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For sale locally around me just don't know if I wanna pull the trigger on these yet knowing there's s fakes out there! The curb sign has a gargoyle base which I doubt is right, now on the plus side it's double sided porcelain.. Pump signs say licensend by Mobil oil on them that's my concern on them, any help would be great thanks!  
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curb sign is legit
Gargoyle sign is a reproduction...
Got Socony???
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okay thanks! sorry I realized I posted this on the wrong forum after it was to late.. to many windows were open! do you know a value on the curb sign? Ive seen some on eBay for 3,000 plus. Is that high or?
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...look at past auctions on eBay for past sales...
Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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That is an incorrect base for the keyhole sign. It originally had a larger diameter base. The one pictured is a base from the earlier ,round Gargoyle curb sign.
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For future reference anything that say licensed by mobil oil corporation is a fake.
Oilzum, 1qt Oil Cans, Gas and Oil smalls, Oldsmobile collectables.
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Oilcanman87, thanks for that simple lesson. As a beginner, I'm afraid of buying something that isn't original, but I don't know much about how to tell the difference. That is a simple rule to follow.
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Earlier base being used on the keyhole lollipop, which is incorrect but sign is legit. Reproduction oil cabinet sign with "licensed by" is fake.
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eBay #151303222620 same sign? Looks like they painted the base and bracket.
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Does the incorrect base hurt the overall value of this? To me it would but just not 100% sure
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I love it. I wouldnt worry too much. Now you have something to look for haha.
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Does the incorrect base hurt the overall value of this? To me it would but just not 100% sure Being that it is an eariler base, this could have been how it was at the Mobil station. They probably updated signs but saw no need to change the base. Just an idea, because I've noticed in pictures there was a lot of repurposing and reusing items back then.
Last edited by luminor89; Wed Mar 18 2015 02:05 PM. Reason: spelling
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Being that it is an eariler base, this could have been how it was at the Mobil station. They probably updated signs but saw no need to change the base. Just an idea, because I've noticed in pictures there was a lot of repurposing and reusing items back then. That is absolutely wrong. The larger base was utilized because the later signs were larger and due to the added wind load they needed a larger & heavier base to prevent them from blowing over. Corporate companies weren't the ones repurposing.
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Should be a larger Pegasus base as stated by Dave. Sign too large for this base. IMO the Pegasus base is way harder to find.
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