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My first globe....
My mom was reading the paper one night and she told me there was an auction with some pumps, I read the Ad, It said "Tok. 39 and tall glass pump". Since it was at a time I had school, I had my dad (which skipped work) go to the auction, and he told me the short tokheim went for 350$ which I thought was ridiculous. The tall pump, which I deeply wish I had bought more than about anything, was a Mae West Visible that still had good red paint, With a Standard Diesel Globe on a capco body, It also came with a box of Brass Nozzles (about twenty), and some old ad glass and all went for only 950$ !!! The auctioneer said, we got some globes in these boxes were gonna sell all of them together, and in that box was 2 (KYSO) Crown on white capco, and a very nice wide glass body, I kind of hesitate to tell what the price was because I would like to trade one of the Crown's... But I'll tell anyway, 180$ including buyers premium.


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Here is my first globe. Back in 1999 I had watched my brother collect petro stuff and decided that I was going to start also. I didn't have a clue or any direction as to what I was going to collect. I just knew that globes where going to be on the top of my list. So I started searching E-bay and this globe became my first. I do not know why other than I liked it and I thought it was cheap. Which it wasn't. I gave $350.00 for it but it only had one lens at the time. Then I paid $60.00 for shipping on top of that. I have learned a few things since then.

Sinclair Joe sent in this picture and story.



My first globe came with my first pump. It was the Spring Carlisle in 1992 and my first
time there. I was blown away by the amount of collectibles I saw that weekend. On
Saturday, I made a deal with a guy selling some pumps. I didn't know anything about the
Hobby then, all I knew was I had a new garage and wanted to add some automotive
accessories! Anyway, the reason I choose the pump was because it came with an original globe!
As the years have gone by, I now know that I didn't exactly "Score" a great find, but the price was
fair, and I still enjoy the globe......Sinclair Joe.

These both came around the same time. I bet that for a lot of us one of these was our first original globe. I bought a mint set of black T lenses from Scott Benjamin around 1999 I think. I mounted them in a repop body until I was able to obtain a Hull body to put them in. The Shell clam came off of ebay around the same time. I just love those clams. You can buy them every day for under $400 and they're great globes. Can't have too many clams laying around.

Cheese sent me this picture of his first globe. He has some great plans for it!

thanks bob for posting the photo for me,the hi speed globe [above]was my 1st globe , never thought i would start collecting gas items, but i did. about 9years ago i met a man by the name of pat gilley,he came to my place with jerry keller & bernie kranz, to see what we had in gas items,after selling a few site glasses to the guys. i sat and talked to pat he was telling me if you ever find any hi speed item give me a call, well over the years i found a few things and he bought. and we became friends, i asked him "pat why the love for hi speed item" he repleied, ON the national level hi speed is a small fry in the oil business but made a big presence in northern ohio & southern michigan, and its rare that you find many of their items in collections out side of that area, well i under stood that, by the time i got off the phone with him he had sold me a hi speed globe, as years went by pat passed away. his gas collection went up for sale. to the highest bidders. ,iwas the hi bidder on his can collection & some signs,.although i sell almost every thing i get. i kept the hi speed items for myself, and still collect hi speed items. today my 1st globe, became my sons 1st globe , yes thats right i gave my son the hi speed globe today, and was proud to do so.you guys should have seen his face it was worth a million, he is 11 at age, i hope he stays interested in this awesome hobby. well i could go on with this all night, but going to wrap it up, have a great night and tell the ones you care about you love them. cheese

Great story Cheese! I hope your son stays interested in the Hobby. As the saying goes,
our children are our future, and we need all the help we can get!

right on joe you said it. hey guys lets keep them globes comming. they are just super to see, and the storys are great. cheese

Hey guys . . .

Here's my first 'original' globe. I bought it off of Bob and just got it on Saturday. It's NOS lenses on a modified CAPCO globe (the lenses are designed for a Gill Body). Absolutely mint! I've loved this shield logo for a while now and finally decided to 'bite the bullet' and get me an original globe.



Enjoy.

Later . . .

Jim

[This message has been edited by T-way (edited 03-22-2004).]

alright t-way looks great, and iam sure you will enjoy it through out the year's what does the keeper think about it. cheese

T-Way,
Glad you like the globe! Have you lit it up yet?

Here's Rod's first globe:



I remember seeing Red Crowns in use as late as 1985 or 86 at a Standard station in a little town near here.
Thanks for sharing!
Bob

Dave Parr sent me this picture.



Thats a great globe for a first globe!
Thanks to Dave for submitting this globe.

Just got home and went to post my first globe and wow brain fart............don't have it, sold it years ago...So here is my first Flying A globe. It was a keeper

Craig

Phoenix sent in this picture.

This is my first globe, basic plastic esso. This has led to over 50 more and a big hole in my pocket!!