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Hi looking for Sinclair sign experts I bought this from a dealer at show but have only ever seen porcelain pumplates and can’t find similiars on net so second guessing purchase.the background white area is cream colour from toning I suspect and if looking at an angle looks like rice paper marks or paint flow. The rust in corners is dark brown or black and the bottom of r in Sinclair isn’t even and has the hook or goes lower on bottom like real ones.what do you guys think sign is 11x9 1/2 if all good what or where would they have used this sign on or in. I like the sign hope it’s original. Thanks in advance

I have never heard of or seen a tin sinclair pump plate in my 45 years of collecting

Thanks for the input, me either. I wonder if it was a window or wall sign cause it looks good from the detail perspective. or were there canadian made versions? I wonder if any one has a sinclair book that would shed any light on it because I will see the dealer this weekend at another show and might have to have a conversation with him about authenticity and refund and see how it goes. Appreciate your expertise and if any one else has some input either way would be much appreciated before I make a judgment call on it.

Just talked to the guy before sat show and the guy he got it from said it was off the big stainless pumps of the 1970s at this point I will go for a refund if it works out unless someone with knowledge of those pumps tells me other, thanks.