Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Archives of the best of past topics For Sale Archive, Petroliana Inspired by "Guaranteed Measure Globe" thread...

Well after reading the the guaranteed measure GLobe thread a few months ago and after buying a rough Fry 73 pump top from Owen, I had an idea.

I really liked the original Guaranteed Measure Globe with the punched letters. So I decided to make my own lenses.

I hand measured, hand painted, and hand punched each lens. I like the weathered look so I let the red show through the almond paint on the letters and I didn't sand or fix any blemishes or chipped paint in the punch holes.

These are 15" lenses in an old rough globe body I had.

Then I had another idea but I thought I had better let you guys see them first. I thought I might make a limited number of these to sell, but only if there was enough interest.

So anyway, What do you think? Good enough the sell? What would be a decent price to ask?

LOOKS GOOD, NICE JOB!!

Nice job. You should show a picture of it lit ,in the dark. If I had a Fry, I'd go for a set of those.... Hard to tell, are they drilled or punched?

Heck, I like it , dunno bout what the neighbors have to say on it though ............... Ed Shaver

There was another fellow that had some homemade punched lenses on Ebay but for a different company. This was about a year ago, and he started out pretty high and eventually dropped the price to $50 each. Don't know if he sold any but his continuous ad on Ebay, with the price going down all the time, made me think he wasn't selling any.
I think they look good and depending on price, you'd probably sell a few. I guess if it was me, I'd do it on an order only basis. Be sure to mark them as reproductions as I can see someone thinking they found a real treasure about 40 years from now! Good Luck!

I hand punched each hole the " ole fashioned" way. If I do sell any I will definitely put reproduction on the with a date on each lens. Thanks for the encouragement.

My thread got moved to the for sale section even though I wanted feedback first. That's why I posted it in the showcase category. But oh well

Humfleet:

I do beleive that the original 'punched' lenses did not feature just a punched hole - but were punched to leave a 'flap' on the inside of the lens to reflect the light outward.

I think the punch left a 'C' shaped hole with what would be the opening of the 'C' facing straight up.

Later . . .

Jim