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  • Humble Restroom Mirror - M McGuire 11:24:58 7/30/2000 (0)
  • 9/10 of a Cent - P.A.Parrott 20:24:17 7/28/2000 (1)
  • color of phillip 66 shirts in the 1950 or around there - gary 13:25:08 7/28/2000 (0)
  • G&B PREVISIBLE DOORS NEEDED - BOBBY DAVIS 22:20:23 7/27/2000 (1)
  • Gilbert and Barker Self Measuring pump - David S. Golden 17:48:29 7/27/2000 (0)
  • essoboy & essogirl - Arne A. 10:16:38 7/27/2000 (0)
  • Tokheim 39 reset crank - Eric 20:50:38 7/26/2000 (1)
  • Gilbarco Pump - can you help? - John Crowther 16:35:36 7/26/2000 (1)
  • want to locate enameled metal station disassemblied to reuse. - Rob Phillips 00:31:57 7/26/2000 (0)
  • Amoco collectibles - Jamie Pirosko 03:04:36 7/25/2000 (0)
  • ANTIQUE FORD TRUCK - LEON COLEMAN 23:08:54 7/24/2000 (0)
  • Butler Visible - walter koehn 22:55:04 7/24/2000 (0)
  • Rebel gas sign/antique - Laura F Paterson 11:57:41 7/24/2000 (0)
  • Visible Rods - Larry 23:32:50 7/23/2000 (2)
  • SUNOCO script top M&S 80 - Craig Zander 15:20:10 7/23/2000 (0)
  • SUNOCO Lens - Craig Zander 15:18:11 7/23/2000 (0)
  • New Old Gas Site - Brian 10:35:58 7/23/2000 (4)
  • Petroliana at Hemmings.com - Dennis Brilla 14:48:15 7/22/2000 (0)
  • Gulf Single Lens - David Higdon 22:51:55 7/21/2000 (0)
  • Mobil Porclain Sign - Charles L. Skaggs 19:33:16 7/21/2000 (3)
  • Station Attendant pictures - Harold Jaynes 18:50:07 7/21/2000 (0)
  • Gilbert-Barker Pump - G Schutte 12:48:40 7/21/2000 (0)
  • Rural Texaco station intact - Stu 10:26:22 7/21/2000 (3)
  • Skelly delivery wagon - Bob Smidt 22:53:04 7/19/2000 (3)
  • manual for Gilbarco 996 - Jim Irons 19:53:02 7/19/2000 (1)
  • mobil pegasus sign - bryan c monzella 04:11:44 7/18/2000 (1)
  • What is an esso tiger worth? - Charley Shipman 11:45:07 7/17/2000 (2)
  • Gulf Sign - Tom 16:21:12 7/15/2000 (0)
  • gas boy rotor boy barrel pump - joe campbell 14:13:21 7/15/2000 (1)
  • Gilbarco 96c and Bowser 575 Doors needed - Rod van Pelt 10:58:28 7/15/2000 (0)
  • Wayne Model #90 gas pump - B. Anderson 10:39:47 7/15/2000 (2)
  • HAVE OLD OIL CANS - PATRICK 22:20:02 7/14/2000 (0)
  • Williams oil ?? - las 19:05:45 7/14/2000 (0)
  • Pure Oil Co. question - Oakland Metal Buildings, Inc. 13:40:51 7/14/2000 (0)
  • Erie clockface 1930s petrol pump. - Damian James Cessario 10:14:22 7/14/2000 (1)
  • texas refinery corporation - doug smith 11:39:24 7/13/2000 (0)
  • Screenprinting glass - Bill 03:01:04 7/12/2000 (1)
  • I need a base for Wayne 800 or a pattern to make one. - Lance Skoreyko / POGOGAS 23:23:02 7/11/2000 (0)
  • Mileage Gasoline Warner-Quinlan Co. Globe - Scott Guy 19:46:25 7/11/2000 (0)
  • can lids - Kevin 22:26:17 7/10/2000 (1)
