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Wed Apr 24 2024 04:33 PM
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Hello forum! I was excavating a basement foundation today and found an old Pontiac sign. I was amazed at the depth it was and how well it held up being buried for so long. I found some examples online but I’m not sure exactly what kind of business it was or the era that it’s from. I think it’s 42” wide..Any help would be much appreciated!
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Mikeyfey Ginn posted this on FB the other day. This is at Pate swap meet.
Congrats on a great find.
LOOKING-4:WELDING SIGNS,Charter/Finance/PulOil/Trulite/TruTest-Oils,True's gas CORALINE/RAINBOW, Gardner 70 items of Yakima wa., Wa/Or/Id Chief items
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Cool find.
This is usually the condition of my dug signs:
Looking for photos of 60s era Shell-A-Rama gas station Rt. 17 Mahwah,NJ (opposite Pal's Diner)
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Show us pics after you wash it off.
That is a sought after sign, condition is a big part of value.
Greg
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Here’s some pictures of it cleaned up. What year is this from.. what kind of value does it have?
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that sign definitely has patina .. ...  IMO - possibly 200. as a fence hanger
RANDY
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Any idea on what year it’s from?
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Pontiac switched to the arrow logo in 1959, so 1959 or earlier for your sign. Often there is a date code from the sign maker along the bottom edge, but all the rust may have removed/obscured any code that might have been there.
Regards, Jim
I collect gas pump salt and pepper shakers
and the plastic coin banks made by AVSCO.
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