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Would this writing on the bottom of this be considered the date the item was made? Thanks
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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It's one of those rare pieces made in the future - year 9137!
Im a mfg guy in my real life, lots of times I put numbers down like this that can't be understood by the general public but make complete sense to me. Kind of my own secret code for business purposes.
I guess it could be sept 1, 1937?
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...lots of Gulf paper pieces have the same AD-0000 code...on those, there's no logical correlation to a date...
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 sounds by the look of it to be right. Did not even think of it in that manner. Thanks
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Yeah, date codes can be problematic for sellers. If you make it too easy for people to tell the age, they'll complain that what they bought is too old. I never put the date on unless it's mandated by law. Not talking old gas stuff, just products in general.
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Standard Oil used date codes on a lot of their signs.
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It is a cardboard glazed Standard gasoline red crown man. The holes are all the grommets where it would be attached. Date code on the bottom. Thanks
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Looks like it's in great shape
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