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Hey guys question on 12x18 Fire chief pump plate. A friend Of mine turned me on to A 9/56 dated pump plate Not sure if real or fake Were these plates dated Reproduction and how can u tell if real. Thanks
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Look at this one on eBay:
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This is an original plate. Should be dated similar
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The sign is painted Tin understood pump plates were Porcelaine all sizes
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They are not real thick, and yes they should be porcelain in that size. Post photos and that would help the most
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So if. If its dated 9/56 paiinted Baked tin its real or Reproduction.
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Without a photo we can't help you. Never seen a fake dated yet!!
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mine is dated 9/40 my pump is a 1939 mine is crusty but I like it , if this is the same one you are talking about im assuming mine is original to my pump ,,,
OLD STUFF NEVER GETS OLD !
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Thanks for the info U all. Its a cool Sign. The Guy wants 75 for it
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Never seen a tin Fire_ Chief pump plate. They were all porcelain
I would walk away from it and find a nice porcelain one. They are in just about every antique store.
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Not sure if its tin. The metal is real thin porcelaine
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try to put this as nicely as possible...
but I wouldn't buy any signs til I learned the difference between porcelain and painted tin.....it is absolutely critical to know the difference....
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I think it was in a post by Don "5quart" a couple of years back where we discussed and it was shown a lot of info on the fake Texaco pump plates - anyone can find that one?
//Claes
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The manufacturers used a thinner guage metal has the years went along. A 1950 pump plate is usually thicker than a 1960.
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