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Posted By: Stephenwarren30 Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Fri Feb 15 2019 10:07 AM
Many have been at this a lot longer than myself and have probably seen and collected rare gas Regular/Ethyl pump plate sets. It sometimes drives you crazy having one sign and knowing there is another out there somewhere that would complete your collection. Sometimes you have to let it go, but sometimes all the planets line up and you are able to find that missing “needle in a haystack”.

I have posted a couple of my pics of the Ethyl/Regular “sets” that I have been able to put together. I believe the Platinum set belong to Texgas here in Texas. The HiArc and White Flash of course are Atlantic. I was wondering what rare sets others have been able to put together?


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Posted By: Wasatch Man Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Fri Feb 15 2019 11:00 PM
These are probably my rarest Ethyl and Regular pump plate combo .

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Posted By: Young's Union Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 12:51 AM
Here is one set of UNION MARINE plates. Regular and Royal gas.

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Posted By: Young's Union Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 12:54 AM
This set much harder to find. I have never seen another set. OUTBOARD 76 and OUTBOARD 7600

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Posted By: Chevrolet SS Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 01:23 AM
Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets

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Posted By: Young's Union Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 01:30 AM
One more set of UNION Marine pump plates

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Posted By: Young's Union Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 03:56 AM
Ron-- Those WINGS pump plates are amazing!!
Posted By: 66phillips Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 04:51 AM
Here's a few.

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Posted By: 66phillips Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 04:54 AM
More

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Posted By: advertologist Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 05:03 AM
Butch,
the Billups is killer .. ... cool
Posted By: Stephenwarren30 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 01:17 PM
Here is another Regular/Ethyl set that is very common and I know there are many variations. Nothing like the killers I am seeing!

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Posted By: Wasatch Man Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 06:20 PM
Not super rare but here is another pair . Great pump plates guys .

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Posted By: Stephenwarren30 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 07:54 PM
Those are killer Peter...tell ya what I will do...I will trade you my Mobil set for your flying A set!!!!
Posted By: Wasatch Man Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 08:45 PM
Thanks Stephen . Don't get me wrong they are nice and I'm really glad to have them .
Posted By: RedHat Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 16 2019 11:47 PM
Originally Posted by Chevrolet SS
Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets



Those are just downright gorgeous!
Posted By: Speedracer Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Mon Feb 18 2019 06:22 AM
I don't have any rare sets worth posting here, but I can pair one with Stephen's original post. This Platinum is a nice one (and yes Stephen, it is out of Texas - the back of mine is ink stamped "Property of Texas Gas Corporation.")

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Posted By: Stephenwarren30 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Mon Feb 18 2019 01:03 PM
Steve, I wonder what the dates on the Platinum plates would be (1960s?). Which leads me to ask the question, what was the difference between your square Super Premium Sign and my rectangular Premium Sign? Were they producing 3 grades of gas at the time of the sign usage or is your square Super Premium of a different time than my rectangular Premium sign?
Posted By: Stephenwarren30 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Mon Feb 18 2019 01:05 PM
My rectangular sign

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Posted By: 57-Chevy Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Tue Feb 19 2019 02:23 AM
Posting for my buddy Brady,

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Posted By: hawkike Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Tue Feb 19 2019 03:29 AM
I HAD these at one time,key word HAD! I am glad a fellow "oldgasser" now is the proud owner of them!

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Posted By: fast66 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Tue Feb 19 2019 07:32 AM
Here are my favorite Mobil pump plates.
//Claes

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Posted By: Stephenwarren30 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Wed Feb 20 2019 04:33 PM
Does anyone know the story on Claes’s Mobilgas pump plates? Date...where used...etc.?
Posted By: bennett_646 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Wed Feb 20 2019 04:37 PM
i like the idea of having sets. Find one and then the hunt is on for the other. Having a specific item to find has always been my favorite part.
Posted By: fast66 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Thu Feb 21 2019 09:05 PM
They were user for a short period - between 1941 to 1946, and only by the east coast parts of the company.
From 1946-1962, the porcelain shield signs were used by the different divisions.

