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#90666 Sat Feb 15 2003 06:42 AM
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This month we're going to feature "ETHYL" globes. It doesn't matter what company they're from as long as they have the Ethyl logo or the word Ethyl on them.

Here's one from my own collection:


I had to have this globe since my last name is Drake. This globe is from Drake's Refinery Stations Inc. They were an independant company from Michigan. These lenses would have been used on a plastic body. I put them on this Hull body. The globe dates from the 1950's.

We shouldn't have any trouble finding Ethyl globes to post because so many companies used them.
Bob


Wanted: Gas pump globes:Sinclair & affiliates, IL companies. Ripple bodies. Anything Sinclair, Stoll, Pierce, 4 Bros.


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Here's one of my most recent globe purchases:



This globe is from Globe Oil Company of Kansas. It dates from the 30's or 40's. It's normally found with a Gill body, but this is the rarer wide glass version.
Bob


Wanted: Gas pump globes:Sinclair & affiliates, IL companies. Ripple bodies. Anything Sinclair, Stoll, Pierce, 4 Bros.


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Here's one of my first globes:


This globe has the old version of the Capco body. Each half is different than the other. These were only made in 1932 and '33. This globe would have been used from 1933-1941. There were glass and metal body versions of this globe too.
Bob


Wanted: Gas pump globes:Sinclair & affiliates, IL companies. Ripple bodies. Anything Sinclair, Stoll, Pierce, 4 Bros.


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Here we have a Rock Island Ethyl globe that was used from the mid 1940's until 1960. There were a few different color variations on these globes. This one is the only known example with these colors. The most common version has a bright yellow face. The Capco body on this one is also unique. It's kind of a creamy yellow.

The picture doesn't do this globe justice.

Rock Island was out of Indianapolis.
Bob

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#90670 Sat Feb 15 2003 07:15 AM
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Here's a globe from Martin Oil Service, out of Illinois. These lenses should be on a Capco body since this globe wasn't used until 1962-'70.


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Heres one of the 2 ethyl 15" globes that i've been fortunate to git , Seaside used this globe from the mid 30ties till they had the decal globe made that was done wrong . but still used this globe till the fifties .

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Heres number 2 , but the back side has something different , I'll post it next.

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so heres the back side of one of the ethyls , the other globes had this lense in them also but they were broke.

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Beautiful globes Dwaine. Thanks for sharing.
Bob


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Great globes Bob & Dwaine

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Thanks guys , like I've said , I've been lucky . Bob on the other hand has been doing good for a while now . you've got a really nice globe collection Bob .

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Thanks for the compliments guys. I've sold alot of my petro stuff, including globes , so I could buy better globes. I had several globes, but didn't get serious about collecting them until about 4 years ago.

A couple of guys have told me they'd post some of their globes. There has to be literally hundreds of different Ethyl globes out there. Lets see how many we can picture here.
Bob


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DWAINE SAID HE USED TO DATE A GIRL NAMED ETHYL, SHE WAS SHAPED LIKE A GLOBE, MABEY HE COULD POST A PICTURE?? FRANK..

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Here is Skelly Aromax with Ethyl on a wide body. Globe is NOS with the lenses still caulked in.

Come on guys. We need more pictures to keep this going. Lets see those Ethyl globes. This is my only one.



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Drive with Care and Buy Sinclair!! I buy Sinclair globes, signs, cans, ect.
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Home Oil of British Columbia, founded in the early 20's had stations throughout B.C. untill the 1960's when they were bought out by Imperial Oil (Esso) This lens is mounted in a capco body, but belongs on a banded glass body, and dates from the 1930's I believe. Home globes are very rare, as Home probably had less stations than other comparable companies, making any of the three known globes very hard to find.


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