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Here are some more pics of my collection from another angle .1st pic is my first pump a Wayne 505 bought at a junk yard.thank for looking!
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Thanks vansky and stones!
Thanks ejw!
Thank you Bellin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS IGNATZ AND BEACHBOMB!
i dont see the bed your wife makes you sleep on!!!
love that Mobil clock!
whats under the striped cloth?
You did a killer job restoring that Wayne gas pump. Is that a decal or porcelain pump plate sign on the front? I know you don't find many of the Phillips 66 pump plate signs, and when you do they're not exactly cheap!!!
Thanks Mikie and kerry!first off the striped cloth is my bed sheets!lol ok really it is my Malibu [see my other posts] thanks but the pump is original condition and that is a decal that is covering an original decal that is in poor condition!I would sleep in here but I think there isn't enough room!
are those oilers in pict#3 behind & above the glass display case?
Thanks Kerry!