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Sun Jun 20 2010 05:25 PM
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I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SCORE THESE FOUR SIGNS FROM A CRAIG'S LIST AD I SAW ON FRIDAY MORNING. DROVE TO SOUTH AMBOY, NJ YESTERDAY AND BOUGHT THEM DESPITE THEIR ISSUES/PROBLEMS, ETC. THEY WERE CHEAP SO I COULDN'T RESIST THE CHALLENGE. THESE SIGNS WERE ALL BEING USED AS ROOFING ON AN OLD 1920'S HOUSE WITH AN ADDITION ON THE BACK. SO I HAD TO REMOVE A TON OF NAILS, SEVERAL SHINGLES, TAR AND THE 1x2" FRAMES WHICH WERE ALL BROKEN. UNFORT THESE SAT OUTSIDE FOR A YEAR IN THE WEATHER. GUY SAID THE ESSO AVIATION WAS IN ALOT BETTER SHAPE A YEAR AGO! THEY ALL HAD THE SAME PRICE EACH AND IF I WERE TO BUY ALL 4 I WOULD GET A BUY 3 GET ONE FREE DEAL. I FIGURE EVEN THOUGH THE AVIATION SIGN IS HURTING ALOT, YOU DON'T FIND THAT ONE TOO OFTEN. I CONSIDER IT MY FREEBIE...LOL! ATLAS 36" X 72" ROBERTSON DUALIFE 1940: ATLAS 36" X 72" PRESS SIGN CO 1941: ESSO MOTOR OIL 36" X 72" 1941: ESSO AVIATION PRODUCTS 36" X 108" (3 X 9') NO DATE: I'M THINKING THEY ARE ALL PRE-WWII SIGNS. THE GUY TOLD ME THAT THE OWNER FROM AROUND THAT TIME DID WORK FOR STANDARD OIL OF NEW JERSEY....THE ATLAS SIGNS LOOK N.O.S. DESPITE THE STRESS FROM USAGE. HOPE YOU ALL DID GREAT THIS PAST WEEK! THANKS!
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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My buy's for the last couple weeks: I picked these 2 Kendall signs up at John Mancino's Petrofest The Kendall clock was given to me at a garage sale. This Waverly sign came to me last night. A car pulled in my driveway & some older guy walks back to me in my garage & said I like all your signs. He asks if I'd be interested in buying one he found at his dads place I said I'd certainly look at it. Well he wanted $50 for it. I gave him $40. Never seen one like it before. Sat in water for ever wood fram was rotted off it.
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Tara got this globe for her birthday - it came from the Matthews auction in Colorado last month: We picked up this Pennsylvania model 41 pump yesterday at a local auction. It was a grueling day - hot and sunny, I got sunburned and Tara got some mild heat exhaustion. But, I'm still glad we went and got the pump. It's our first clockface! Wes
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Uploaded with ImageShack.usGot this off ebay from another oldgasser. I have been after this can for a while.
Originals only for me. Always looking for Simpson oil, Super A, and MFA oil cans and globes. Shawn Morris
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I finely talk this guy in to selling me this porcelain oil rack sign. Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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just picked up this stuff in the last couple days. I need two hudson radios if anyone has some. Thanks
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Sweet pump Wes, it looks as if it has the smaller pump plate, I hope you guys fared ok in the heat.
Thanks, Phil _________________________________________________ Looking for any old pumps, or nice 5 gallon cans.
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Picked this globe up on friday.
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I drove to plainfield illinois and picked this up... I got this from ebay
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DOC ESSO AVIATION SIGN IS AWESOME,DOC YOU SCORED IN MY BOOK ALL DAY LONG!THOSE ARE GREAT!
CHRIS BUYING ANYTHING EARLY HUMBLE OIL CO. BUY SELL TRADE ORIGINAL GAS PUMP PARTS
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This week was a handy oiler/lighter fluid week. Dick made the lighter fluid tins for me and the handy oilers came from ebay. The ESSO oil drop man came from Jack Sim. As a kid, we would take a long vacation every couple of years. 3 kids in a crowded car drove my parents nuts. LOL So we picked up any and all activity books, comics etc.. we could find at the gas stations we stopped at. So I decided to pick up some and start a new collectible for myself. Had the comic book before, but sold it. Uploaded with ImageShack.us
Looking for Tide Water/ Tide Water-Associated/ Tidewater items
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Picked up my fifth pump in three weeks:-D This one is an early 60s Ljungmans Star 97. It has been painted in BP colors and has some shelves in it. The guy had used it for his stereo. This model has the sight glass in the entire radial arm. I will have to think of some ways to fasten new faces without damaging the paint. It was nice to buy something withut rust for a change, and it was real cheap as well :-D br Claes
Ljungmans Star97 early 60s.
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BP is not to popular here in the States right now!
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I went to New Jersey and picked up the Chrysler sign today! AND I also picked up this 4 foot Dodge diecut sign Also picked this up... Off to Columbus tomorrow!
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