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Wed Mar 25 2015 08:51 PM
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A couple months ago I was looking for a vintage desk to put in my office. A small one shows up on CL -- nice condition with a story to tell.. Came from U of W college in Seattle. It has a ID tag on it. Now I need a vintage oak chair to match. Back to CL - one about 90 miles away. Another ID tag on it -- they say came from a newspaper office in Calif. On my way home from getting the chair my brother calls and I tell him about the chair to go with my new desk. He mentions that he used to own Gramps old oak chair from the Union Bulk plant. I quiz him on that as I had never heard the story. He got it at a garage sale from people that got it from a garage sale from the guy that purchased the bulk plant from my grandfather. I asked him where is it now? I gave it to my son. A quick call to my nephew. Do you have Great Gramps old desk chair? He is not sure about the history but will send a pic of the chair he has. Another 100 mile trip and a few dollars later I own "A" oak desk chair. Next stop is to see the guy that bought out my grandfathers business. Yes the story lines up and that is the chair. I mentioned that I just went past the old bulk plant and peaked in the window and see that Gramps old oak desk is still inside. Will you sell it? NO -- but I will give it to you. Today the desk came home, need to finish cleaning it and it will be reunited with the chair after many years and have a new home in my office. The one currently in my office will probably end up back on CL.
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Collect UNION 76 items only. Contact me if you have any interesting items for sale.
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Here is my first attempt at setting up my office.
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Great story! Thanks for sharing.
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Great story. Thats the best part. Without it, its just an old desk and chair.
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Neat story! Thanks for sharing
Larry
In memory of DB 9/12/49 - 8/28/14
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-Brian _________________________________________________ Collecting Skelly Globes,Signs, & Tins / Chevrolet/GM Signs,Cans, & Tins
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Glad you got them Jim. Now you just need the Pump. Richard
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...your desk is too neat
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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Stories like this are neat , glad you reunited the chair and desk , being it was your grandfathers is even better.
I like SINCLAIR and old American made stuff ... No china items.
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Gulfiend. 2 stacks of papers went on floor to take that picture!!
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good story, its back in the family...
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It's official,now you have to continue on with your Grandfathers traditions.
Collecting Vintage Sunoco
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