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#168031 Sun Jan 03 2010 12:28 PM
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Ran across this and didn't know what is was? Anybody know. Thiught maybe Colonial but can't find a good picture to match it up against.

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The small lenses like this where for ice cream I believe.


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Didn't measure. I would guess 13-13.5" across so not big enough for my ice cream plate.


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These surfaced a few years ago. Definately ice cream.

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Pennsupreme Ice Cream

Size is around 10.5" - too small for regular Milkglass bodies - and they won't fit the small 'Gulf' bodies either!

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Any value? I have a guy that has just one. What years were they made. Just curious.


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$30-$50. If I remember right they could not get a $100 out of a set on Feebay.


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...these went on either side of a sign, not on a globe body...I have seen one 'globe' assembled from two lenses and a body that actually took that size lenses...they were siliconed on...


Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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The lens came from a larger light up sign, but here is a porcelain 2x sign from that company.


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