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I just got these off E-Bay, I collect old Sunoco stuff so I got these showing the 2 1936 G&B 86 Sunoco pumps. These pictures have Aug. 19th 1943 written on the back, with WWII going on in Europe and our war with Japan, no wonder they had no gas. I dont know who these folks are but looks like they were making the best of a bad time. Gas price says .15 cents/ gal. + .05 tax
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