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MY GRANDFATHER WORKED FOR SINCLAIR WHEN I WAS A KID. SO I LIKE TO COLLECT THINGS WHEN I FIND THEM. THE DINO IS WHAT THEY USE TO GIVE YOU WHEN YOU GOT A FULL TANK OF GAS. THE GLOBE I BOUGHT AT A ANTIQUE STORE. I PAID 350 FOR IT AND PROBABLY OVERPAID,BUT ITS THE MEMORY I ENJOY.
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You defiantly didn't over pay on the globe.. You got an awesome deal! Nice stuff.
thank you for the comment oilman514.