In YOUR Opinion, what are the Rarest Plate[s] used on pumps?
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So THAT'S why Ron is looking for this plate!! I've never seen one before.
In YOUR Opinion, what are the Rarest Plate[s] used on pumps?
I only know of a couple of these that exist! This one was found by a friend of mine, and it was sticking up out of the dirt in an old farm yard!
Well I may be biased but I have a nice Fyre Drop and 2 Tankar Pump Plates which are extremily Rare.
Well I may be biased but I have a nice Fyre Drop and 2 Tankar Pump Plates which are extremily Rare.
John, would you please post some pictures..
I like this one!
Thanks John..
never seen the Tankar plates before
this is turning out to be a good post.
I have talked to many Minnesota collectors that have been in it for 40 years and have never seen these. It's a Minneapolis area company.
Try these!
Rare enough.
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With all the discussion in the other thread I had to put this one out for view.
Not near as rare as some shown and not porcelain but still my favorites.
That Fire Chief you don't see that often, They were used on the east coast I believe. Great pump plates everyone.
Not even sure this is a pump plate might be truck door sign. But I was happy to get this little painted sign.
Great thread! Awesome to see items that I may never see in my lifetime. Thanks guys.
17"
Am I the only one cringing at the sight of the thumbtacks holding up the Golden West plate? I would be worried about if falling and getting a chip.
Greg likes living on the edge
Here's an oddball...Company info unknown...
The bottom part looks like the J&L signs from northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin, from the late 60s and early 70s.
May not be the rarest of pump plates, but a couple you don't see that often on your side of the big pond.
The Koppartrans is fairly rare over here in Sweden, the Caltex not that rare (but good looking).
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Claes
Description: Koppartrans ca 1958
Description: Caltex 50s trough 60s
A small Mississippi co.
Haven't had one fall off the wall yet. Here's another. Embossed painted metal now residing in sunny CA.
Thanks for sharing the pictures everyone - Dont know if this is a pump sign or not...found the picture on the net a while back. I believe it is Gulf and European. Would love to find one to hang near Speedy. Maybe some of you Gulf collectors will know?
Not to get off topic but this is what I use to hang signs even larger ones. 1 3/4" long get them from staples. Some signs they even blend in and you don't see them as well.
a couple for the Montana collectors..
Haven't had one fall off the wall yet. Here's another. Embossed painted metal now residing in sunny CA.
I use to use push pins on all my light weight, small signs, never a problem. Beats mudding and sanding the hell out of your walls. LOL
A couple more Montana plates and a couple California as well...
those California plates are dandy's,
truck door & a pump plate?..
is the "premium powered" regular "Sunset"?..
is the premium powered double sided butch?
wondering why only 2 mounting holes?
Some great stuff. I never seem to find any plates on my picks.
I figure the premium powered is Sunset? Single sided. Don't know why only two holes. Everyone has posted some great signs. Some I haven't seen. Happy Thanksgiving.........
Great post of some rare signs. I have seen a few people in the past put Cities Service pump plates on here. There is some doubt in my mind that they did have pump plates. Anyone here that can post a definite pump plate from Cities Service.Also could these pump plates have possibily been truck door signs, lubester signs. I have never found any of these in over 30 yrs.Tnx
Here is one I have. Not fancy by any means. Midway was out of Illinois.
I think Cities Service used decals. Kevin would know.
Interesting to see a spelling error on a painted sign. I guess Midway couldn't afford a proofreader.
Interesting to see a spelling error on a painted sign. I guess Midway couldn't afford a proofreader.
sign is porcelain, what is mis-spelled?..
Midway sign is porcelain. Interesting error.
That's even more interesting in a porcelain sign. (There should be no apostrophe in "it's.")
this has been a awesome tread!!!!love seeing the different plates!!!
Alan
Misuse of the apostrophe is still rampant in the sign/advertising business today-just start looking around. It only mirrors the culture though; many people just can't resist throwing one after a plural.
WOW,some great signs, Butch & Randy's signs killer... as always they have the best of the best.
Cities Service used porcelain pump plates in both the round and clover shapes (10 inch).The photo with the clock shows the 2 different configurations of pump plates!
They also had porcelain lubester plates that were slightly over 9 inches and had a different mounting configuration.I've only ever found round lubester plates, and these smaller paddle types!
The last 2 pictures are of the lubester plates. Notice the different mounting holes on the round plate!
The truck door plates came in both the round and clover versions and were 16 inches in size. Here are 2 examples of those!
Premium Powered Regular plate is from Chicago based Perfect Power.
Nice signs Kevin. Never found one in my part of the world.Anyone have pic's of Cities Service trucks with door signs? When I restored my 41 IH gas truck the only pics I could find on the net of old trucks were decals or painted on. I had heard of older lubesters with signs but never found any.
One of my rarest pump plates. This one is tin lithographed, from the middle 1950s
Wayne Henderson
a pair of Billups
Description: billups
three curved Louisiana Amigos
Description: Louisiana approved
I was waiting for you to jump in Lenny,
Several years ago I sold Bobby P. a 10-12" "Titusville Petro" porcelain sign, I have never seen another, are there any out there. I'm remembering it was a white background, green lettering. and maybe an oil derrick on it?
KZ - Dan has a Titusville PPP in their sale this weekend (dont remember if it has graphics or not)...Great looking signs everyone. Hey Paddy...have you ever seen the Billups with "Your Friend" verbage? There's one in Scott and Wayne's Gas pump Resto guide however I have never seen one in person or one for sale...is that the toughest Billups plate in your opinion?
Probably not the rarest but one of my better pump plates
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Tin painted pump plate. Allen Morrison sign co. Lynchburg Va. dated 12-63