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Great response on the Ethyl globes guys. We've got a pretty good selection pictured.

We've got metal bodied, porcelain metal bodied, glass, hull, and a few different colors of capco bodies represented.

We've seen both the early and late versions of the Ethyl logo. We've seen a few color variations on the Ethyl logo too. There are even some that just say Ethyl and don't have the logo.

There are major oil companies represented as well as their affiliates. We've got some small regional companies covered as well.

Even with all the great globes pictured so far this month we've just scratched the surface. There are literally hundreds of different Ethyl globes out there.

Don't forget to check out the Ethyl globes posted by Mr. Wadhams, Rex, and Morgan in different topics on this forum.

Keep up the great work!
Bob

Almost forgot I had these. I put them away.

Wow! Talk about a couple RARE globes.
The lens on the left is from '32-'35. The globe on the right is from the mid-1930's to 1946.
Thanks for posting them.
Bob

There are some very nice globes here and still plenty to see so get them in here. I also wanted to add if any new guys have thought about buying a globe here are a few things you might want to consider. There are 2 globe books vol. 1&2 for Scott Benjamin and Wayne Henderson and they have some really good knowledge in there plus it tells you a lot about the repo's and what to look for so you don't pay big money for a them. The book is very accurate on prices and some are a little low. Ebay has had a lot of "common" globes lately that have been going very cheap. The shows are great for globes to but you might not find many great deals but not every thing we buy can be a "steal" plus the shows are great for meeting others in the hobby. If any body wants to ask me a question please do so or i am sure Bob (lastgas15) will also.

Jarvis is right about how good the globe books are. The descriptions and history are pretty accuracte. There are a few mistakes but thats definitely the exception. The pricing in the books is terribly outdated now. The better globes have gone up tremendously. Common globes have leveled off in price.
Bob

Thanks Bob(lastgas15) for the reminder I had another Ethyl globe. I meet Bob Sun. March 2 at Peotone show and we where talking and I forgot about this globe. It is not in the book as a Glass body globe but has the deep notches for glass. I was told that it is very possible I could have been for glass. I said I had meet Bob... I also meet Jim Potts there to. It was nice to put a face with a couple of great guys I interact with every day. Here is that Ethyl globe!

Thanks for posting this nice globe John.
This globe was used by Tidewater Oil Company. It dates from the '46-'47 era. This globe is only listed in the book as a gill bodied globe. It's not too surprising that it has shown up as a glass bodied version.

There's another version with black "Ethyl" that was found on gill and capco bodies.

John, how did you ever forget you had this globe? I've forgotten my wife's birthday, my annaversary, what time I was supposed to be somewhere.......but I've never forgotten what globes I had!!
Bob

We're still hoping to see more Ethyl globes posted here. They don't have to be rare or graphic. We just want to see as many as possible.

I hope to get a few posted myself that I saw at the Peotone show.
Bob