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Mon Jul 20 2015 06:04 AM
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...and boy, is it clumsy: http://www.ebay.com/itm/THAT-GOOD-GULF-D...S-/291519095265...'eat-up' with computer type...and the original signs are 18" x 22"...photos below are from a recent eBay listing (left), and an original sign in a friend's collection (right)...note the many inconsistencies... BTW, the fake sign sold for over $350 ...
Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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They even marked it with .... VERIBRITE SIGNS CHICAGO. Thanks for pointing this out.
Looking for Keystone,Pure,Sinclair,Texaco,Sterling and Gulf...Thanks, Brian
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good info. ...
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That sign is a $100.00 outside piece. You won't cry when it walks away, but it looks pretty good until it does. Dave
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...unfortunately, the sign maker doesn't share your opinion...they wanted big money, so they didn't mark them with a date - they used an old sign maker's name (on the back side of the flange) to try and fool people...and it's worked, hence the $350+ sale price...the one in the link above has been smacked with a rock and rusted, making it even worse...
Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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Perhaps it's original and just "shrunk" from age...like me ? Dave
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