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#368658 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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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!


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Gold mine in the ground! Fantastic finds!


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Originally Posted By: rustynuts
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. crazy

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the Texaco cleaned up nice- great find.. cool


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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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Originally Posted By: rustynuts
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......


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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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