Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums Showcase and Stories, Petroliana Globe Of The Month for May 2006

This is the 41st installment of GOTM! We started this feature way back in January of 2003 by covering Sinclair globes. We didn't include globes from Sinclair's affiliates in that feature so we'll do that this month.

If you have globes from the following companies please post pictures and any info you have such as dates used, etc.

Pierce Petroleum
Producers and Refiners Oil Company (Parco)
Little America Refining Company
Simpson Oil Company
Stoll Refining Company
Okaw Valley OIl Company
Keith OIl Company
Puritan Oil Company
Richfield (Eastern marketing division)
Sherwood Brothers (Betholine)
Rio Grand Oil Company

Post 'em if ya got 'em!

This one piece Pierce Pennant globe dates from the mid 1920's.


Thanks to Shop Talk member Minuteman for submitting this great globe!!!!

I shot this picture at Iowa Gas several years ago. This Parco Ethyl globe dates from the early 1930's.

Sherwood Brothers were a Richfield and later Sinclair jobber.
This Betholine Miles Of Smiles globe dates from 30's and 40's.


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Parco one piece. Circa 1920.

Simpson Ethyl circa mid 40's-mid 50's.

Sherwood Brothers Betholine The Wonder Motor Fuel. Circa 1940's.

Courtesy Oil Company Collectibles.

Pierce Pennant Anti Knock from my collection. Dates from the early 1930's.

Unusual rectangular Pierce Pennant globe from the early 20's.

Courtesy Aumann Auctions