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#91865 Fri Jun 20 2003 07:21 AM
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Dick:

Very Kewl Sign! These have to be quite rare as General Motors only held the patent for Ethyl for a couple of years before selling it. They decided that they didn't want to be in the gas business - just the car/truck business. Of course this was way before they produced trains or refrigerators. LOL

I'd love to find one of those myself. I've got no idea what it's worth - but it is Kewl!

Later . . .

Jim

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#91866 Fri Jun 20 2003 07:30 AM
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Heres a couple of nice signs sent to me for posting from a Colorado collector Doc Ermel,
I think 9+ on these or the one, any way I'm no judge,



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#91867 Sat Jun 21 2003 06:52 AM
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Jim,
Ethyl Gasoline Corporation was a joint venture between G.M. and Standard of New Jersey. The name of the company was changed to Ethyl Corporation in 1942. They're still in business today. I don't know how long G.M. was involved with the company. If you researched it I think you'd find that Ethyl Gasoline Corporation owned the Ethyl patents, not G.M. G.M. might have sold their portion of the Ethyl Gasoline Corp. I've got that info somewhere, finding its the problem. Anyway, Dick's sign is one of the earliest Ethyl signs. Its probably from 1923 or 24, before the GM/Esso partnership.
Bob


Wanted: Gas pump globes:Sinclair & affiliates, IL companies. Ripple bodies. Anything Sinclair, Stoll, Pierce, 4 Bros.


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What is this Veltex Quart worth?

[img]http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/ethancarman/mypumps/Veltex2[/img]

#91869 Sat Jun 21 2003 09:36 PM
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Gaspump Rob,
Wanted me to post this Shell Planter Box.
size 6" by 15"


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Dick is showing me how to post pictures.
Thanks Dick,
Gaspump Rob

#91871 Fri Aug 08 2003 03:36 PM
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I THINK THAT PHILLIPS SIGN IS WORTH AT LEAST
$7.00 BECAUSE YOU CAN STILL READ THE WORD
GASOLINE!!!! J.PALMERINO

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DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT A ARCO CAN PRE 1920
WITH A GUY ON THE FRONT DRESSED LIKE THE
HOOD TIRE GUY (HIGH BOOTS AND GOGGLES ON HIS
HAT)TOP OF HAT READS "ARCO KID" VISOR READS
"ARCO SPOTZOFF" THE ATLANTIC REFINING CO.
CLEVELAND, OHIO COLORS ARE RED, YELLOW, BLACK
NICE GRAPHICS, FIRST ONE I'VE EVER HAD AND
NEVER HAD IT IN MY COLLECTION. THX, J.PALMERINO

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#91873 Sat Aug 09 2003 06:22 AM
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Hello everyone. This is a great forum. I've been reading it for a while now but never had anything to add until now. This sign was in my father's garage until he retired in the late 80's. At that time he gave it to someone who really wanted it. It moved about 120 miles away until last year when I got it back. To me it is valued priceless because of its history. http://www.suitorsgarage.com/garageoilzumsign1.html
The value on the website was a joke for someone who thinks he can buy it.

#91874 Sat Aug 09 2003 09:14 AM
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Great garage site you have there!!
Well worth taking a look at, very well done. Very informative and looks like you have a lot of fun adding to it.
..dodogas

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