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It’s hard to believe but it’s almost time to start the 2011 show season. This will be out 15th year doing the show and they always seem to be better that the last! This year’s show will be March 12 in Fredrick, MD, same location as last year.
Below is the flyer that Dan (Circadesign on Oldgas) made for us, as always it came out killer. This year’s show is sure to be another great one; we have some of the best vendors in the hobby so it makes putting the show on a breeze!!
If anyone would like information about the show feel free to contact us @ masondixongas@comcast.net or call at 443-864-6271. See you there…
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It is hard to believe! But its only 10 weeks away. I for one can't wait,one of the best shows in the country,with some of the best people hosting it.
Please visit my website Gasstuff.com
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looking forward to it....will see you guys there!!!!
see me at Mason Dixon Gas, Spring Carlisle M114-115, and Hershey C4E-35.
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Can't wait either. Got the shirts designed yet?
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Mark (Gulfiend!) does our shirts for us every year, he never ceases to amaze us!! I’m sure he’ll have something awesome in store for us this year!!
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I'VE THIS YEARS SHIRT ON RIGHT NOW. QUITE THE SNAPPY/CATCHY DESIGN!
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Looking forward to coming down to the show and seeing everyone, always a good time there.
Looking for photos, etc from 60s era Shell-A-Rama gas station and Pal's Diner, Rt. 17 Mahwah, NJ & US or state highway signs, shields, route markers
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I'll be there bright and early. Looking forward to it. Chris Bowers and I meet up at the Waffle House for breakfast, stop by! Brady
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I just heard that the new Check The Oil published the wrong dates for our show (Again). The show is March 12, 2011, so disregard the dates they published. This is the second year they have screwed up the dates after I emailed them telling them the correct ones? Guess that’s the reason I don’t subscribe anymore?
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...maybe Scott and Wayne will get it right!
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...maybe Scott and Wayne will get it right! Yea, It's correct in PCM. Thankfully!!
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Looking forward to the show, I just hope Winter tones down by then, sunny and 70s would be nice.
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Only a few weeks away...... Looks like this will be another great show, we've picked up quite a few new vendors and most of our regulars are returning so we should have a packed house.
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I am hoping to make it (though there is a good chance a family event will intervene) and would like some advice for this first-timer.
I may be doing more gawking than buying but still want to get my fill of the event. At the very least I'll want to bring home a souvenir.
I would be driving up for the day, but if I can talk family into coming (husband, niece and her husband) I may not be able to get there till 9 or 10.
Is it a big scrum for those trying to get in at 7?
Still lots to see at 10?
Food vendors?
Bathroom situation? I know, I know, only a Q a girl would ask.
Thanks for any info!
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NICOLE, THEIR IS LOCAL FOOD VENDORS ON THE ROAD, HOWEVER I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THER BEING ANY AT THE SHOW. MAYBE KEITH OR MARK WILL CHIME IN ABOUT THAT.
THERE ARE DETACHED RESTROOMS IN AN OUTSIDE BUILDING.
I'M SURE THERE WILL BE A LITTLE SOMETHING STILL AROUND AT 10AM, BUT PRETTY MUCH ALL THE GOOD STUFF GETS BOUGHT, TRADED AND SOLD EARLY. BY LATE MORNING THE SHOW SLOWS, BUT PEEPS STILL COME AND GO IN WAVES.
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Nicole, I have never had a problem being in the door at 7:00am. There will be plenty to see at 10:00. The auction that is being held in a building very near the show building has a cafe in it, but I have never eaten there, I stop at the Waffle House before the show. I have never been to the ladies room, but there is a decent restroom facility beside the show building. You will have a great time at the show. Brady
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Thanks,
We have two family B-days in March and they are usually celebrated together, and I never know 'till a week or two before, so finger's crossed that they don't choose that day!
