Collecting Ad Glass or Ad Panels
Gas Pump Ad Panels Ad panels, often referred to as ad glass, are small glass plates that adorn the upper areas of some gas pumps, circa 1930s-1960s. Most are made…
Iowa Gas Show Des Moines, Iowa, 2013
My son, Jaren and I left Monday noon for our annual trek to our favorite gas and oil show, Iowa Gas, stopping about two thirds the way in Peru, Illinois,…
Abandoned Artifacts, Junk and Treasure!
Double Visible Gas Pump Ever see a couple plastic signs or modern gas pumps sitting abandoned in back of your local service station? You don’t even give it a second…
Understanding Crazy Buying
Buckeye Ethyl Gas Globe We had a number of comments on the crazy prices realized on many of the Barrett-Jackson Auction items last month. I’ve written about motivated buying before,…
Hershey Auto Swap Meet, Hershey, PA
Hershey Swap Meet Hershey Auto Swap Meet, Hershey, Pennsylvania, October 9th-13th 2012I’m getting to love this show more and more every year. The scenery is beautiful, the setting is calm…