A report on the August '99 annual petroleum collectors convention auction.
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Iowa Gas is the premier petro collectible
event consisting of a swap meet, two auctions, displays and more. This
report is a partial cross section of the 600 petro and automotive collectible
items sold in the auctions. Our 1999 auction brought the highest sales gross
in the 13 year history of Iowa Gas. Bid prices reported do not include 10%
buyers premium.
Globes - Signs -
Containers - Misc. -
Pumps
Description - $ Bid
Texaco Eythl, 1 piece glass $2,350
Standard Kerosene, Metal Body 1,600
White Rose, 1 piece glass 1,550
Texaco, 1 piece glass 1,000
Texaco, 1 piece glass 975
Phillips Unique, 3 piece glass 800
Phillips Unique, capco 700
Cushing, gill body 650
Elreco, gill body 550
Tidex , metal 550
Parco Ethyl, 3 piece glass 500
Tydol, 3 piece glass 500
Tidex, metal 500
Wood River, gill body 500
Standard Red Crown, glass 500
Sinclair, 3 piece glass 500
Shell, 1 piece glass 500
Conoco, metal band 500
Marathon, 3 piece glass 475
Consolidated, pair of Lenses 450
Colonial, 3 piece glass 450
Sinclair, 3 piece glass 450
Tidex, glass body 425
Mobilgas, 3 piece glass 400
Champlin, 3 piece glass 400
Standard Gold Crown, glass 375
Standard Gold Crown, glass 350
Shell, 1 piece glass 350
Calso, 3 piece glass 350
Air & Water, 1 piece glass 350
Gulf, 3 piece glass 350
Save-More Ethyl, 3 piece glass 350
Phillips Ethyl capco, 1 lens only 325
Illinois Farm Supply, capco 325
Sky Chief & Texaco Lenses on glass body 325
Shell 325
Mobilgas, capco 325
Flying A, 1 lens, 3 piece glass 310
White Flash, metal, 1 lens only 300
Unique, glass body, 1 lens 300
Shell, 1 piece glass 300
Texaco, 3 piece glass 300
Dorco, capco 300
Texaco, 3 piece glass 300
Cavalier Diesel, 3 piece glass 300
Kanotex Lenses, 1 pair 275
Marathon 275
Mobilgas, 3 piece glass, 1 lens 275
Illinois Farm Supply, capco 250
Socony, metal body, 1 lens 250
Esso, metal band 250
Standard White Crown 225
Gasoline, glass body, 1 lens 225
Sunoco, metal, 1 lens 200
NoLead, plastic 200
Sinclair Dino, metal 200
Kendall, capco 200
DX, capco 200
Texaco, 3 piece glass, 1 lens only 250
Sinclair Power-X, plastic body 175
Skelly, capco 175
White Flash, glass, 1 lens 175
Phillips, capco, 1 lens 175
Skelly, Sinclair lenses (2 @ $85) 170
Spur, plastic, 1 lens 165
Texaco, 3 piece glass, 1 lens 150
DX, plastic body 135
Dino, plastic body 130
Atlantic, glass, 1 lens only 125
Skelly, capco 125
United, capco 120
DX, capco 100
Big Star 100
Dixie, capco 70
Iowa Gas Sign, cardboard $3,000
United Motor Service, small neon 3,000
Power-Lube Sign 2,400
Conoco Gasoline Sign, minute man 2,100
Gilmore Lion Head Sign 2,100
Keynoil A Sign 1,725
Texaco Furfinal Sign 1,600
Marathon Products Sign 1,500
Wadhams, flange 1,500
United Service Sign 1,300
Texaco Sign 1,125
Sphinx Benzin Sign 1,050
Richfield Sign 950
Cherry Sign 950
Sinclair Sound Signal For Passing 900
Mobil Horse 900
Texaco Free Crankcase Service Sign 850
Petromax Sign 825
Husky Sign 775
Zerolene, flange 750
Texaco Mail Port 750
Conoco Amalie Sign 700
Texaco Chief L Sign 700
Red Crown Sign 650
Speedwell Sign 650
Drive Safely Sign 600
Standard Polarine Sign 600
Pontiac Sign 600
Ford Truck 600
Zerolene, flange 575
Aromax Skelly 550
Flying A Sign 550
Sinclair Gasoline Sign 550
Standard Ethyl 550
Mobil Oil lollipop sign 550
Sunoco Sign 525
Mobiloil Sign 525
Texaco Sign 525
Texaco Shingles Sign 500
Conoco Minute Man Sign 500
Texaco Sign 475
Coke-Do Not Block Drive 475
Triple Diner Sign 450
Mobiloil Marine Sign 450
Sears Service Sign 450
Champion Spark Plug Sign 450
Husky Sign 440
Ford Sign, oval, porcelain 425
Mobiloil Gargoyle Sign 425
Atlantic Sign 425
Men Working Above Sign, die cut, porcelain 425
Red Crown Sign 425
Globe Sign 400
Signal Ethyl Sign 400
Standard Burner Oil 400
Socony Credit Card Sign 400
Williams Oils Sign 400
Phillips Sign 375
Flying A Sign 350
Power Sign 350
Conoco Sign 350
Phillips Sign 350
Standard Sign 350
Phillips 66 Sign 350
Veedol 325
John Bull Tyres Sign 325