  • Rocket Gas Pump Globe - Lee Shumate 21:43:10 7/10/2000 (1)
  • tokheim gas pump - michael slaughter 18:48:53 7/09/2000 (1)
  • A.O.Smth gas pump Model 505 - Dave Scott 18:05:21 7/09/2000 (2)
  • gilbert model identification and doors needed. - Mike Francis 13:29:15 7/09/2000 (2)
  • BOWSER PUMP - BOB GRAHAM 16:23:37 7/08/2000 (1)
  • Union oil 76 girl doll - Genie Gray 13:27:23 7/08/2000 (0)
  • Knox OK Indian Tumblers & Plates - Carl Hickling 00:22:52 7/08/2000 (0)
  • "KEEP STUFFING BOXES TIGHT" tag - Vernon Smith 13:34:34 7/07/2000 (1)
  • Driveway Signal Bells - Byron Benford 09:03:00 7/07/2000 (0)
  • H-C Sinclair - Michael Smith 21:45:05 7/06/2000 (1)
  • Pollygas Pumps - Brad Voght 22:41:13 7/05/2000 (0)
  • BOWSER PUMP - BOB GRAHAM 21:33:29 7/04/2000 (1)
  • Looking for Manufacturers - Bill 03:08:10 7/04/2000 (2)
  • Cities Service Koolmotor Flange Sign - Charlie Petty 19:53:44 7/03/2000 (0)
  • mother penn oil can - hank 17:53:14 7/03/2000 (1)
  • Bennett 541 pictures - Bob 09:17:47 7/03/2000 (0)
  • Bennett 541 door/hinges - Bob 09:16:24 7/03/2000 (0)
  • Gilbarco canopy cover wanted - Claes 04:38:54 7/03/2000 (0)
  • Gulf No-Nox sign - Glenn 00:01:04 7/02/2000 (0)
  • Petrol pump colours - Chris Leggett 18:44:13 7/01/2000 (0)
  • wooden firken - george matesz 14:39:32 7/01/2000 (0)
  • 876GOC - D Higdon 21:55:40 6/30/2000 (0)
  • looking for pump - Steve 21:12:24 6/30/2000 (0)
  • Petrol cans - Deryck Johnson 15:18:59 6/29/2000 (0)
  • Wayne 800 - Lance Skoreyko 00:36:10 6/29/2000 (0)
  • Wanted En Ar Co sign - Zach Robbins 23:03:45 6/28/2000 (0)
  • Quart of A&P Oil - Gary 22:43:08 6/28/2000 (1)
  • Blakely Oil--Arizona glass/dishware - Heather Lowden 22:24:49 6/28/2000 (2)
  • Resetting gallons,$,and price/gallon on old pumps - Rod van Pelt 20:53:10 6/28/2000 (1)
  • Bowser and Gilbarco gas pumps - Rod van Pelt 09:02:01 6/26/2000 (1)
  • Old Esso sign wanted - Madeleine Elejalde 23:28:50 6/24/2000 (1)
  • Tokheim Model 39 gas pump - parts wanted - David A. Shaw 23:26:17 6/24/2000 (1)
  • Marathon Gas items wanted - Patrick McLaughlin 23:22:40 6/24/2000 (1)
  • Looking for Shell windsock - Jack Place 23:17:50 6/24/2000 (0)
  • Wanted Early Restored Pump - Clay Thompson 10:31:17 6/24/2000 (2)
  • Tokheim 876GOC - D Higdon 22:45:50 6/23/2000 (2)
  • American Standard kids play gas pump - don lorendo 16:32:17 6/23/2000 (0)
  • Gilbert and Barker Spare Parts manuals. - Gray 13:50:39 6/23/2000 (1)
  • Need cast fixture to mount globe! - Ron 22:11:45 6/22/2000 (3)
  • Texaco North Dakota - Randy Brown 09:59:27 6/22/2000 (0)
  • WANTED-Bonded rubber repair kit can - Anthony Marinaro 19:28:42 6/20/2000 (0)
  • What-the-heck is my old gas can? - Teresa 17:27:58 6/20/2000 (1)
