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#37891
Mon Nov 24 2003 12:53 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3639406931&category=834 I havent seen this sign before. Is this a weird repop? Should this thread go in the repop section? wheres Rex? Any info? ------------------------------------- Hubba
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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#37892
Mon Nov 24 2003 01:22 PM
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Hubba, I thought it was fake and tried to find it in some books. No luck. It is fake as far as I can see. Rex will know.
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#37893
Mon Nov 24 2003 01:34 PM
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This is one of those "foreign" signs. I think it is possibly from India. The one I saw was ink-stamped Burma?
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#37894
Mon Nov 24 2003 01:48 PM
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Durban is in South Africa... It could be real just foreign.
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#37895
Mon Nov 24 2003 01:52 PM
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Hubba its a sign I have not seen.All the tell tale signs are there that its a new sign not an old original.You know original does not mean old.
The sign maker 'THE UNION ENAMEL CO LTD DURDAN'is not on my list of old porcelain sign manufactures which is pre 1970.
The application of the sign doesn't make sense,a strange one.No bidders yet.
Might be OK but I doubt it. H.B.BIG GUY!! Rex
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#37896
Mon Nov 24 2003 01:57 PM
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There is a Mobil office in Durban, South Africa, but I would like a little more info before bidding
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#37897
Mon Nov 24 2003 03:24 PM
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Thanks for the replies everyone. I had never seen it before and I love to learn, thats one of the things this great site does...brings us together so we can learn more. Thanks again.
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#37898
Tue Nov 25 2003 01:20 AM
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Hi guys,
I cannot tell you if it is fake or not, but the marking says "ltd" wich means it is from the British common wealth. South Africa was mentioned by Scootdog, and it is quite possible.
It sure looks new, but I think it is a bit hard to classify it as repro just because you haven't seen it before. Ask the seller more questions. He must have some history on it.
What looks peculiar to me are the letters. They don't look "Mobil-ish" to me. I believe that Mobil used the same type of lettering all over the world. just my 2 cents,
Claes
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