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Wed Nov 07 2012 09:29 PM
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Just got my computer back this afternoon. Hard drive crashed. I never backed up any info or photos so Oldgas.com is the only place to see my stuff.
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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I saved my favorite for last. Something dripped onto it at one point and stained the porcelain. I did'nt realize the black letters are paint not porcelain until I saw them fade as I scrubbed. The Beacon & 15 inch round Texaco seem to have been hot. Sand melted into the glass on both.
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Youve got to be kidding. That is real buried treasure.
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Still some pretty nice stuff you're finding and the price is right! LOL That last Texaco is really KOOL!
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That Texaco sign is KILLER!
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Seems to be a barn that burnt. I can smell the old wood and only god knows what. The latest license plate was 1962 the earliest was 1921. Had a truck load of scrap metal out today...hand dug scrap! Signs like that 2qts can sign are why I dig. Clean for where it was!
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WOW! Awesome find on the Texaco, a nicer one sold for 8k recently.
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Unreal, almost unbelievable!
Dave GILL, Dave's Garage & Memorabilia, Inc.
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Gold mine in the ground! Fantastic finds!
Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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Seems to be a barn that burnt. I can smell the old wood and only god knows what. I am glad you explained that... I was beginning to think you were another one of those guys that digs up an old Out House Pits.
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the Texaco cleaned up nice- great find..
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I try to focus on signs. Bottles are better known to be in the old privy's. But I never know when or where a sign will surface & that's part of the fun. This season is almost over due to the ground freezing up. I found a 30 or 31 Model A coupe upside down on a hillside this summer. It needs to be flipped over so I can get just the body out once the snow falls.
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Change your name to luckynuts.
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I did'nt realize the black letters are paint not porcelain until I saw them fade as I scrubbed.
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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luckynuts....LMAO! Just below where it says 2qts. you can see where I did more damage.(Texaco motor oil)
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If you opt to sell (this is not an offer) it would be fun to see what that last Texaco sign does on ebay......
Alex Looking for Texaco and Power Gasoline items
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This is extremely cool. Wow what a find. It is awesome that you are able to rescue these great signs. Keep up the good work! Thanks for sharing!
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Some great finds....I wonder if your dig site was a place that a scrapper dumped all signs he picked up from stations after change overs to new signs. Seems like a lot in one area to just be from one station.
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Thanks everyone for all the great comments! Id love to hear the history behind the area I've been hunting but I don't believe there's anyone alive that knows. It drives me nuts wondering what I could be missing not to mention all the junk I dug that had me thinking it was something. The land owner stopped and told me it looked like I had a back hoe up there...
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