I was looking thru some old pictures trying to find a certain photo I still haven't found and came across several pics of some very memorable finds that I've had.
Thought it would be fun to post some pics and a little story for each one. Feel free to share any "Older Finds" you may have had, Remember, without pics, it didn't happen!
First up, around 1991 I got a call from an attorney settling an estate, I was able to buy these Porcelain Penn Drake signs and rare AK globe lenses and others, I passed on 3 quaker state signs, (He wanted 3x as much for each quaker tombstone then the Penn Drakes, I did not want to give him $300. for each quaker state.) the lenses were $25. each.
Around the same period I got a call from a Farmer who had a couple Gas Pumps and about 5 lubesters, I made the deal and spotted these signs thru a window in the barn, He had 4 Pontiacs, 6 RCA's and about 20 Buicks, He gave me 1 of each and said to come back for the rest as he was tired. I stopped in about 3 weeks later and found he had died, His kids said they were selling nothing.
Another call came from a junker who cleaned out a house and found these in a closet, He told me he had these round things for gas pumps, I had no idea what he had before driving an hour to see.