They don't know yet about you all.... : ) : o : )
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I'll be there with my wife Nicole.....She always likes to other female company. She'll be taking all the pictures while I drool on all the tables trying to decide what to buy!
........Dave ___________________________________________________ Looking for old, rare, auto light bulb tins
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I'M SURE THERE WILL BE A LITTLE SOMETHING STILL AROUND AT 10AM, BUT PRETTY MUCH ALL THE GOOD STUFF GETS BOUGHT, TRADED AND SOLD EARLY. ...c'mon now, Doc - that almost sounds like there's nothing left but scrap metal by 10....OF COURSE there's lots of great stuff left at 10...it's not like going to your flea market looking for the one oil can that's there, and hoping (1) it's in good shape, and (2) the seller hasn't been doing meth and watching a 'Pickers' marathon (both really bad for your brain, IMO)... ...ALL of the stuff at the show is gas stuff...it's pure...CONCENTRATED...GAS STUFF ...heck, there's still lots of good stuff left during pack-up, and bargains to be had... it's all relative...if someone pulls a mint Oilzum curb sign out of their car with a $500 price at 7AM, obviously it's not going to stick around...but the important thing to remember is that there will be tons and tons of OLD (not Old Style!) signs, globes, cans, etc. to buy and collectors/vendors to meet (and learn from)...I think the misconception that 'if you're not the first one there, it's not worth going' is bunk and isn't good for the health of the shows... ...I've seen pictures of collections here on Oldgas, and the vast majority of them AREN'T of a room full of pristine, restored twin display clockfaces, one-of-a-kind picture globes and $3000 pump signs...I don't mean that as a knock on anybody's collections - what I'm trying to say is that most collectors AREN'T Kyle Moore... most collectors would attend a show like Mason-Dixon and find something (or a lead on something) that they've been looking for - or something they WEREN'T looking for - even if they couldn't get there at the crack of night... ...TRY to get there as close to 7 as you can (you'll want to allow enough time to look at everything) - but don't 'not go' if you can't get there until later...and remember: the vendors can't pack up if they're busy selling! ...I've never missed a Mason-Dixon - and I've never come home empty-handed, no matter how light my wallet was when I got there...and I've bought at the beginning, middle and end of the shows... ...and when I think of the friends I've made at that show, and the good times...well, I could go on and on (and I guess I have)... ...bottom line - if you are within a 5 hour drive of this show, and consider yourself a collector, you need to attend...IMO that goes for all of the established shows... ...oh, yeah - and the Mason-Dixon Gas t-shirts are not to be missed...
Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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I'M SURE THERE WILL BE A LITTLE SOMETHING STILL AROUND AT 10AM, BUT PRETTY MUCH ALL THE GOOD STUFF GETS BOUGHT, TRADED AND SOLD EARLY. ...c'mon now, Doc - that almost sounds like there's nothing left but scrap metal by 10....OF COURSE there's lots of great stuff left at 10...it's not like going to your flea market looking for the one oil can that's there, and hoping (1) it's in good shape, and (2) the seller hasn't been doing meth and watching a 'Pickers' marathon (both really bad for your brain, IMO)... ...ALL of the stuff at the show is gas stuff...it's pure...CONCENTRATED...GAS STUFF ...heck, there's still lots of good stuff left during pack-up, and bargains to be had... it's all relative...if someone pulls a mint Oilzum curb sign out of their car with a $500 price at 7AM, obviously it's not going to stick around...but the important thing to remember is that there will be tons and tons of OLD (not Old Style!) signs, globes, cans, etc. to buy and collectors/vendors to meet (and learn from)...I think the misconception that 'if you're not the first one there, it's not worth going' is bunk and isn't good for the health of the shows... ...I've seen pictures of collections here on Oldgas, and the vast majority of them AREN'T of a room full of pristine, restored twin display clockfaces, one-of-a-kind picture globes and $3000 pump signs...I don't mean that as a knock on anybody's collections - what I'm trying to say is that most collectors AREN'T Kyle Moore... most collectors would attend a show like Mason-Dixon and find something (or a lead on something) that they've been looking for - or something they WEREN'T looking for - even if they couldn't get there at the crack of night... ...TRY to get there as close to 7 as you can (you'll want to allow enough time to look at everything) - but don't 'not go' if you can't get there until later...and remember: the vendors can't pack up if they're busy selling! ...I've never missed a Mason-Dixon - and I've never come home empty-handed, no matter how light my wallet was when I got there...and I've bought at the beginning, middle and end of the shows... ...and when I think of the friends I've made at that show, and the good times...well, I could go on and on (and I guess I have)... ...bottom line - if you are within a 5 hour drive of this show, and consider yourself a collector, you need to attend...IMO that goes for all of the established shows... ...oh, yeah - and the Mason-Dixon Gas t-shirts are not to be missed... YES, BUT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THAT ALL NICOLE WANTS IS SCRAP METAL TO MAKE ART WITH. LOL! I WAS JUST SAYING THAT ALOT OF THE REALLY NICE VS. PRICE STUFF GETS TRADED EARLY EITHER BY SPECTATORS OR AMONG THE DEALERS THEMSELVES. WHEN I SAID "A LITTLE SOMETHING," I MEANT THAT FOR NICOLE'S SAKE SINCE SHE'S NOT REALLY A PETRO NUT AND WANTED TO PERHAPS TAKE SOMETHING HOME THAT WASN'T GONNA BURST HER PURSE! LOL!
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"Remember, history that is forgotten is doomed to repeat itself!"
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Oooooooh - I wish there were enough years left in my life to do the beautiful metal work that many of you have shared with me and with the forums. But I got aholt of oil painting late in my life, I love it and keep working to perfect it and feel like I am fighting against the clock just in this one area.
My original goal is to find pieces, or collect images I photograph myself of stuff that has a great patina for still life paintings--my rationalization anyways. : o
Right now though I still want to learn all I can, before putting down a lot of money...
And looking at all the great stuff on line here I am sure is a poor second to seein' stuff in person.
Can't a petro nut be someone who loves lookin' and learnin'?
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Some of my better buys have been at the end of a show. IF it's meant to be yours, it will be no matter what time you arrive. We all can't be 1st in line for everything that shows up. Right place at the right time w/ enough money & it's yours.
If you want to be called 1st when an item is found, get the word out that you'll pay 2-3X what they are asking or what it's worth!
Painting reminds me of Jack Sim w/o glasses, Nicole.
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Hang in there Nicole. A $12 Husky oil can at a local swap meet was one of the starting places for my addiction, since then I've spent thousands. Mitch P.S. I still have the can.
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Right now though I still want to learn all I can, before putting down a lot of money...
And looking at all the great stuff on line here I am sure is a poor second to seein' stuff in person.
Can't a petro nut be someone who loves lookin' and learnin'? ...yup...and if you get to the show at 10 you will have time to do both...
Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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As a lurker on this site since the beginning, I feel that its time for me to make a comment. There has been so much negativity on this site over the years that has to stop. I thought after last months blowup it would. A member should never discourage anyone, let alone a newbie, from attending a swap meet/show just because they can't get there by the crack of dawn. Not all of the items for sale are sold by 10 AM nor are some sold at all.
As co-promoter of this show, anyone who is interested in attending this or any other show should do so. Seeing things live and interacting with other collectors is an education that books and internet sites can't quite duplicate. Come and meet some of the most diverse memorabilia and people you will ever meet. Don't feel that because you are new or less knowledgable about the hobby, you shouldn't attend. GO!
Paul (you know who you are), I had to do it.
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...Mike - I didn't think this topic was negative at all, and I didn't take Doc's comments that way...I thought it would be a good idea to say what you basically restated...
...didn't you see all of the smiley faces I used?