  • Need Source for repro 15 inch metal body globes - johnnie meier 14:22:14 6/20/2000 (2)
  • Gilbarco Pump - Rob Tippett 13:16:15 6/20/2000 (0)
  • Gilbarco gas pump - Diana Little 11:16:57 6/20/2000 (0)
  • GAS PUMP FROM THE 1940-1950 - DAN HOLBERT 03:16:33 6/20/2000 (1)
  • What was Gulftane? - Claes 03:00:39 6/20/2000 (1)
  • Visible Cylinder - Lee Shumate 22:19:15 6/19/2000 (1)
  • what kind of gas pump do I have - avery 18:44:40 6/19/2000 (1)
  • Wayne Window Frame - Al Kozeliski 01:17:21 6/19/2000 (0)
  • paint colors - eric Bracher 16:19:55 6/18/2000 (1)
  • coats ironman - franklin rigenhagen 20:49:08 6/17/2000 (0)
  • veedol oil bottles - cory 19:06:13 6/17/2000 (0)
  • gulf oil colors - alvin brisson 18:30:36 6/17/2000 (0)
  • Wayne 861 clockface - Dave 02:08:39 6/17/2000 (0)
  • Service Station Equipment Co. 154 gas pump - Dave 02:03:40 6/17/2000 (0)
  • Magnolene Decals - Ronnie Hardy 13:55:44 6/16/2000 (1)
  • 30" round Magnolia Petroleum sign - Linda Williams 22:24:38 6/15/2000 (1)
  • Gilbert and Barker pump - Harold 17:28:42 6/15/2000 (1)
  • gilbarco gas pump - bruce caswell 16:45:33 6/15/2000 (0)
  • gas smells - denise 21:04:40 6/14/2000 (1)
  • Tokheim 300 - Jim Irons 19:27:56 6/14/2000 (0)
  • PART NEEDED - LANNY BENNETT 12:35:50 6/14/2000 (0)
  • Snap-On MT-640 spark tester - Mike Cooper 01:44:43 6/13/2000 (0)
  • visible glass cylinder where to sell how much - mitch 00:52:31 6/13/2000 (1)
  • Repoduction Policeman - Brian 19:48:19 6/11/2000 (0)
  • G&B PRE VISIBLE PUMP: - Bud Irving 16:13:37 6/11/2000 (2)
  • P. M. E. CO. MYSTERY????????????? - DEWITT HOLLAND 23:35:44 6/10/2000 (0)
  • Standard Oil Price Guide - Harley 15:56:38 6/10/2000 (0)
  • Magnolia Gas - C.Pate 09:59:07 6/10/2000 (0)
  • ANY Info. on a Wayne Model 605 - Bill Hodge 12:04:31 6/09/2000 (1)
  • Victory Pump - Mike Szabo 11:58:22 6/09/2000 (0)
  • Progress Pump - Vince Sutter 08:03:26 6/09/2000 (1)
  • Tokheim Visible - Michael Smith 16:19:03 6/08/2000 (0)
  • Changes of addresses - Jack Sim 21:02:19 6/07/2000 (0)
  • Petrolina Gas Meets - Steve Baker 22:44:50 6/06/2000 (2)
  • Green 76 Ball - Brian 20:45:33 6/06/2000 (0)
  • ECO Tireflator, How do I set pressure adjustment? - Guy Forstrom 19:43:17 6/06/2000 (2)
  • American Oil Company (A.O Smith) gas pump - Tom 15:43:49 6/06/2000 (3)
  • Motor Oil of the 40's - Chris NJ 13:35:51 6/06/2000 (2)
  • Phillips 66 power yacht toy - willard smart 19:47:59 6/05/2000 (0)
  • Gas Station reproductions - Lenny 21:45:17 6/04/2000 (2)
  • Standard Oil of Tulsa OK late 1940's - Dianne Jones 07:53:28 6/04/2000 (0)
  • Motorcraft Engine Oil - Tom Brackett 04:06:48 6/04/2000 (1)
  • Bennett 76 parts - Michael Smith 23:41:40 6/03/2000 (0)