Sinclair lollipop 325
Hawkeye Tires 310
Fire Chief pole sign 300
Mobiloil Sign 300
Mobiloil Sign 300
Texaco No Smoking Sign 300
Sinclair Sign 300
Phillips 66 Sign 275
Indian Pole Sign, curved, porcelain 275
Indian Pole Sign, curved, porcelain 275
Lion Natural Lube Sign 275
Fire Chief pole sign, curved, porcelain 275
Mobiloil Gargoyle Sign 275
Goodrich Tires Sign 275
Cities Service Sign 260
Goodyear Tires 250
IsoVis Sign 250
Texaco Sign 250
IsoVis Sign 250
Texaco Sign 250
Crystalene, flange 245
Caltex Sign 240
Crest-O-Lite Sign 225
Ladies & Mens, flange 225
No Admittance Sign 225
Shell, flanged 225
Ladies Rest Room, flange 225
Red Crown Sign 225
Mobiloil Sign 225
Gulf Diesel Signs 220
Texaco Diesel Sign 200
Texaco No Smoking 200
Coke, Wet Wash Sign 200
Trop-Artic, square, 5 gal $1,650
Bomber, 1 qt, picture 1,300
O'Neils, tin 1,200
Beacon, 1 gal 1,050
Skyway 1,000
Shell Bottles, case, caps, and 16 bottles 1,000
Shell Bottles, case and 16 bottles 950
Sliptivity grease 800
Indian, 1 qt 750
Firestone Antifreeze 700
Marathon, 1 gal 725
Trophy, 1 qt 625
Shell, 1 gal 600
Aircraft, 1 qt 600
Shell Livestock Spray 575
Lincoln, 1 gal 550
Ford Polarine 550
Puritan, 1 gal 550
Excelsion, 1 gal 550
Texaco, 1/2 gal 550
Conoco Grease 525
Hermoline 500
Fautless, 1 gal 500
Permanent Antifreeze, 1 qt 500
Tiolene, 1/2 gal 500
Air Race, 5 qt 500
Oilzum, 1 gal 450
Invader, 1 qt 450
Cadillac, 1 qt 450
Packard, 1 qt 425
French Auto Oil 400
D-X Marine, 1 qt 400
State of Maine 400
Chieftain, 1 qt 400
Tioset, 1 qt 400
Polarine, 1/2 gal 400
Nourse, 5gal 400
Ace High, 1 qt 400
Republic, 1 qt 400
Indian Motorcycle, 1 qt 375
Air Race, 5 qt 350
Texaco, 1 gal 350
Cruiser, 2 gal 350
Mobiloil AF 350
Veedol 350
D303, 2 qts 350
Pure as Gold, 1 qt 350
Tripe L, 1 qt 350
Texaco Grease 350
Veltex Penn, 1 qt 350
Mobil Oil A 345
Polarine, 1/2 Gal 325
Tulane, 1 qt 325
Associated Motor Oil, 1 gal 325
Signal Outboard 325
Quaker City, 1 qt 325
Texaco Grease 300
Propeller, 2 gal 300
Mutual 300
Whiz, 1 qt 300
State of Maine, 1 qt 300
Sweney 300
Checker Oil, 1 qt 300
Bayou City, 1 qt 275
Texaco Cup Grease 275
Aero Mobiloil, 1 qt 275
Penn Amoco, 1 qt 275
Huffman Bottles & Rack 250
Wadhams, 1 gal 250
Sinclair, 5 gal 250
Esso Aviation, 1 qt 250
Racing Sta Lube, qt 250
Sinclair, 1 gal 250
Mohawk, 1 qt 250
Yankee, 1 qt 245
Hoco Oil, 1/2 Gal 240
Avio Ace High Oil set 240
Motor Life, 1 qt 235
Aeroshell 225
Manhattan Cup 225
Texaco Easy Pour 225
Imperial Polarine 225
Texaco, square can 225
Packard, 1 qt 225
Hi Way, 1 qt 225
Antifreeze Bernier 225
Atlantic Aviation, 1 qt 220
Oilzum, 1 qt 215
4D Oil, 1/2 Gal 210
Lion Head, 1 qt 205
Penn Hills, 1 qt 200
Agalion, 1 gal 200
Cities Services, 1/2 Gal 200
Phillips, 1 qt 200
DX Oil Can rack 200
Ronson, 1 qt 200
Blaster Outboard 200
Penn Glenn, 1 qt 200
Air Flight, 1 qt 200
Tiolene, 1 gal 200
KoldPruf Antifreeze 200
Sinclair Mercury, 1 gal 200
Mobil island stand $1,900
Mack Gas Truck, cast iron toy 1,200
Pedal Car 1,050
Evansville Oil, banner, framed 800
Arcade Gas Station, toy 800
Sunoco Oil Rack 750
Marathon round glass windows 775
Sinclair Name Badge 750
Cadillac front end wall display, lighted 750
Red Crown Thermometer 650
Socony Thermometer 600
Texaco Oil Tube Display 550
Eureka Harness Oil, framed print 500
Aviation Banner 475
Texaco Business Book 450
B-C Clock 450
Richfield Hat Pin 450
Lighter Fluid Dispenser, gas pump shape 400
Moxie Thermometer 400
Texaco Restroom Keys 375
Sunoco Key Holder 325
Texaco Lube Chart 300
Tex Wax 235
Lubster 210
"Shell" American Visible Gas Pump 1,350
Pump, unrestored 700
Glass Pump Top 575
Glass Cylinder 550
Sky Chief Pump 375
Pump, unrestored 300
Pump, unrestored 300
Pump, unrestored 255
Glass Cylinder 250
Pump, unrestored 225
Glass Cylinder 200
Closeup photos of 44 auction items
A full report of all auction results is sent to registered participants of
Iowa Gas. For more information, visit the Iowa Gas
Web site or call John Logsdon, evenings at (515) 321-7930
Images copyright © 1999 by Jim Potts
Online 12/31/99 by Jim Potts
