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Cool display from the photo collect I have from my fathers days with Direct Oil company. As we know many Stations had items they gave away with gas. I have lots of station photos from his days with SailL Oil, Fleet oil and Direct Oil.
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My wife and I have a set of tall and short drinking glasses from Gulf oil.It is called the Gulf collectors series.Each glass has a different story,and I am sure they came from displays like the one in the picture.Enjoyed seeing the picture,thanks for sharing.
Love it, and I bet it was about 8 gal for $1 plus you got free stuff too boot