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I went back to a spot I found a 42in Texaco sign last week. I was using my shovel as a probe just planting it in the ground. Dug up a couple rocks then about a foot to left maybe five inches down I hit a sign. I thought cool a nice little texaco sign...Awesome! Then I found the rest. 15 signs total. Their 15in x 13 1/2in.
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you hit the mother load.. 
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Un-freaking believeable! Like winning the lottery!
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I know theres more..I havent found what Im looking for yet. The property owners told it was Esso after Texaco & the placed closed around the 40s. The station still stands...its used as storage...I'll post some pics of it.
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I should go buy buy a lotto ticket.........
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This is the neatest post I've seen in a while....great find!
Darin
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I would quit my day job and just dig!
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definetly go buy a lottery ticket! lucky you!!
collecting standard oil items
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If it wasnt raining Id go back. I have to get to the store....
Thanks everyone,
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Wow!, great diggin hole there!!
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Jeremy, Persistance and hard work do pay off!Then the total thrill of the hunt is only added pleasure,and of course the idea of preservation of this stuff we love to uncover! You are on a roll! 
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get a tent, rest for a while, keep digging please...
AWESOME, just AWESOME
can I have 1?
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WOW! Do you think there was a sign company close and they used that hill side for there dump? Keep diggin!
Rare pumps, Chevrolet items, Goldon Tip Gasoline, Marathon (running man)
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[quote=marxmobilgas]get a tent, rest for a while, keep digging please...
AWESOME, just AWESOME
can I have 1?
DITTO!!!
Looking for any cans! PM me what ya got!
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Thanks for the great comments everybody! I'll go resize some photos of the old gas station where I found these...and others.
Thanks again,
Jeremy
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Wow! That's an amazing find!
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HELL with buying Lotto Tickets [odds are Not in your favor], KEEP DIGGING, BETTER ODDS.
I have a pretty nice curved 15" I bought last year @ Iowa Gas from an Oldgasser.
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The lotto is for people who can't do math! IMO
Looking for any cans! PM me what ya got!
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AWESOME FINDS...CONGRATS!!
I am always looking for anything Texaco or Oklahoma oil and gas company's, also I am a newbie at seeking globes.
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Thanks again everyone! Whats a good site to get some info on this style sign? I only found one and its in the UK. No info with it all just a description. I dont gamble anyway...my luck is odd.
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Jeremy, I would wait until you have pretty well picked the site clean before posting photos of the station which may identify its location. Anyone with a computer or access to one can go onto oldgas here and read about your good fortune. Unfortunately there are always less than scrupulous people lurking along the fringes who don't have morals when it comes to fraud or theft. This is your lottery win, enjoy it but don't have it stolen from you. Cheers, Don.
ps. Your curved porcelain pump plates were made for round gas pumps roughly from 1930 to 1943 or thereabouts. The guys here can give you an accurate range of what they are going for in today's market.
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Good point there Don. You can't be too careful these days.
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I had some photos of it on for about five minutes...Then relized what I was doing. I never thought about locals being on the forum but they could be. This area is full of people like the ones you describe. Thanks Don I apperciate it!
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Man thats even better than my shamrock globes !!!! Keep diggin and quite posting your burning daylight !!!
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NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A "LUCKY SHOVEL!"
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I dug up another 42 inch single sided Texaco today from the same spot. I took some photos of it being dug. Its rough..the tree roots did damage over the years. If anyone wants to see the pics let me know & I'll post'em.
Thanks,
Jeremy
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Of course we want to see pics, is it the Filling Station sign?
"Remember, history that is forgotten is doomed to repeat itself!"
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Quit Teasing & Post the GAWD DAMN PICTURES! LOL
OR tell US where you need Help w/ Excavating the hill side/Dump.
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" If anyone wants to see pics" Lol . YES!!!!! Everyone here at this site loves RUSTY GOLD!!!! Lol Dave
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The most valuable commodity I know of is information-Wall Street
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Mother Nature had ahold of this one good. This was deep. Now Im wondering what else is that far down. The others were on top of this I never noticed it yesterday. This is the second 42in from this spot & the third total.
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The 42 is up. Thanks for all the great comments!
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Sweeeet!......keep diggin.Lol
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I have seen worse and they were not buried under ground....keep diggin'
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WANTED: one ground penetrating sonar system....thank you
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Amazing, That this sign bury in the ground for so long was persevere in that condition.
Gives me motivation to go out and start digging.
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I had a Beacon sign just like that only it was alot worse. Cool video!
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Nice buried treasure. Now thats my idea of fun!
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From what I have seen here, you should have your own show on the History Channel. This is very cool and congratulations to you for working hard to find these things. Thanks for sharing!
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Awesome...love the treasure hunt...keep going my man...any signs saved is worth it.
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Dave GILL,
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From what I have seen here, you should have your own show on the History Channel. This is very cool and congratulations to you for working hard to find these things. Thanks for sharing! Already been done! On the Spike TV channel there's "American Diggers!"
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I could only handle one episode of those guys but I bet they never dug up anything this cool!
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That's really cool, you now can claim a part of history with them.
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Those guys use metal detectors...I am a metal detector. I think alot of the show was set up. I used a metal detector once and hated it. To much stuff in the ground...nails,barbed wired, bottle caps,whatever the list is endless. If the history channel called & asked to do a show Id prob say no thanks. This is what I like to do & I dont need Mike & Frank learnig my moves! Danielle can come dig with me:)
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I read a thread last week where you were digging in an old dump site and thought to myself, this guy is nuts? Now I see this post and have to eat some mud pie! Nice score and good on you to get rewarded after a lot of hard work. Well done. 
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Graeme: Way to step up and man up...LOL
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lmao...I mean what else can I say? The rustynut goes digging and finds a dozen desirable signs that I'm sure everybody now wants. Next week the same old dump is gonna be crawling with little men holding shovels. 
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Now thats funny.... I hope I dont see these guys any time soon!lmao Thanks for all the great comments!
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That's amazing! Congrats!
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