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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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Great Story...Great Find!
Buying: Polarine / Red Crown Gasoline Globes and Signs, Early Chevrolet & United Motors Signs, and 1910's through 1940's Gas & Oil Signs.
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AWESOME! (hope he covered the well back up)
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Great story told with great pictures. Always nice to see another discovery.
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Best story I have seen in a while , and you got us the pictures ! It is stories like this that will lead to more people asking and rescuing these items . Great find Matt and thank you for sharing ! Awesome story !
I like SINCLAIR and old American made stuff ... No china items.
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That's cool!!! Amazing where this stuff turns up!!
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good thing he had a light touch with the bucket, sweet sign and a keeper for sure.
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Stuff like that doesnt happen too often in ones lifetime. And to find such a desirable one in good condition to boot... Congratulations to your buddy, Matt.
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Yup.. this is a great buried treasure story. Thanks for sharing it.
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Great discovery!You never know what is around us waiting to be found!
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Amazing discovery! And to be in such nice shape after all this time!
Everything Cities Service Specializing in old Gas Pumps kwfrith@gondtc.com Cell#-701-739-6133
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I had a Hudson/Terraplane sign from 1937 that was a well cover find. Must have been a common idea.
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Same thing for me. Back in the 70's I bought a near mint 6' Gulf sign that covered a well. Guy insisted that he had to have $6 for it!! I gave him some old sheet metal to recover the well.
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Okay now that is a great find!! Congrats
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Great find & story. Its amazing how many signs where used to cover wells. I have a few in my collection that where used in this manner & have seen others too. That one is a beauty for sure!!
Wanted Owens Motor Oil & Mobiloil Gargoyle. Brad Ralston & my website is www.petrobarn.com
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Great find & story. CONGRATS!
Collecting Vintage Sunoco
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Eons ago I found a 6' round double sided SIGNAL covering a cistern, wording only NO Stop light. Gave it away!
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"Wow" is an understatement!! Great find and it will forever feel good remembering the story of how you found it!!! Good times!!
Steve Coppens Always interested in Sunoco items! Really want a Sunoco National pump ad glass!!
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That's a great find! I like seeing a sign as found. Thanks for sharing!
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Great find Matt.... very lucky & have a keen eye to spot that one..
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Nice sign and what a great story to go along with it!
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WOW!!!!! what a great find for ya Matt,couldn`t of happen to a nicer person,I`m jealous in Colo!!!
Alan
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Awesome find! Bet that made his day & beyond. The Flying & Service font looks a bit thinner/different than mine. I wonder if that was regional or if one is just an earlier example than the other.
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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Dave GILL, Dave's Garage & Memorabilia, Inc.
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