The Mobilgas has a 1941 date and the special has a 1946 date and there is also a difference in appearance as the special Pegasus has a blue out line. This became also present at the Pegasus on the shields (except on the west coast shields).
As I understand they were - in parallell with the rectangular tin signs used by Wadhams - the first pump plates used by Mobil. Before this there had only been decals.. pls correct me if I am wrong.

Br
Claes
Posted By: Stephenwarren30 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Thu Feb 21 2019 10:38 PM
Great info on the Mobilgas plates!
Posted By: justgassy Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Fri Feb 22 2019 04:20 PM
Not really rare, just a little less common.

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Posted By: cggas Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Fri Feb 22 2019 06:21 PM

Lol, those 2 lions have to be RARE!!
Posted By: justgassy Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Fri Feb 22 2019 11:48 PM
Originally Posted by cggas

Lol, those 2 lions have to be RARE!!


Guess they could be, I just always considered them very uncommon. Someone give some insight on them.

These 2 Dixie plates are the only 2 I've ever seen that weren't severely faded.

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Posted By: Stephenwarren30 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Feb 23 2019 03:38 AM
Here is another set (Humble) that were hard to locate but not rare like the ones being shown.

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Posted By: Stephenwarren30 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Tue Feb 26 2019 08:53 PM
Pure set with Pure Diesel #1 and #2

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Posted By: Mike M. Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Tue Feb 26 2019 09:46 PM
A few more Pure and then some from my PP addiction walls

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Posted By: advertologist Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Wed Feb 27 2019 12:14 AM
sears reg/prem gaso. .. ... cool

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Posted By: wayno48 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Wed Feb 27 2019 12:50 AM
Awesome collection of pump plates Mike. I bet you don't see many Signals in your neck of the woods.
Posted By: Wasatch Man Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Wed Feb 27 2019 01:54 AM
Great pump plates Randy . Those have got to be rare.
Posted By: Gasman84470 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Wed Feb 27 2019 05:55 AM
Rare and clean!!
Posted By: coopersplace Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Wed Feb 27 2019 05:31 PM
Although not super rare, the mint ones are quite tough to find. You can see them on the gas pumps of my parent's station. This was around 1960-61 when Shell had bought out North Star and were about to rebrand all the stations. Unfortunately I was only collecting comic books and toy cars back then. My 50 cent allowance only went so far, lol.

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Posted By: Stephenwarren30 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Thu Feb 28 2019 12:37 AM
If only we knew then what we know now!!! But then we would be like “Biff” in Back to the Future 2 where he got the book of all sports games results in the past! I guess we are better off just the way things are! Or maybe I am thinking about this to long and hard!!

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Posted By: Dale Stephens Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sat Mar 02 2019 04:06 AM
Don't know how rare these are but different to what has been posted. Sorry for the poor quality of the pics..

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Posted By: Stephenwarren30 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sun Mar 03 2019 11:02 AM
Fire Chief-Regular
Sky Chief-Premium

Not really rare at all...but part of the beginning of collecting for me.

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Posted By: Dale Stephens Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sun Mar 03 2019 05:56 PM
Originally Posted by Stephenwarren30
Fire Chief-Regular
Sky Chief-Premium

Not really rare at all...but part of the beginning of collecting for me.


That is not Fire Chief and Sky Chief. Look again. Super Chief...
Posted By: Stephenwarren30 Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Sun Mar 03 2019 11:43 PM
Dale...sorry for the misunderstanding...I was not saying your Super Chief was not rare...I was simply adding another entry to this thread. My first Ethyl/Regular set was the Texaco Fire Chief (regular) and Sky Chief (Ethyl or Premium)....as shown.
Thanks!
Steve
Posted By: Dale Stephens Re: Rare Ethyl/Regular Gas Pump Plate Sets - Mon Mar 04 2019 01:25 AM
Sorry about that, Steve. These old eyes, LOL....
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