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Ken Bird Active Member Posts: 284 |
posted 02-26-2006 12:40 PM
  
   Here are some of my B/A signs.More to come.IP: Logged |
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Ken Bird Active Member Posts: 284 |
posted 02-26-2006 12:45 PM
   Here are a few more. Not done yet.IP: Logged |
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Ken Bird Active Member Posts: 284 |
posted 02-26-2006 12:53 PM
  Here are the last? of the B/A. As you can see I have a few more, I will go thru those later. The blue and orange signs are the transitional ones from 1967 to Gulf's buy-out Jan.1 1969. The green and red ones were from 1948 to 1966. I don't have any Bow-tie signs yet which were pre-1948. The letters went over the front doors along the front of the building.KLB. IP: Logged |
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Ken Bird Active Member Posts: 284 |
posted 02-26-2006 12:59 PM
 Here's a sample of a station circa 1960. Check out the big neon sign!KLB. IP: Logged |
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ward zaharia Active Member Posts: 326 |
posted 02-26-2006 07:43 PM
Ken I really like the small double drip in the fame behind your bennett. That is a really nice sign I missed on like that once close to saskatoon. ward IP: Logged |
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hotcidr Active Member Posts: 380 |
posted 02-27-2006 06:48 PM
Are BA and BP the same company? IP: Logged |
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THE AMERICAN GARAGE Active Member Posts: 5342 |
posted 02-27-2006 06:57 PM
BA AND BP ARE DEF NOT RELATED AND NEVER WERE. ~DOC IP: Logged |
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Ken Bird Active Member Posts: 284 |
posted 02-27-2006 08:23 PM
Hi Ray. Doc is right, British American Oil Co. and British Pertoleum have no ties at all. B/A started off in 1906 in Ontario and grew across Canada and was bought out by Gulf Oil Jan.1, 1969. If you haven't seen it, check out Alex Colwell's B/A site. It has a great history lesson and some cool pics. www.britishamericanoil.ca KLB. [This message has been edited by Ken Bird (edited 02-27-2006).] IP: Logged |
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JIM DAVIES Member Posts: 4 |
posted 02-28-2006 12:58 PM
Greetings, Ken Do you know where the BA station photo was taken? Jim IP: Logged |
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Ken Bird Active Member Posts: 284 |
posted 02-28-2006 07:09 PM
Hi Jim and welcome to the site. Yup, I do know where that station was. It was situated at the north end of Broadway Ave which is now called "5 Corners", here in Saskatoon. There is a highrise there now. Everytime I go past there, I think of that station. My neighbor used to drive truck in the city here and said that was one of the better stations in the city back in the '60's. My cousin remembers the big neon sign flashing "B" then "A" then "BA". Pretty flashy back then. Ken. [This message has been edited by Ken Bird (edited 02-28-2006).] IP: Logged |
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ward zaharia Active Member Posts: 326 |
posted 03-01-2006 03:11 PM
Jim are you related to loyd davies. ward IP: Logged |
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JIM DAVIES Member Posts: 4 |
posted 03-01-2006 03:23 PM
If you mean "Floyd", yes! IP: Logged |
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ward zaharia Active Member Posts: 326 |
posted 03-01-2006 03:45 PM
sorry Jim I got birch river mixed up with birch hills. Good to see some new people from saskatchewan. I would relly like to hear a little bit about what you collect jim pumps signs restorations? ward [This message has been edited by ward zaharia (edited 03-01-2006).] IP: Logged |
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JIM DAVIES Member Posts: 4 |
posted 03-02-2006 08:55 AM
Hi Ward & friends; I've been following this site for about a year now. I guess it time for my two-cents! Let's see, what's in the "toy box"? IP: Logged |
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fargoguy Member Posts: 8 |
posted 03-02-2006 10:14 AM
Jim- Who left the door open so you could wander in? Evan IP: Logged |
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