Can anyone tell me what this brass shell emblem went on? The guy I bought it from thought it was a fixture in a Shell bathroom, but I'm not so sure...

It is heavy for it's size, and is threaded at the bottom.

Can't help you out with the emblem, but you won't have to worry about it if you keep taking pics while driving 43 mph without your seatbelt on!

good observance..

Haha...no defense to that. Seatbelt was on tho--

Any thoughts on the emblem?

Looked like an airbag light to me. Chevy truck? Probably the module under the drivers seat.

Wish I could help you on the emblem.

I do not think it had anything to do with Shell.I had one of brass,threaded that went on an outside hose bib. They are made in different configurations,birds etc.

I'm still new to this but, it kind of looks like a drawer pull to me.

Shifter Knob for a 1927 Chevy Shell Fuel Tanker truck.

could be a lamp finale

I'm with Hawkike, it's the handle for a hose bib.

Hawkike is right I have one also. I polished it up since it is brass and put it in the display case

It was probably attached to a base with some kind of a trophy, or a commerative item.

Jack Sim

I know a gentleman that was a oil jobber in Missouri years ago and has been selling off his collection for a couple years now , he has some of these and told me shell service stations years ago would hang their travel maps from them ? He is open at his old store mon - sat 573-546-7172 .

It's the end piece on a curtain rod, circa 1930's/40's. That's why it's got the paint on the back end. <..< >..> =..=

RE: paint drippings.

It is red paint, which is consistent with shell colors... (yellow and red)

Will call your guy 47reotravis and see what he knows...

Thanks to all who have hazarded a guess.

I'm pretty sure Hawkike is right on this. I believe it was discussed here on Old Gas, a couple years back and someone came up with an actual picture of it in use. Not a Shell item but very cool anyway! Gotta love brass!

Wayne you need to let the wife upgrade your curtain rods & keep her happy!

I asked him this week , in more detail and he said that there was a rod that the map was attached to and two of these shells at each end . He said someone else saw them and told someone from a shell memorabilia place in Ill called him and asked if they could purchase them? Give him a call tell him Travis from Fredericktown told you to call and ask him about story, his name is Jerry turner .