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HEY EVERYONE! BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, SO LET'S SEE YOUR "BUYS OF THE WEEK!"

THANKS!

~DOC
YOUR B.O.T.W. HOST!

New 5 qt


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Wanted 5 quart cans

Pictures too big will post later

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Here's the globes I got this week. I'll try to post the rest of my buys later.
The Frontier globe was a deal I made a while ago but I just made the final payment and picked it up on the way back from IG. Yea...I have to make payments to buy this stuff. And thanks to the seller for working with me!

The Chevron and American came from IG.

These Frontier items were all freebies from Scott (powerlube) Thanks friend...I owe ya!

I got a few things at Iowa Gas.

A couple nice signs that are upgrades to ones I already had. The 14" HC was used on truck doors and the Opaline sign was used on lubesters.



This is the big version of this sign. The blank panel along the top was for dealers to paint their names or company names.



Two versions of this sign, one with a phone number, one without.

Couple more things.

A pair of lubesters I don't really need but the price was right.



This is a framed cut out from an old grease keg, low dollar but it looks good on the wall.



A Dino globe, single lens. It has an extra "Circle R" below the "O" most do not have. Minor difference but it was only $50.

I had a good week, although an expensive one! I picked up several nice signs. This is the new showpiece of my collection. I found this Chevrolet sign at a local trades day. They don't get much better than this, I have never seen a nicer one.



This 42" GalTex sign from Iowa Gas. A big thanks to Paddy (texas pelican) for getting this one for me. I've been looking for one of these for awhile.


And finally a Standard Blue Streak Ignition flange sign from ebay.

I have not unpacked my stuff yet but here is a picture of one sign I added to my garage collection:



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Scott Wright-
http://www.frontrangegas.com/powerine.htm

Here are my buys from Iowa.

Here are two I had delivered to Iowa.
My first real globe!


Here is one from the Zirkle auction

Just one little can to share.....came via eBay.......




Richard

Wes,
I just looked at my Dino regular and supreme globes. The supreme has the extra little "circle R". Was this more rare too, or only on the regular?
Tara

Hello Tara
I am not an expert on this but from what I have seen, the Dino with the second "Circle R" is uncommon, not sure if I would call it rare or not. As for the Dino Supmeme, I just looked at two and they both had the "Double circle R's", maybe a single R would be uncommon?

I already posted a picture above of the Double R Dino, here is a picture of the Single R Dino...




And a picture of a Double R Dino Supreme



Also, a couple more of my Iowa Gas buys:
A nice 5 quart Opaline



And a pair of signs, the ARCO was used in a gas pump. (ARCO bought out or took over a lot of Sinclair stations back when.)



And a license of some kind, maybe a station buisness license?

Here are some things I acquired last week

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These were supposedly from the same Sinclair station

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Rarin To Go, you got a sweet deal on the Chevron globe. I seen it in the room to room, was going to come back for it and totally spaced. It looks a lot beter with the gunk cleaned off!

Vern

Found the Firestone, Seal & GM Kit items at various garage sales last weekend.





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Went to a auction last weekend & this is what I picked up.

A old tin Ford key rack. I thought it was cool & I have never seen one before so I had to have it.



Then I picked up a few signs. The Ford is not in the best of shape but for $50 I could not pass it up. The Red Crown I got off someone at the auction.



More to come

This Polarine flange is in bad shape but I thought it was a good buy also for $15. Good canidate for reso.



Then I got these cans in a flat & got a good deal on them Is $10 to much?






Then for a smokin $4 I got this original Mustang peddle car



I also got a Gargoyle C wooden oil crate.

My son Derek, age 7 started collecting oil cans. While at IG he couldn't resist himself and caught the disease. Some he bought with his own money,some were generously given to him.

So a special thanks to:
W Clark Miller & Sabra Sonewald for the Octron & Husky (they also gave my daughter got a cool Archer lubster decal. Dave Patterson for the Permalube. Aaron and Lonnie Hop for the buy one get one free deals. I didn't meet the person who gave him the small Archer can. Allot of people made him feel pretty excited, So thanks again.



I bought the Polarine S at IG.


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Now that Derek has got a taste of collecting he might want to see what it's like being a dealer. I really need that Frontier can. Nice pick!
chris

Things that I picked up at our local Theshers show.

6 Standard oil bottle with all the caps and rack.




Very old and odd Gulf Ad. 20's Near mint

A Remington Tires Sign, not sure how old

and a Sonic Tires sign. I have not been able to find out anything about this sign, so if you know let me know. Both were Craigslist finds.

Hey Gang.

Here's a couple of things we picked up at Iowa Gas.

First is a nice 'Ice Cream' globe Jodi got.

Aaron and Lonnie caught me in the parking lot and showed me this. They thought I might want to get it for Jodi for a birthday/anniversary present - but since I didn't have enough cash on hand, I had to let Jodi know about it in order to buy it.

But I took the globe inside with me - being careful to hold the 'empty' side towards her (only one lens on this body). She started to give me some grief about buying another glass body (especially since we had a half-dozen under the tables!). I let her get a bit worked up - then I slowly rotated the body so she could see the lens. That changed her tone immediately. LOL



So anyway, she had to go out in the parking lot to pay Lonnie then. (She was going to get the box for the globe while she was out there too.)

When she returned, she handed me a box - and this globe was in it. She had bought me this globe for my collection of 'Ethyl' lenses.

Aaron showed up a couple of seconds later with the empty box for her globe.



This is a complete globe. Two nice lenses in a aluminum screw-base narrow body. The lenses have a bit of discoloration at the mounting nothches and at 12:00 - but they're kinda hard to find, so I don't mind.

Later . . .

Jim