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#172958 Mon Feb 01 2010 12:16 PM
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Does anyone know if this pump plate was reproduced in 9 and 3/4 inches? If so who may have sold these? Thanks Ted

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Ted Pam Ethyl & Polly Roach
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This is a picture of the actual sign in question. I purchased it at the Turlock Swap meet this Sat. It measures 9 3/4 inch and the green is slightly different from my dad's. Any flying A experts out there? Thanks. ~Jason

flying A 001.JPG flying A 002.JPG flying A 003.JPG flying A 004.JPG

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I believe there was someone in the Virginia/North Carolina area that was selling repops on eBay.They were porcelain and I think in the size you mentioned. I also noticed that the grommet holes were closer to the edge of the sign on the first sign pictured.


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...look closely at the word 'FLYING', on the sign in question - it was typeset on a computer...the counterfeiter was lazy, and didn't bother to reproduce the lettering as on the original, he just picked a font that was 'close enough' and went with it...


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Gas Pump Heaven list them in there catalog at 10" With the 4 grommet holes. But your may be real with split grommets. But some one can always replace those all so .

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I BELIEVE I PICKED UP A REPOP FOR AN OUTSIDE PUMP FROM CARLISLE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I THINK IT WAS APPROX THE SAME SIZE AS THE ORIGINAL WITHIN A QUARTER INCH OR SO. I MAY HAVE PICKED IT UP FROM GAS PUMP HEAVEN?


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Mark you're right, most noticable in the G.


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PRETTY MUCH ALL THE LETTERS IN BOTH SIGNS ARE SPACED MORE IN THE TOP SIGN THAN IN THE 2ND SIGN THAT JASON IS QUESTIONING.


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The bottom part of the wings are noticably lower in the 2nd sign.
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We held these signs up side by side for 15 minutes and it is amazing how close they are. I can't tell the difference in the fonts in person. If it is a reproduction, and it could be based on the price I actually paid, it is scary. We compared some original signal pump plates to 3 different unmarked limited repos and there were some obvious differences. This Flying A scenario would be the best repo I have ever seen. Does anyone know for a fact that 2 different green colors may have been used?


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IS IT ME OR DOES THE RED "A" IN THE REPRO LOOK HEAVIER THAN THE ORIGINAL. THE REAL ONE HAS MORE OR A WHITE BORDER AND THE TRIANGLE LOOKS BIGGER INSIDE THE "A" ON THE REAL ONE TOO.


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Jason:

I can't talk to the authenticity of the sign.

But I can say that I would believe the materials for making porcelain signs would be along the same lines as the Frits I use making lenses. I have noticed that even when re-ordering 'standard' colors from my Frit supplier, there can be slight variations in the final shade of the color.

So . . . original (or reproduction) signs made at different times can/could have varations in color. Especially for a formulated color like the funky Green Flying A used. LOL

Later . . .

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So I must be the worst at telling fonts. I got an A in printing in high school but I could see back then. LOL I just saw a difference in the A and shade of green. However Flying A used several green shades as seen on many west coast ethyl pump plates.
I found some reproduced 9 3/4 inch repops and there were only a couple left in the stock and no more were being ordered as they were not being made. I will not reveal my source but had to have them to compare. May never know for sure, but here is the reason for marking signs if made in identical sizes. 9 3/4 " is not a normal repop size. If it is a repop at least you didn't get stuck for much as you could have. If the experts on here are having trouble I don't think your office clients will have a clue. My 2 cents. Thanks for all the input and help. Still can't see that font thing. I just fix cars. LOL Ted


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Check this out to add to the confusion.
Item on ebay. Ted
220542862573

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