Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Archives of the best of past topics Best of Shop Talk Pump Plate of the Month Texaco Sky Chief

This month I would like to start out with Sky Chief only. As you may know Texaco had a bunch of plates so in coming months we can add fire chief, disel and marine. The plates came in different sizes. The early one I've seen in 12x18 and 8x12. The second version in 1955 I've only seen in 12x221/2 . The third came in 8x12, 10x15 and 12x18. I have all the sizes but did not have them together to show the size differences. My first time at posting pictures so hope it goes all right. Ted

12x221/2 plate 1957year

12x18 1959year

Here's one you don't see too often.



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I have 2 curved ones from the 40's. Don't know how to get pics on quick but you can look up ebay #3205887068 old auction. I would sell them if i get a decent price. I think these were the first porcelain signs i got, just around that time I turned down 2 Texaco keyholes for about 100.00 onew was a 8 and the other a 9+.. Learned quick after that......................dodogas

Nice sign morgan I've never seen that one ,

love them marine signs !!!!.... nice one morgan...

Heres 2 curved Sky Chiefs, dodogas sent to me to post for him,there really neat, but boy you'd have to have the wright pump . Great stuff comeing in , thanks guys.


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I'm posting this for DJ Hubba. These are 1963 plates that are going on a Bennett 966.

Thanks for posting them Ted - As soon as I master the upload of pics I will do it myself - Thanks for taking the time to do it for me - Happy Hunting
Hubba

I wonder if Dick has a TOWER of TEXACO pump plates he is waiting to spring on us, LOL, fm

Put that baby one on them Ted , we used to think they were fake , i passed up alot of them \, some times were dumber then rocks .

Here is a 10x15 size. A little harder to find.


Here is a 8x12 The baby pump plate. Its harder to find also. They all look the same in these pictures. Ted

yeah dwaine.... that marine stuff is tough to find.. we "gas collectors" want em' and so do the "boat people"...

Hey dodogas,
Sorry, I don't have a TOWER of these. But wanted to share/show how I displayed the curved signs [they don't hange very well on a flat wall]. I tacked up two small strips of wood, then used a couple of finish nails to hold the signs.
Dick

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Thats kinda neat Dick,

Great idea Dick. So thats how you can really fill those blank corners in a house. Ha Ha
Ted

Hey, Dick, my grandson "Braxton" figured out other things you can do in a corner!


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Don "oltoydoc" Sherwood

LOL
Hubba

Hey did anybody notice the Marine pump plate Morgan posted? Look at the lower mounting holes location. Whats up with that? Ted

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Ted,
I believe there are two signs. Looks like the Supercharged with Petrox is an add on sign. I know some Sky Chief gasoline signs used an add on sign.
Bob

Funny thing as I saw another identical one with holes on the bottom. Guess we may never know for sure unless there is an expert Skychief Marine person out there. Ted

Ted,
I think they came both ways. Some had a sign added to the bottom. Others were one piece.
Bob

This one is one piece.

Ted,
The second picture you posted appears to have holes like Morgan's sign.
Our resident Texaco expert hasn't posted for awhile. Jim Hinds where are you????????
Bob

Bob that second one I posted is 22 1/2 inches long all one piece sign. I've seen the attachment sign altough. Just don't know too much about Marine they are too darn expensive. Ted