Hi guys. A friend sent me these posts last fall, and maybe even pix of my 1956 vintage porcelain-coated-metal-panel Texaco station.
I'm in the process of selling my property, and I am going to remove the porcelain-panel shell from the concrete block buildings. There are two buildings: A 30 x 20 office, and a 40 x 20 3-bay shop. These are the mainly white porcelain "icebox" designs by industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague. They have the curved tops, three light green stripes (porcelain), and the dark green bottoms (also porcelain). The same design is shown on page 60 of Robert Ball's Texaco Collectibles book.
There are panels on the front, and both sides of the office, and the front, and right-hand side of the shop. Some panels have some paint (just one or two coats, and just in spots), which isn't very hard to remove from that ultra-smooth porcelain (melted glass). There are some non-original holes here and there, which would have to be filled for full restoration. The fasteners for the origial red stars and letters, and black letters above the shop doors are still in place--the stars and letters are long gone. The fasteners still indicate "Marfak Lubrication" above door #3.
I will most likely remove the panels in April, and I'll photograph the existing structures, number the panels as they come off, and measure and photograph the concrete block remains.
The labor to remove, number, stack, and store will be significant. I figure that my asking price will be about $4500.00 in Spokane, WA. I just thought you guys should have first notice, as when I've got them ready to market, I'll advetise beyond here.
