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GREAT BUYS LAST WEEK GUYS ALL WEEK THROUGH. LET'S KEEP UP THE GOOD FORTUNE AND SEE YOUR NEWEST BUYS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!

I ALMOST HAD A COOL GALLON SIZED KEYSTONE GREASE CAN TODAY WHILE GOING THRU AN ABANDONED BUILDING TODAY. TOO BIG TO CONCEAL MAYBE NEXT TRIP

THANKS!

~DOC
YOUR "BOTW" HOST!

[This message has been edited by THE AMERICAN GARAGE (edited 03-04-2007).]

pick up a few more little guys that i actually bought awhile back.all i got from peatone today a couple of conoco items.guess i got the little plate just in time. thanks to john h,doug d and roger w for the help gettin the pumps all the way from canada!!

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Hey,

Just got back from Peotone! We had a great time there, and saw some good friends and some new faces as well.

I found a few good items this time, but fell short of my goal of a globe or cool sign...
I got two nice DX maps, a very nice Faultless can and a DX Extrinol 6qt for my Sunray/Mid-Continent collection, and a sweet Johnson 5qt too!


Tara really scored big this time, too, with a big pile of Sinclair goodies:





Have a good one!
Wes

This one is a FSOTW: "Free Sign of the Week", guess I'll hang it on the outside of the barn. It needs a little more distressing.


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here's the last week to 10 days:
Bought these online at au auction:



These came from ebay:


From a fellow oldgasser & ebay:

The first item I'm posting was a gift from a friend and fellow oldgaser. What makes it unique is the original shipping envelope with a Dec. 23, 1966 postmark.


I got this mobile from ebay. It dates from the mid 1950's.


These printers blocks also came from ebay.


The Rubber Lube and paint came from the swap meet.

I picked up my first air meter, Sat. afternoon, it really pays to be friends with a man who removes underground tanks from old stations for a living. The name plate says it is a model 98 ECO. Now I have to get Jacks book on air meters. Will this madness ever stop?

I picked up the Kero globe, Bell lens and the lube sign from the Matthews auction.



This Mobilene can came from the swap meet.

And finally, this early Sinclair Shamrock can came from ebay.

This is my only pump. I always told myself I'd keep a Mae West if I ever found one in nice original condition. Well,I found it...




Original cylinder, no cracks, no missing doors, even had the original Texaco star globe in a metal body on it. As the older gentleman (who was in his 80s) told me: "You won't find one like that at the swap meets..."

I bought it from a collector who lived no more than 5 miles from where I grew up in southeastern Oklahoma.

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I bought this 5 qt on eBay. Don't know much about cans and don't have any 5 qt cans in my collection.....all I have is 1 qt cans, but thought this was cool. Cleaned up nice. I read on this site how to clean up cans...used WD-40 , a soft rag, and followed up with some wax (Maguires scratch remover wax)....cleaned up pretty good. Doesn't have a lid, but going to have Dick Bennett relid for me.

Here's a before pic


Here's an after pic


Mac

nice can mac!gonna have to try it on my wynns can.this one came in the mail today,ebay buy,had to have it

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Not in great shape but relatively hard Gulf quarts to find.

Where is Jim Potts 36B DP w/ ORIGINAL TOP !

14" lens in a Kansas globe ring [Beauty Ring for a rim]. Bought at the Pomona Swapmeet.

DC, NICE score!!! IMO, that thing is perfect (& a globe too!!!!)

Had a good time at the Peotone show. Bought two more oil collectible books and a soda book, got a lighter fluid can from my brother. There were some nice items there. I ended up with this two piece Sinclair strip sign. Nice colors and gloss. I think it is an older version of this sign because the white letters do not have the black background shading. Think it is a 12 or 14 footer. Thanks Tom B.

Heres what i got at Peotone.


Got these from a antique store and another oldgaser.


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WTB - Any thing from ILLINOIS FARM SUPPLY COMPANY

A vendor pulled into the Peotone parking lot just as I went out to my van. I saw this pump with its top and clock face and was just drawn over to it. I looked both ways to see if Dick Bennett was anywhere around. Could it be that a Tokheim 36b is still around with the top still intact? The 36b has been one of my favorites.
I just got it out of the van tonight. Best part is that Maureen can even see the potential.



I also got a Cardinal can from "canosaurus" Dave. Cardinal was a secondary brand at JD Streett, the Zephyr Gas parent company.
A Shop Talk member tipped me off about this Chi-Namel auto/carriage polish bottle.




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Jim "Oldgas" Potts
Your host and moderator

Had a great time at the auction, the show and found some nice goodies along the way home. I really had a banner few days for can finds. I picked up somewhere between 40-50 new cans. Emailed Jim to post some of them for me. Some of the cans I had for sale I see in the photos. Thank you to those who purchased from me!!! Also, thanks to all who sold me some really great stuff. I always enjoy the shows and seeing long time friends.

Great pump Jim, could not have happened to a better fellow. However, I would change my address and put pump in storage somewhere because there is a top scalper on the loose on the west coast.

Phil

Posting pics for canosaurus Dave.
Click on thumbnail for larger images

Posting more pics for canosaurus Dave.



Thanks for sharing the photos. Looks like you did well at Peotone.

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Jim "Oldgas" Potts
Your host and moderator

nice score on the 36-b , but guard it with your life cause d-b has connections in the area. hey dick,are you part indian because most were collectors also, they liked the tops off of heads. just wondering LOL;;;;;;

WOW!!!! I LOVE those "winged" RPM cans, Dave.... Those would look great in my collection.... Nice.

VERY NICE KENDALL QT. w/ cartoon caricatures around bottom.
I'm still looking for 1.
db

Thunder you should have seen the Husky can Dave got. Man that thing was cherry. The tire patch can was realy neat also. GREAT FINDS DAVE !

I have to agree with Phil nice score on a pump for a great guy. If you ever get sick of it Jim let me know I will be at your house in 3 hours or less lol. Well here are my buys from Peotone & 1 from Ebay.

My Ebay buy a Tydol Ethyl globe on a Capco. Kinda plain but I like it.


Then I got this Monarch Ethyl globe from a fellow old gasser.


I got this 2 1/2 gal Owens Motor Oil can from another old gas member. I got this because my youngest son is named Owen. He thought it was cool. The Mobilube with the Gargoyle on it I got from Dustin.


These signs I got from the Vics auction. The Turtle Wax lights up.


Well that is all for me. Have a good one

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Got this from Peotone for a very good price.

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I picked up these two signs ths last week. The Texas Armada sign has dome paint drips on it that needs to be cleaned up,anyone ever heard of Texas Armada Refining Co. This last picture is another find last week, although not gas and oil it is still a pretty neat old bike.
http://img219.imageshack.us/my.php?image=schwinn2lu3.jpg

Have to click on the links above to open pictures, can someone tell me how to post the picture and not the link.
Thanks

on imageshack select either:
Thumbnail for forums (1) for a thumbnail pic that when clicked gets larger or select:
Hotlink for forums (1)
to post an actual size pic.If you select this option be sure your pic size is 640X480 or smaller to aid those with a dial up connection from waiting long periods for pics to load.
Tom