Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums Showcase and Stories, Petroliana Picked up a very rare DSP Texaco Marfak Sign today

I'm starting to like globes. LOL

Second one looks like painted metal too. ; )

Yup...painted metal Doug. I thought it was porcelain because it was so heavy and I could feel the letters clearly as if they were raised, but finally got a real good look at it today and it's painted metal. Nice condition and all pieces date matched. Going to clean it up tonight and see where it can hang.

Graeme, you have answered a question that I have asked for about 5 years. I have the same "Marfak" sign with no automobile signs on it, now I know what it should look like, thanks for posting the picture.My son had already told me that if you read the sign by itself it ,almost looks obscene. LOL

Yeah...they do leave that phrase rather open ended without the lower signs. Here's another picture that Jamie was kind enough to email a link on. This picture was in a thread a couple years ago and belonged to (Doug) Blacktee. His was mint and allowed me to compare this sign with.

Just to make things clear. That photo was taken at Erol Tuzcu's garage before I bought it. That's not my collection in the back ground. Mine's bigger and better. LMAO

Now that was funny. Good chatting with you today Doug.

OK....color me jealous.....awesome score congrats!