week. A little target practiced, but.... And, thanks, Eric, for making my little Firestone feel like the ugly duckling. Seriously, what did you think the chances of seeing two of these this week were?

Dave...now that is too funny, long lost brothers. Not an easy sign to find.

I bought a Firestone base last year, knowing I'd never find a sign in MS so I re-purposed it. Lo and behold, a few months later I bought the sign out of New Mexico.

make it three fellas...

I think we all need a better look at that orange crown! Nice find for sure.
Darin

Picked up an Erie 70 ad glass and a Bennett 541

Just a qt for me.

Great stuff so far everyone

I normally don't get much gas and oil. Here are my two signs. I went to a farm with a friend to look over a piece of farm equipment, and these were in the loft of the barn.

The Co-op sign is from a town that was dissolved years ago. It's a bit scratched up, but I still love it!





Great Buys!

That GARGOYLE Curb sign will look Great once he get's the Base dug out of the Permafrost!

Few More



Pair of mint pure signs



NOS near mint shell sign


I THINK this is Sohio MARINE with the waves top and bottom...



Cool pure rack


pure sign


rough fleetwing thermometer

I got a couple things.
Dad gave me this sign for Christmas in 2012. It looked good hanging in his garage so I just left it hang. After he passed I decided it was time to bring it home. My brothers helped get it down from the wall and we cleaned it off with a scrub brush and water. It still has a little staining on it that will come off. This sign came from the Marathon Station in Millersburg Ohio. They were one of dads competitors back when. Dad also got a porcelain Tokheim pump from the same station I also ended up with.



I also got a couple more cans I didn't have;

My best buy was this can I got from my brother. It also has a story to it. Mark bought the sign and the can at Iowa Gas last year from a friend of ours. The friend bought the sign from Jackie Knott several years ago. The sign is the exact one that is shown on page 7 of the book "Sinclair Collectibles" by Benjamin and Henderson. The story also goes that Jack got this sign from Kyle Moore when Kyle upgraded. Cudahy Refining Company was consolidated by Sinclair along with all his other holding into Sinclair Oil and Refining Company on 1 May 1916. (My birthday is 1 May 1961) Sinclair kept the Opaline name and used it for the next 60 years. Anyway, the guy that had the can and sign showed them to us at the Iowa show a couple years ago but of course they weren't for sale. I think he got the can from Dave T. Then last year John Mancino had this funky looking one of a kind globe that our friend had to have. He decided to sell my brother the can and the sign so he could buy the globe from John. I then got the sign last year and the can from my brother the other week. This is a half gallon can. I assume there is also a one gallon can out there someplace?



Matching sign

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Oh yea, my brother got a rare bridge sign and a couple others this past weekend too..

Love the story and the stack of signs Wes!!!!

Picked up a pump the other day.

I haven't bought much lately, but I did buy this old porcelain street sign at Peotone and it had 2 signs crossed over each other and they were Buffalo Street and 3 rd street! WELL, when I saw "BUFFALO STREET", I had to have it!
I did a major clean up on it and repainted the frame, and finally got it installed today! Seems perfect for the location and I hope Buffalo Street grows some yet! LOL!
The 2 little lubester paddles just arrived last week from a deal with another Old Gasser! He knows I'll buy quality Cities Service items and every once in a while, I get a call while he's walking thru someone's collection, or just moseying thru some show grounds! He' turned out to be a lot of help for my collection and a great friend to boot! Thanks to Tom Van Holten--you're one of the good guys my friend!

very nice Kevin.

Your Welcome Kevin! Always glad to help! The lubesters had Your Name on them from the second I seen them! Thanks Again for all your help too!

finally made a deal on this sse bennett...love this style, lots of chrome..

Kim-are you on a pump bender?

I had a terrible week last week but this week has been a complete flip around of that starting yesterday!
Yesterday morning I brought home the John Deere clock that I've been trying to get for almost a year and today I was able to pick this up after 5ish months of knowing about a "full sized clock face pump in the field on my buddies farm"!
A Wayne 861! My first full sized clock face.
Now I need 2 Wayne Visi-gauges!

[quote=buzzy56][quote=Man-Cave-Shoppe]I had a terrible week last week but this week has been a complete flip around of that starting yesterday!
Yesterday morning I brought home the John Deere clock that I've been trying to get for almost a year and today I was able to pick this up after 5ish months of knowing about a "full sized clock face pump in the field on my buddies farm"!


...I NEED NEW BUDDIES!! Mine don't have anything worth a damn out in their fields!

Nice find!

Dave I tried to send a PM, but your box is full.
I sent an Email.

My first globe! Crazy!!! Thanks again to Lonnie Hop and Kevin Frith for helping with the packaging advice. It arrived perfectly.
I wonder how long my wife will allow me to keep it on the mantel?

Sweet buy Steve!!

Cool stuff guys! Steve ,just remember globes are like rabbits!one turns into two,two into four,four into twenty! Congrats!

Steve, I was holding my breath hoping your first globe experience would turn out fine, now I can breathe, lol!
Nice globe, very fitting for a prominent place on the mantle IMO, but I'm a bachelor with no one to tell me otherwise!
Darin

Great globe Steve!! Perfect addition to your collection.

There's still hope...Good thing Mick didn't say they multiply like clocks.

One last pic. I was able to rig a samll Christmas light in it. Hey, until my wife pics out a painting or I get the inside of the garage finished, I think it's found it's home.
As I lit it up, I couldn't help but think. This thing may have never been lit. Or at least not in a very long time. It was found in the attack of a little building in 1975 and has never been lit since then. And who knows how long it was in that attack. According to the globe CD this lense dates from 1931-1940.

Looks like you found a nice home for that Steve.

Hi Dave, I recently picked up an 861 too. The nozzle fork is broken on mine. Ron Scobie is looking to make recasts but needs to borrow a good one to make a mold. Could he borrow yours and I will pay all shipping costs etc.
Maybe we can help you find something you need down the road.

Some great buys

Sorry John but I just checked and mine is broken too. So, put me on the list of people who need one once they are made. I'll send you a pic through email.

Steve, nice Sunoco globe...Bring it with ya when you come to visit, I have a place to put it!

Bowser

Rush

Tried to get this Dixie Premium globe for 6 years, finally have it.

Glen, So much cool stuff!! I love the Dixie plate topper. Neat little piece!!
I'll bring the globe by. Just have the keys to the Roadrunner ready. We can trade for a while.

Steve,

I bet it will be a long visit. Glen has awesome collection!

Hen