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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 am not able to see the pic....says I "need permission"......
Darin Sheffer Always looking for Mobil and Marathon items I don't already have!
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I am not able to see the pic....says I "need permission"...... Welcome to Oldgas Holy Braille I guess no one can view it.
*Wanted Pierce Pennant Petroleum*
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sorry about that, I reset the permissions.
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I would surmise this would be a WW2 era item. Glass was used for oil as the metal shortage took it's toll and cans were not available. Unfortunately you're not going to retire selling this item. The lack of graphics make this more of a novelty to Gulf collector, something to put in the collection to represent the era. I personally feel value is quite limited. Darin
Darin Sheffer Always looking for Mobil and Marathon items I don't already have!
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Everyone keeps saying the bottles are from the WW2 era. The same restrictions on the use of cans was also true during the Korean conflict. That would mean the bottles could be from between 1953 (when the fighting stopped) and 1958 (when Eisenhower officially ended the Korean era).
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Last edited by Jack Sim; Mon Jun 25 2018 11:31 AM.
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Probably don't quit your job yet, Ben, thinking this bottle could be the "holy grail" of Gulf oil collectibles!!! Just kidding you....but you did wonder in your posting headline. I agree with the comments made by Darin and Jack about possible age, appeal, and value. As most of us have learned over the years: just because something is rare, doesn't automatically make it valuable. If I owned your Gulf bottle, and were selling it at a swap meet, I'd probably start by pricing it around $85, and be ready to negotiate downward from there, as needed (to make the sale). Just my thoughts. John
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