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Tue Nov 20 2012 10:31 PM
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I bought this sign on eBay and was wondering what the TWO represents. What year was this sign first used ? I'm working on cleaning it and it's looking much better ! As received. Half way done on one side. One side clean ! Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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I know I know!!! lol Tide Water Oil Co. I think they are the company that had the Tiwoser Globes as well. Nice Sign! Jim
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Tiwoser globes and other Tidewater branded items come from Tidewater Oil Service out of Matthews, VA. They became a Pure Oil jobber in 1952 and were still in business as a Union Oil (successor to Pure) jobber when I left eastern VA in the 1980s. Tidewater Oil Company (TWO), operating under the Tydol brand, merged with Associated (Late 1930s), consolidated into a single Flying A image and brand in the early 1950s, and rebranded Getty in 1970. The Getty brand remains in limited use today under successive ownership.
Wayne Henderson Petroleum Collectibles Monthly Kernersville, NC
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Scott, Your using the Cheap Brand of BEER! Get the Better stuff & sign will clean-up Better & Faster.
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Scott your sign was used by Tide Water before the 1932/33 merger with Associated Oil... (I've read on Wikipedia that the merger took place in 1938, But since I have advertising for Veedol Motor Oil that reads the "Tide Water-Associated Oil Company" and it is dated 1934...)
Congrats on owning the sign... It is one I would like to own someday.....
Looking for Tide Water/ Tide Water-Associated/ Tidewater items
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Thanks for the info guys. It's going on the wall tonight.
Last edited by Scott Baselt; Wed Nov 21 2012 06:24 PM. Reason: spellin'
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IMO that was a great buy Scott!! I was going to bid on the sign and got pulled away from my computer at closing time then forgot about it. I knew it would clean up nicely. Congrats on the buy, and nice job on the clean up. Anthony
Wanted anything Flying A Gas, Signal Gas, Hancock oil co, and Sunland.
Thanks Anthony
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