Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums Showcase and Stories, Petroliana BOTW: "BUYS OF THE WEEK!" DEC 2nd - 8th 2013

Found this great old cardboard display poster & had it framed. Now hanging in my office.

MY BOTW:

I asked the seller a question on this sign. 331082797347
Response was "Shonk Works-American Can Co. Maywood Ill."
Does your sign read the same?

Seems to be an aweful lot of these popping up in mint condition?? Seller has multiples of these from what I've been told.

NOS?...

Jim thanks a lot. It took a while but I am very happy to have it. I have had the same spot open for it for a while.

There was a large lot of these signs found some years ago, all NOS.. It seems that some more have surfaced? I have one in my collection and I have no doubt that it's original.. Typically these tin "tacker" signs were sold by the hundred, so it's not beyond reason someone could find a large quantity of them.. I don't have any reason to beleive there not real...

I'm in Sandy Oregon at the Les Schwabs getting a flat repaired that I got on the trip out here.
A lady called me about these a couple of days ago and I made the trip for them today and thought I would post 'em while I'm waiting.
2, 6 footers that are in Nice shape!

wow, those are nice

Wow you aren't kidding!! Those are beautiful!! Love the Vertical!!

Well actually bought this Nov. 30 But what the hell, it just arrived!!! Very excited about this piece!!!
And a before and after of a old grease can. Love the graphics!!!

Nice Sunoco stuff Steve!! ,,, and some really sweet buys everyone!
Just goes to show that the good stuff is still out there, and what a blast it is to go find/get it!





Thanx guys!
Now that my !!804 mile round trip!! is concluded and I've had a little rest, I've been able to check them out and they are beauties! Not NOS but the horizontal sign is Very "minty" and the vertical sign has some paint drips, a extra nail hole or two, a couple of scratches and a little paint loss. The backs are cool to look at and the horizontal sign has a stamp on it but I still can't figure out what year they are from exactly. I'm pretty sure, from my research of like company logos graphics, that they date from somewhere between the late 20s to the mid 30s.
I decided to take a decent pic of them next to my mocked up roadster that has that set of "Pennsylvania Patrol Pursuit" tires leaning up close to it in the front.
I'm STOKED to have these and that this is my first vert sign!
If I could I would just edit my above post and swap out these pics for those that I posted but I'm beyond the time limit.

Definitely not ones you see every day. Nice score.