  • Need info on Goodyear plaque - Deb 12:41:27 6/03/2000 (0)
  • Gilbert&Barker Tru-Meter - Michael Smith 10:42:53 6/03/2000 (1)
  • Panoramic pumps - John Hoefer 22:02:12 6/02/2000 (2)
  • Gas prices in '62-'63 - Patrik Bystrom 08:36:21 6/02/2000 (1)
  • 39 tokheim and 39 tokheim twin - doug smith 07:45:26 6/02/2000 (0)
  • ECO Air Meter Wanted - James Schreiber 21:43:04 6/01/2000 (2)
  • mobile large flying horse - Mary Jo Irelan 20:18:48 6/01/2000 (2)
  • Sinclair no Smoking with dinosaurs - Don oltoydoc Sherwood 10:24:00 6/01/2000 (0)
  • Tolkheim 39 door brace needed - Eric 21:52:26 5/31/2000 (0)
  • Original Visible Glass cylinder - Rod van Pelt 21:02:54 5/31/2000 (1)
  • Fry modal 87 - Greg Randall 23:33:00 5/30/2000 (0)
  • Jack Sim website - Jim 18:34:36 5/29/2000 (0)
  • Tokhiem 36B Manifold wanted (see photo) - Don oltoydoc Sherwood 18:19:28 5/29/2000 (3)
  • Sinclair going down the tubes?????? - Charlie Hulsizer 17:44:45 5/29/2000 (0)
  • air/water tower - Tom 01:31:41 5/29/2000 (0)
  • Re: air/water tower - Jack Sim 16:14:19 5/29/2000 (0)
  • Texaco Pole Thermometer TIN!? - Nathan Lippe 00:57:27 5/29/2000 (0)
  • poly gas colors - alvin brisson 19:57:57 5/28/2000 (1)
  • ECO model 19 - Jim 19:11:00 5/28/2000 (1)
  • May Truck Tire Changer - Nick 17:33:34 5/28/2000 (0)
  • tokheim 39 door - edwin smith 11:04:18 5/28/2000 (1)
  • Help for National Pump - Steve Baker 10:05:44 5/28/2000 (0)
  • old gas stuff - nathan Yates 10:04:55 5/28/2000 (0)
  • sunoco bronze coin set - John Berryann 10:03:51 5/28/2000 (1)
  • gasboy - Kathy 23:50:28 5/27/2000 (1)
  • Veeder Root Monopoly?? - chris mulhall 21:23:23 5/27/2000 (1)
  • fina embossed glass door fronts - edwin d smith 21:10:48 5/27/2000 (2)
  • Did a Model 36(not 36-B)Tokheim Also Come With A Glass Top?? - Jim 10:17:40 5/27/2000 (1)
  • Caspar Oil Company - Jim Sikorski 22:10:28 5/26/2000 (0)
  • bowser 595 info needed - mike van item 14:25:27 5/26/2000 (1)
  • Dodge 1957 gas truck FS - Judd Bietz 13:22:40 5/26/2000 (0)
  • Bulk Petroleum Corp. - Carol Stone Anderson 10:34:28 5/26/2000 (0)
  • Mobilgas red and Esso blue - Claes 09:43:13 5/26/2000 (2)
  • Rubber Repair Kit Collectibles - Anthony Marinaro 22:51:06 5/25/2000 (0)
  • gas pump "ding" - sam Clements 22:22:29 5/25/2000 (1)
  • Globe Wanted - Rex Benson 22:04:54 5/24/2000 (0)
  • Mobil Oil Pitcher - RMC 20:09:13 5/21/2000 (0)
  • C77 Bowser Square Visible - Lyle Anderson 23:29:19 5/20/2000 (0)
  • Boston, MA HELP!!! - Ron Scobie 21:14:59 5/20/2000 (0)
  • Gulf Oil glass ware priemum gifts - Valerie Miller 20:06:14 5/20/2000 (0)
  • Texaco Banjo style signs - C.Pate 16:42:49 5/20/2000 (1)
  • Archer Lubricant can - John Hoefer 20:39:14 5/19/2000 (3)
  • Harris Oil Question - Eugene.Espinosa 19:49:18 5/19/2000 (0)
