And then... I took a tiny highway to an old mining town, and spotted a 30s Gulf station, now open as a generic gas station. (Sorry, was too excited to get pics, but station itself was unimpressive). The place looked junky, so I drove down the alley behind it. Then, I saw it -- an old island light! I drove back around front, and went inside to inquire. The lady working there didn't know if it was for sale, but I left my number, and went home. The phone rang 30min later, and, to make a long story short, I made an offer and the guy accepted it. I went back just before dark and got it. Here it is at my house:
It likely was the actual island light for the Gulf station, and was cut down at some point and welded to this old 30s car rim. It has a 2-prong plug on the cord. I figure it was used in the service bay as a lamp, possibly.
It looks like it fell over at some point in its life and was bent up. I plan to straighten it out. I haven't decided whether or not to sandblast and paint the rim and pole.
I was just excited that, after sitting in the weeds, sunken into the dirt, the thing worked when I dragged it home
Happy gassing!
Wes
