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My grandpa bought Bompart Bulletins Advertising and turned it into Helena Sign and Display. Along with the purchase, there was a storage building that had a bunch of the big husky signs, some road mileage marker signs, and some of the mysterious round signs that I can't find anything about. I took some photos of a scrap book that I found about a fence he made with the big signs. Unfortunately, all the big signs were eventually stolen or sold off. Just thought you all might appreciate the history.  
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good story, thanks for posting... 
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Amazing family story and equally amazing that he had 75 of the big Husky signs. Do you know in what year the newspaper article was written?
Dave GILL,
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I like SINCLAIR and old American made stuff ... No china items.
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What a treat to see and hear about.....best thing I've read on oldgas in a long time
see me at Mason Dixon Gas, Spring Carlisle M114-115, and Hershey C4E-35.
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how would you like too be driving down the road & see that?...
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WOW! Mike and Frank would have rolled their van trying to turn around.
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Every once in awhile a story like this shows up . One of the reasons it makes this sight so great. Not just buying & selling but enjoying the stories and history behind all this stuff. Thanks . We need more like this.
Wanted TEXACO related items & SUNOCO related items .Signs -Globes et'c. Oil Cans - Grease cans .
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Wow..I know there was much Husky stuff up in Helena. Friend of mine from Helena has had a few over the years. what was the mysterious round sign you refer to?
Alex
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Cool story and what a fence. WOW
Seeking Knowledge and a Good Deal.
Always looking for neon signs and skins , Flying A ,& Wayne 60s.
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not sure if they were the same ones but i found a fellow who had a stack of about 30 of those signs just east of helena, say 15 years ago....saddly they were all stored outside and you could hardly read what they were...i left them all behind...
Wanted early tin litho signage.
petro, farm, auto, etc.
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Good story, love to see that stuff like that.
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