  • Phillips "Flight Fuel" - Todd Ruel 10:58:11 5/18/2000 (0)
  • Short T'heim 39 - sight glass manifold - David Tudor 16:37:09 5/17/2000 (0)
  • who had purple gas pumps? My Bowser's orig color is purple - tom mize 16:03:55 5/17/2000 (4)
  • Mobiloil Gargoyle Metal Sign 3'x5' - Cindy 22:57:29 5/16/2000 (0)
  • GAS PUMP DRINK DISPENSER WHERE TO BUY? - STEVE WERRE 14:22:23 5/16/2000 (1)
  • gumball gas pump - John Johnson 13:51:41 5/16/2000 (1)
  • Looking for owner of Rapidayton pump - Tim Rohr 20:11:21 5/15/2000 (0)
  • Koolmotor Reproduction Globe - George 09:07:36 5/15/2000 (2)
  • Jack Sim web site - Gary Kinst 17:45:46 5/14/2000 (0)
  • removing paint on porcelain gas signs - C.Pate 14:49:29 5/14/2000 (2)
  • Lubrite Refining Company - Glenn Kidd 22:15:55 5/13/2000 (0)
  • reproductions - germaine 17:37:59 5/12/2000 (1)
  • Texaco trucks and airplanes - Barry Duncan 14:10:40 5/12/2000 (0)
  • Martin&Schwartz - Roger Seyler 21:12:14 5/11/2000 (1)
  • Seven Step Procedure - Carol Deering 14:42:49 5/11/2000 (0)
  • ECO (Model 98) Air Meter: - Bud Irving 14:26:25 5/11/2000 (1)
  • polly gas green - craig svader 19:44:29 5/10/2000 (1)
  • Kellogg tire pump - dave grace 16:27:11 5/10/2000 (2)
  • Progress Manufacturing Company - Vince Sutter 12:59:06 5/09/2000 (1)
  • How Do I Repair Porcelain Chips? - Guy Forstrom 21:42:58 5/08/2000 (2)
  • gilbarco pump - Don Baker 20:03:37 5/08/2000 (0)
  • HELP IDENTIFYING WAYNE PUMP PLEASE. "photo" - Judd Bietz 12:02:05 5/08/2000 (1)
  • Tolkheim 39 part needed - Eric 22:08:53 5/07/2000 (1)
  • Bennett parts needed - Steve Wallace 21:20:53 5/07/2000 (1)
  • Help needed for ECO Model 37 Parts - Steve Baker 21:00:14 5/07/2000 (1)
  • col-tex ethyl sign - MPERKINS 20:58:57 5/07/2000 (1)
  • Horse Drawn Oil Tanker - W.Baxley 10:33:46 5/06/2000 (2)
  • info. needed on Magnolia Gas sign ??? - C.Pate 02:28:55 5/06/2000 (0)
  • need some who paints counter numbers ?? - mike van item 08:41:43 5/04/2000 (1)
  • original ad glass needed for neptune 855 tall - mike van item 08:39:05 5/04/2000 (2)
  • phillips 77 ad glass - shawn 23:31:08 5/03/2000 (0)
  • gas pumps wanted - doug smith 07:52:19 5/03/2000 (0)
  • Ben Franklin - Jay Leeper 01:23:15 5/03/2000 (0)
  • Gilbarco 996 doors - Jim Irons 20:08:09 5/02/2000 (0)
  • How to post images on this forum and eBay - Jim Potts 21:40:33 5/01/2000 (2)
  • Books on collecting gas pumps - Leo Smith 18:51:41 5/01/2000 (1)
  • Bennett Gas Pump parts and ID - Berry C. Bell 11:34:17 5/01/2000 (0)
  • White Eagle Oil - Steve Tyler 10:56:27 5/01/2000 (1)
  • Another new page for the Shop Talk forum - Jim Potts 08:18:18 5/01/2000 (0)


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