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I picked this sign in southern Indiana about two years ago. I was driving down the road and saw a house with several things in the yard and decided to stop. Glad I did, several things were picked from this yard. This is one of the nice signs I have kept. The sign is out of the 1920's and is porcelain. The dimensions are 24" x 19 1/2".
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nice pick officialfuel!!!love it, has it been bent slightly? U sure cant tell it from the front!
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Great sign, good shape too.
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That's a great Oil sign in great condition too Michael.
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Unusual...like that about it!
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Beauty!! I wish some of these would pop up in Upstate NY, lol
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I forgot to mention to ya the only one of these I have seen was at a vacation spot I went to last year at an antique store he had 750.00 as the sale price on it must be real rare.
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Nice sign officialfuel. Which I owned one. Keep up the picking.
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Awesome sign...very cool....
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