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Product display [same on both sides].

5in product stickers

Credit card signs. 30", 22" & 18x36"

Something differant

Canadian sign MADE IN USA

Great stuff Dick..thanks for posting.


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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

Some photos of old Union Dealer News from the late 30's. Neat Stuff.





Above is Toms can rack and some pictures of it when those racks came out in Union Dealer News.


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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

[This message has been edited by djhubba (edited 07-13-2004).]

Here are some of Toms Union smalls in a great display case.







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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

more from the display case

display case stuff



service box

winter front

original artwork for Holiday ad

hand built lil play station

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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

Factoidal Tidbit #1

One of the most spectacular and costly fires in the history of the Petroleum industry happened on April 7th 1926 when lightening struck Union owned San Luis Obispo tank farm. This great tragedy spurred Union to build specialized fire Schools to train the latest technics for haulting oil blazes.


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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

This is from: the Personnel Directory of the Producing Division of California Oil Operators 1949

Union Oil Company of Ca - 617 W. 7th St., LA 14-ma 9-3261 (Affiliated Company: Claremont Oil Co)

A.C. Rubel – Vice Pres / Sam Grinsfelder Vice Pres / Basil P Kantzer – mgr field op / H.A. Brett prod engr / W.S. Eggleston ch. Petro engr / T.R. Tinker – Dist Foreman / Jack L Stair – Prod foreman / L. S. Kelsey- Dist Poduction Foreman / J. E. Sherbourne – Ch Prod Engr / H. E. Winter – Supervisor Drilling Contracts ./ John R. Fraser – Division petro Engr / K. C. Vaughan – Supt of Prod / A. F. Woodward – Sr. Petro Engr / Milan G. Arthur – So. Prod. Engr / A. G. Hilton – Co. Div Sr. Petro Engr / W. O. Butler – Co Div Sup of Production / B. R. griffith – Co Div Petro Engr / Ernest Miller – Dist Production Foreman / R. L. talley – orcutt dist prod Foreman / Ralph Rampton – SJ SR Petro Engr / Vaughn Moyer – SJ Div Prod Engr / Ralph A. McGoey - SJV div supt / H. L. McCarty – bakersfield Prod foreman / H. W. Martin – Taft Prod foreman / C. W. froome – Santa Paula Sup of Production / R. H. Zinszer – Santa Paula Sr. Prod engr / H. D. Aggers – Dominguez Dist Prod Foreman / Chas Bowden - So Div Petro Engr / Carl A. Steiner – Dominguez Div Petro Engr / Wm F. Cerini Prod Engr.
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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

Here is a Royal Triton curb sign from my dads collection.
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Scott Shipers
Kansas City, Misssouri

Lower portion has an oil dipstick chart decal for cars of the time [HUDSON, FRAZER, KAISER + all of the regulars].

There are at least 2 more UNION decals UNDER the one on top.

Heres another windshield service box...Thanks Dick for posting.


Heres a nice Union restroom sign.

heres is another nice Triton sign.


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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

[This message has been edited by djhubba (edited 07-15-2004).]

Super, Super job Hubba. ALL the items are great!

This is Toms Big neon 76 sign...its KILLER...he had the can on the back custom made and had the neon redone and it looks fantastic as you can see.

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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

Factoid tidbit #2

Union Oil Had Marketing ties to space exploration that proved evident with their launch of the 76/Unocal satellite (commonly referred to as the antenna ball). They supplied Lubricating oils and greases to Seattles Space needles rotating restaurant that was unveiled at the 1962 worlds fair. In 1962 the First 76 Sphere appeared as an illuminated sign high atop a union sponsored amusement ride called the skyride which was extremely popular with patrons because of the numerous free tickets Union handed out.
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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

[This message has been edited by djhubba (edited 07-19-2004).]

some more of Toms signage

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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA