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Mon Aug 29 2011 02:56 AM
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 SORRY THIS IS UP LATER THAN NORMAL....#!%!@$&!! INTERNET SERVICE WAS DOWN FOR 30+ HOURS.
POST 'EM IF YA BOUGHT 'EM! 
THANKS!
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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I picked up this Standard Service sign from the original owner (pictured with sign). He said the sign was put on the property in 1934 and has been there ever since. You can see the original pole in the background. I still need to clean the 77 years of dirt off but it's in excellent condition.  
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wow this is a great sign, I love it I just bought this BP can this week for 10 bucks 
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That is really neat Coops. Can't get much better than that having a sign with a history. It looks like it's in super condition. Just curious if the man has been approached multiple times over the years to sell and you were finally the lucky "chosen" one he sold to or how it was bought?!
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Darin
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I picked up this stop leak display box from a local collector 
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Picked up a Miller Tire Stand and a small (5" x 3") Atlantic sign that I'm not sure if it's a counter sign or an old "billboard" from a model railroad set.
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  Picked these up at Matthews auction yesterday haven't decided if I'm keeping the globe yet
Originals only for me. Always looking for Simpson oil, Super A, and MFA oil cans and globes.
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2 things about Texas I dont like:
the #$%$^#^# weather
the lack of cool Standard Oil signs
Nice Standard sign
Mark Standard
I dont have one....
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Been looking for one of those Shell Oil signs. Nice find!
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Found this Coke sign in Southern Mn
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I love it! great sign It should be back in Southern MN!!!
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Found this at a local antique sale, the car looks streamlined but I have a pic showing this sign in the late 20's  Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Die cut Shell and Coca Cola sign are both real nice signs! Here's my Coke buy if you haven't seen it!
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Rare pumps, Chevrolet items, Goldon Tip Gasoline, Marathon (running man)
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Any one have any info on these two globes I just picked up?
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Picked up these two porcelain Men and Ladies sign  Jamie
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Nice "tin" door signs Jamie LOL...
The most valuable commodity I know of is information-Wall Street
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Shawn I had my eye on that globe but had to stay away from the computer LOL vcm those globes are sweet 
Last edited by gasoildude; Mon Aug 29 2011 06:40 PM. Reason: added info
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My latest addition. Been looking for this one for several years.  Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Im thinking the Trophy Globe is from the Stahl company in MN. Farmers union I think is either an IA or MN company to.
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Another Quart for me...  
***Wanted*** Always looking for Oilzum, Kunz, and Husky Cans, Signs and Smalls.
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Im thinking the Trophy Globe is from the Stahl company in MN. Farmers union I think is either an IA or MN company to. Its a Minnesota Company. H.K. Stahl Co. It is a Killer Globe.
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Dixie globe = awesome!! I have been looking for this one for a while, and NO it was not the one on ebay. That one was suppose to be mine in a trade. . . however I got this one tonight. Got the top too, check the for sale section as I have no use for it.
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A gulf map holder i over paid for on ebay, and i also picked up a few n.o.s humble c.c holders .....and some good ol' humble lights for the tree this year!
coops: that is really neat,i bet you had to pry that sign from the ol' man!......"how cool is that"
Dixie globe is outstanding! and the farmers union is great! killer stuff fella's!
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very nice can JASON!!!,I`VE HEARD OF THAT CAN BEFORE BUT HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE....AWESOME CAN...
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Veedol-Tydol-Tidex-Cycol-Tycol.
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COOL CAN CHAD!! LOVE THOSE WARECO CANS,,NICE FIND...
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Veedol-Tydol-Tidex-Cycol-Tycol.
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very nice can JASON!!!,I`VE HEARD OF THAT CAN BEFORE BUT HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE....AWESOME CAN... Thanks Al!!
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This mammoth co-op sign i scored off ebay ,can you believe the seller only charged $35.bucks to ship???? it's a 5' sign & very heavy, wooden frame, only paid $87.dollars for sign ,this was definitely my buy of the week,i felt i got a good deal!!
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A few of the goodies gathered in a recent Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota picken trip!!! Didn't take pictures of it all yet...mm
Wanted early tin litho signage.
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Coops,
Did you get the pump in the backgroud along with the sign?
Drive with Care and Buy Sinclair!! I buy Sinclair globes, signs, cans, ect.
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Thanks for the response on the "Standard Service" sign. No, I have not got the pump yet. He still uses it to fuel his tractors. As far as the story goes on the sign. I met this old guy about 15 years ago in a small town with a population of about 25. He has been on the same property since he was a child 86 years ago. Over the years I have spent time listening to his stories and have gained his TRUST and he has let me dig further in the piles. This is the 5th sign I have bought from him.
When I bought the Standard sign I didn't have enough cash on me and there are no ATM's for miles, so he let me take the sign and owe him the balance (my lucky day). Not many old timers will do that anymore. When we finally made the deal on the sign he said "This is truly the end of an era" and I think he shed a tear.
Signs like this don't have a value to me. The history and the story are priceless and I wouldn't sell them for anything. Guys, signs, and stories like this are fading FAST. There's not much left there but I will end up getting the pump and the remaining items in due time.
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Always looking for grizzly gasoline stuff, or any Montana gas and oil stuff.
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Great story Matt, thanks for sharing. I agree that knowing the history of something, be it a sign or a pump or any item for that matter, is greater than any monetary value it might have. A year+ ago I put up a post on a greasing sign that I found here in Hillsdale that was installed on a building in 1920 and has been here ever since. To me my sign is priceless as well.
Darin
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Here's a Dover bottle i received in the mail today from nick.
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I bought these three cans from another Old Gasser since I didn't have them and they were all in one place and the right quality! LOL
The Phillips sign came from an Ebay (best offer) auction and i really like it! I bid one one at the Iowa Gas Auction and didn't get it , so when this one popped up with better quality at a lot lower price---I jumped on it!
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Very nice stuff i like that 66 sign kevin
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Picked up these two porcelain Men and Ladies sign Jamie Beautiful signs... can I ask what you are using to mount the LUBRICATION letters on the wall above the signs? I have a full set of MARFAK LUBRICATION, BATTERIES & TIRES, OIL & GAS and USED CARS but am using straight pins to hang them... I did receive a half dozen or so stainless clips still attached to a few letters when I bought them... Thanks, Chris
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Chris,
Thanks!
I'm using 3M industrial strength double sided tape (it's about 1/16" thick). I mounted the letters on a piece of plexiglass so I can move them as a unit easily if I had to.
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Jamie,
thanks for the reply, very clever idea!
Chris
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