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did they ever repro these globes its for sale in n.y. and seem like a good
deal i also added the craigslist link here are a few pics
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If it's real it's a heck of a deal I believe! Body sure looks original at any rate.
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Yes, thats a rare globe. Not many of these turn up.

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I dont know if it is real or not. My Q is, did they use metal bodies in the 1950s? I know lenses can be put into non original bodies, just wondering...


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That should be a 15" globe Wes, and not from the 50's...I think that globe dates to the late 20's/early 30's if my memory serves me correctly....I'm getting new flooring in my place and my books are buried!


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This looks like a scam to me? Underpriced globe located in New York with a California number to call about it???


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And yes, I do believe they used/made metal bodies through the early 1960's actually as Mobil and Pure, the first to come to mind, still produced 15" lenses up through 1962 and 1961 respectively. I'm sure a few of the other big companies still produced lenses for metal bodies as well through the same period.


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my globe cd says 1920's -1930's and they made then in 15 and 16.5 inch metal globes

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the one on craig's list the star doesn't appear to be centered in the black circle, lens's are questionable-
pictured (example) below is a picture of
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is yours a 15 or 16.5 inch globe


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mine is a 15".. cool


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It looks real, and you better go with Kevin on this.

Randy I don't see anything wrong with it, angle of the photo.

Texaco never had any metal bodies past the early 30's, that I know of.

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I think its real but sure strange? I just talked with him and its been sold, so someone probably got a smoking good deal if there are no unseen circumstances?
It should be worth around $2500.


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Stuff can show up on craigslist. I bought this globe the other year. I recognized the picture of it form Scott Benjamin's sight.I figured it was a scam. I called and asked about it. The guy said it was a globe like the one pictured. He had taken the picture off the web. I told him I would be there in an hour. It was legit and priced as if it were a common Texaco globe. I bought it and told him not to use other peoples pictures.

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wow nice globe dont see that one too often


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Nice Ethyl !

That was one of the first globes I ever bought...

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I've always liked that but have been skeptical.. cool


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I know 10 years ago i seen some repop 15" globes all unmarked for sale at a swap meet. I was new and questioned them as they were priced like repops. They did repop this globe but this looks real.

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60Wayne and myself bought Hull's !!! Can't go wrong there !

All my globes were OPC, Gill's marked, or Hull's and a few rare ones I bought from the good guys. Globes always scared me...

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wow all i have to say is wow i posted about this globe on dec 3rd and talked to this guy and passed because it was 4hrs away i told him at the time i liked the globe and posted the link on old gas hoping it will go to a good home. i got a call last night that someone convinced him to take the listing down and has gave him the run around since then soo he asked me if i wanted it i said yes and just happened a friend of mine was visiting his family in nyc and he picked it up for me and i just got it home.

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Nice globe...it was meant to be yours!


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Absolutely! I was worried it was a scam with no globe on the other end, but like Dave said--it was obviously meant to be your globe! Great deal!!


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well the guy said it was from someone on here soo thank you i got a smoking deal


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Cool globe!


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