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Mike (and all),
Those guys love teasing me and I hope I can give as good as I can get... : )
Thanks again for all the info. Now I know to eat just before I get in the gates (after a 2+ hour drive) and that bathrooms are not just port-a-potties. Fingers crossed that the double birthday doesn't intervene.
Nicole BTW my husband does think after I got hooked on this site that I am a nut...what kind of nut, he's not sure. : o
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Mike, I knew you'd eventually have to chip in. Not in your nature to sit idly by, forever. Glad, I am, to see you here. I'll talk to you in Frederick. Say "Hi" to Mike's, you know who you are, son. Paul www.severngaspumps.com
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I've only attended 2 shows......Hershey and Mason-Dixon. I've enjoyed them thoroughly and have been to both shows multiple times. I may not always come home with a major find that I've been after, but I NEVER come home disappointed. I've met some truely great people at these events along with some equally great conversation. But most of all, and this is just my spin on things, it almost feels electric. Everytime I walk in the door for the first time, I get goose bumps from all there is to see and the promise of what I might find. Mason Dixon is a great atmosphere and as Mark stated, it's purely original stuff and nearly all petro and it's kind of a cozy affair being mostly in a large builing. Hershey is a different animal on a scale that's hard to put into words. If you're new to the hobby, I can tell you from first hand experience, people make the hobby. Keith Elza who is one of the organizers of Mason Dixon, really made an impression on me in my early days of collecting and is a gracious host who is more than willing to engage in conversation. There's a lot to learn at these events. You just need to make the decision to go. On a budget? So am I. I just plan well in advance, save here and there and I keep the frills to a minimum. Booking a room well in advance (shop around and prepay many times will save good money), keeping your food costs in check (bring something from home) and always plan on enough gas money to cover the trip. Stick to shows within reasonable driving distances and day trips are even better..........but remember, make the decision to go and GO!! You won't be disappointed
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Oh wow, great to see Mike Carr chime in, you made my day. I consider myself, for the most part, a passive buyer. I tend to pick a few items I like early at the show and wait till the end of the show to see if they're still there. I figure if it's there I was meant to have it. Probably a slack way to collect, but it seems to work for me. Of course I've kicked myself for a few items I've let get away. I always see killer items going back into the vehicle they came in.
On a side note: Does anyone know what kind of stuff the auction in the next building will be selling off this year?
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Can we put in pre-orders for the shirts yet?
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Dan, Go to Parzow Auctions on the web. It is listed and there are pictures.....if you can not read....like me! Paul www.severngaspumps.com
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...here is the back design (©2011, all rights reserved) for this year's Mason-Dixon shirts...the left chest will be the same format as before... ...they are $15 each, if you want to pre-order, that would be awesome: (1) send an email to marktheaardvark AT yahoo.com stating what size(s) you'd like... (2) PLEASE indicate whether or not you got shirts last year - this will help ensure that we have enough at the show for everyone else... ...got it done early this year, Keith!
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Mark you are the MAN!!!!!!!!! This may just be the best shirt design ever.
I'll email you this week with the all the sizes I need.
Wow, killer...
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Look'n good gulfiend! That's going to go in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, dude, I just know it.
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...yeah, right... wiseacre!
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Hi guys running the show.....care to PM me a cell phone # so I can keep in touch about set-up times if need be. I remember setting up on friday evening, but what's the window of opportunity? I know y'all go out after and have dinner, etc.
THANKS!
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Doc, I sent you a PM.
The show is only a few days away. Were totally booked up inside and rye weather looks great! It's looking like it will be another great show.
Please let me know if you have any questions..
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Dude that shirt is THE BOMB! Wish I could make it...maybe next year dang it!
Wanted: Husky Cans/Signs, Interesting Pump Plates and NC Road Signage Website www.petrojoe.com
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...dude, you went all the way to Chicago for Peotone, but you can't get to Maryland?...the ACC tourney ain't that important...
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