Mar 6, 2018 | Museum Tour |
We got this cool Totem pole in Rexburg Idaho from a collector who got it at a swap meet many many years ago in Montana. The seller supposedly got it from a collector from Alaska. It mixes with our Petroliana mostly because it came from a gas/oil collector just like...
Feb 27, 2018 | Museum Tour |
Deep Rock started back in 1913 and was bought out by the Kerr McGee Co in 1955 so the signs are pretty old. It is one of the last three that finally put us at the 100 “signs on poles” mark....
Feb 22, 2018 | Museum Tour |
I actually purchased this cute Butler Gas Pump almost a year ago over the phone, but since it was all the way up in Montana had hoped that I would find other stuff to go get at the same time so I waited patiently (or not so patiently) to go get it. Finally last week...
Feb 20, 2018 | Museum Tour |
Humble gas was refined in Humble, Texas and sold under that brand name. They were the guys that bought out the Carter refinery in Billings and changed the brand to Enco. Obviously they eventually got eaten by a bigger fish themselves. This cool sign is 2 single face...
Feb 15, 2018 | Museum Tour |
B/A Gas you ask? Actually the British American Gas Oil Company began in 1906 in Ontario, Canada. It was later bought out by Gulf Oil of Canada and finally by the Conoco Phillips Co. We got this very nice 5 1/2′ sign from a collector friend in Iowa and plan on...
Feb 13, 2018 | Museum Tour |
This very cool Chevron porcelain sign is a NOS sign that we purchased from a Collector in Idaho that was found in the original wrapping paper and had never been displayed until we got it. It appears to be a late 1950s sign and very rare in this condition. Another...
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