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TEXACO ENAMEL SIGN 1920

$ 2376

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: ONE JUST SOLD ON LIVE AUCTIONEERS FOR 2500.00 NOT NEAR AS NICE 1920S VERY RARE ENAMEL SIGN BEFORE PORCELAIN WAS USED 3 ITEM LISTED SIGN AS MOST ARE 1 OR 2 LISTED SIGN ALL ORIGINAL NONE AROUND MADE BY DAVID BACKLIN ALL WERE 26 IN AS THERE WAS NO REAL AS WE CALL THEM TODAY GAS STATIONS HE FELT THIS SIZE SIGN WAS LARGE ENOUGH WILL EXPLAIN THE BACK SIDE OF THE SIGN PLEASE PLEASE READ ALL INFO IN THE BELLY OF THE AD AND THEN MAKE YR OFFER
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Type of Advertising: ENAMEL
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Brand: TEXACO
  • Color: Multi-color
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Additional Ship Costs: Outside Continent US
  • Date of Creation: 1920

    Description

    THIS SIGN IS FROM THE EARLY 1920S APPROXIMATE SIZE 26 IN METAL  ENAMEL WAS USED FIRST  .. THEN LATER WAS PORCELAIN THIS MAY EVEN BE ONE OF THE FIRST SIGNS EVER MADE WHICH STARTED IN 1920 .THE PICTURE IN CLOSED SHOWES A DATE OF 1924 .. IN THE PIC IS A LICENSE PLATE 1922, ALSO IN THE BACK GROUND OF THE PIC IS THIS SIGN.. ALSO A  TEENS GAS PUMP .. WHICH COULD MAKE IT A 1920 OR 21 SIGN VERY VERY RARE ! THIS SIGN WAS MADE BEFORE TEXAS COMPANY WAS PUT ON THE SIGN THERE ARE 1,000S OF THESE WITH TEXAS COMPANY ON THEM . THIS ONE DOES NOT SEE PIC ..THIS SIGN IS THE CADILLAC OF SIGNS 3 ITEMS LISTED GASOLINE MOTOR OIL & FILLING STATION FOR AIR WATER LUBE MECHANICS ETC ..ALL OTHERS ARE 1 ITEM OR 2 ..THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A ONE SIZED SIGN BUT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE THE GAS STATION OWNER PAINTED THE OTHER SIDE VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT WITH THE TEXACO STAR..WITH 6 HOLES FOR HANGING..
    VERY VERY RARE AND COLLECTIBLE NONE ON EBAY GOOGLE OR YAHOO .
    MAYBE THIS IS THE ONLY ONE LEFT ??????????????? IN THE WORLD ?????
    REMEMBER A GAS STATION AS WE KNOW IT DIDNT START UNTIL THE 30S .. THE PICTURE IN CLOSED IS ON EBAY FOR REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER IS 141150382981 SO U CAN SEE THE ACTUAL PICTURE BETTER ..