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NOT ME! I HAVE NOTHING! WHADDAYU GOT?

THANKS!

This might look a little strange... It's made of slag glass set in mortar, and features two abstract Olds rockets:



It was designed to be backlit. Here's a crude attempt using two lamps. We plan to build a lightbox with fluorescent tubes behind it.



But what is it?? Well... In 1966, Oldsmobile opened Building 70 in lansing -- their new administration building. Harold Metzel's office (the president) took up most of the top floor, and was divided by the "Rocket Wall." On one side was his desk, and on the other was a large triangular board room table (which is now in the R. E. Olds Museum). The Rocket Wall cost $15,000 to build, and featured illuminated rockets on both sides. When the office was gutted several years ago, the Rocket Wall went to the R. E. Olds Museum, but not all of it would fit. Two panels were sold, and this one appears to possibly be the leftmost one in this picture:

(photo credit Setting The Pace p.340)

We're quite anxious to get this piece of Olds history lit up again and displayed, but that'll have to come after the globe shelf...

Wes

got this from a fellow oldgasser,and its gonna wind up on my 850!!
got all the paper with it too!

Picked this up yesterday at a local farm auction, Pole is intact as well. Other side of the sign looks alot better.



Joey

A SPECIAL THANKS TO DON RALEIGH FOR HOOKING ME UP WITH THE TYDOL COLD FRONT -DEICER CAN AND ANTI-FREEZE CAN......ALSO TO SCOTT SHIPPERS FOR THE RARE COLBALT SPOT REMOVER,,, AND THE 10-30 CANS WHICH ARE UP GRADES TO MY COLLECTION...I GOT THE SELDOM SEEN TAN IMPERIAL QT FROM FEEBAY ,,,TXS ALAN

After a dry spell I had a great week!
I snagged this earlier tonight on Ebay

From Ebay earlier this week...RARE Anglo Saxon Oil Sign!

Lastly I bought 12 globes and 2 signs at a local auction yesterday!

Love your new rockets, Wes.....what a great piece of history!! Be sure to affix the story and picture to the piece somehow..........so the next owner has the 'provenance'.

Richard

Went to a estate/garage sale sat and again sun and found a few things both petro and non petro.

A clear plastic champlin map holder or at least thats what I am using it for.

A few old gas company car window decals.

like them decals !!!! good score jack.......

This buy took several months to actually get into my hands. Thanks to Maurice Campbell it made it's way from the east coast to Dixie Gas and finally to Tulsa, OK where I picked it up. I think the Sunray lenses look very nice on this globe although you normally see them on an orange ripple.

Bill that globe is killer. I agree it looks good

Bill that is a nice looking globe