RARE 2 - Sided Porcelain KOOLMOTOR OIL Curb Sign - Cities Service Oils
Item History & Price
NOTE: More specific details about age of sign has been updated in listing after clarification from the curator/owner. Sign is from 1920-1925.
Please read through for best description of sign and to answer all your questions.
This two-sided KOOLMOTOR OIL porcelain curb "lollipop" sign from Cities Service Oils is GUARANTEED to be a Vintage ORIGINAL sign from 1920-1925 and NOT a new sign made to look "old". This sign is the real deal! &nbs...p;This KOOLMOTOR OIL sign is guaranteed to NOT be a reproduction! Read entire story of owner at the end of bullet points.
Sign was originally a curb sign that is sometimes called a "lollipop" sign because it's a two-sided sign attached to a pole that sits in a base and is displayed curbside at the eye-level of automobile drivers.
Approximate size is 23-1/2" x 24" measured at widest points.
This KOOLMOTOR OIL - Cities Service Oils sign was part of a rotating display in Seligman, Arizona, at a Route 66 gas station museum (called "Return to the 50's") in the late 1990's through 2005. Sign has been in storage since the closure of museum after the curator suffered a stroke.
Sign was chosen for display in museum because of its rarity and its overall good condition considering age and rarity. The KOOLMOTOR OIL lettering on side one is in exceptional condition! Side one is the side displayed in the Return to the 50's Gas Station Museum.
PLEASE SEE PHOTOS for condition and/or ask specific questions BEFORE bidding, as photos are part of the description of condition. If you would like additional images of anything specific on sign, please let me know.
ONLY SHIP TO LOWER 48 STATES via UPS Ground.
FREE local pickup by arrangement in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Delivery can also be arranged for $60 within a 150 mile radius of Las Vegas with pre-payment that includes the $60 delivery charge.
If either of these alternative delivery options are desired, AND YOU HAVE WON THE AUCTION, you MUST let me know ASAP, so that I can create an invoice prior to you making payment that reflects the option you chose.
Happy Bidding!
For Your Information:This is a link to see a photo of the original museum on Route 66 that the sign was displayed in: https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g31353-d4688320-r187698135-Return_to_the_50sSeligman_Arizona.html#photos;aggregationId=&albumid=&filter=2&ff=76043542
What's "THE STORY"?
This KOOLMOTOR OIL is an ORIGINAL sign from 1920-1925 and was authenticated by the curator Dennis Cox of the Return to the 50's Gas Station Museum before it was put on display there. He has personally owned the sign for about 25 years. Mr. Cox was (and still is) an avid gas and oil collector. When his personal collection overran his home, he bought an old gas station along Route 66 in Arizona in the 1990's and created a museum there from his personal collection. This KOOLMOTOR OIL sign IS an authentic sign from 1920-1925 and was displayed in the museum. When Mr. Cox suffered a debilitating stroke in 2005, the museum was closed and the gas station building sold. Most of the collection was kept and stored by Mr. Cox as it was too difficult for him to part with at that time. Mr. Cox collects mostly Shell and Mobil, but has other interesting pieces from other oil and gas companies that he had picked up along the way at Gas Bashes (Turlock, Montana, Iowa), from other collectors, auctions as well as on eBay. These other oil company pieces as well as extras of his favorites and his least favorite pieces have begun to be sold at this time. Mr. Cox receives Petroleum Collectibles Monthly and keeps up on all things petroleum as well as what reproductions are being passed off as originals. This sign is guaranteed to not be a reproduction! If you have been collecting for awhile, you might even know him or met him... Mr. Dennis Cox. He doesn't attend many events, gas bashes, or auctions any more, and he's not able to haggle over a price as persistently as he use to. But he still loves his gas and oil stuff!!
Please read through for best description of sign and to answer all your questions.
This two-sided KOOLMOTOR OIL porcelain curb "lollipop" sign from Cities Service Oils is GUARANTEED to be a Vintage ORIGINAL sign from 1920-1925 and NOT a new sign made to look "old". This sign is the real deal! &nbs...p;This KOOLMOTOR OIL sign is guaranteed to NOT be a reproduction! Read entire story of owner at the end of bullet points.
Sign was originally a curb sign that is sometimes called a "lollipop" sign because it's a two-sided sign attached to a pole that sits in a base and is displayed curbside at the eye-level of automobile drivers.
Approximate size is 23-1/2" x 24" measured at widest points.
This KOOLMOTOR OIL - Cities Service Oils sign was part of a rotating display in Seligman, Arizona, at a Route 66 gas station museum (called "Return to the 50's") in the late 1990's through 2005. Sign has been in storage since the closure of museum after the curator suffered a stroke.
Sign was chosen for display in museum because of its rarity and its overall good condition considering age and rarity. The KOOLMOTOR OIL lettering on side one is in exceptional condition! Side one is the side displayed in the Return to the 50's Gas Station Museum.
PLEASE SEE PHOTOS for condition and/or ask specific questions BEFORE bidding, as photos are part of the description of condition. If you would like additional images of anything specific on sign, please let me know.
ONLY SHIP TO LOWER 48 STATES via UPS Ground.
FREE local pickup by arrangement in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Delivery can also be arranged for $60 within a 150 mile radius of Las Vegas with pre-payment that includes the $60 delivery charge.
If either of these alternative delivery options are desired, AND YOU HAVE WON THE AUCTION, you MUST let me know ASAP, so that I can create an invoice prior to you making payment that reflects the option you chose.
Happy Bidding!
For Your Information:This is a link to see a photo of the original museum on Route 66 that the sign was displayed in: https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g31353-d4688320-r187698135-Return_to_the_50sSeligman_Arizona.html#photos;aggregationId=&albumid=&filter=2&ff=76043542
What's "THE STORY"?
This KOOLMOTOR OIL is an ORIGINAL sign from 1920-1925 and was authenticated by the curator Dennis Cox of the Return to the 50's Gas Station Museum before it was put on display there. He has personally owned the sign for about 25 years. Mr. Cox was (and still is) an avid gas and oil collector. When his personal collection overran his home, he bought an old gas station along Route 66 in Arizona in the 1990's and created a museum there from his personal collection. This KOOLMOTOR OIL sign IS an authentic sign from 1920-1925 and was displayed in the museum. When Mr. Cox suffered a debilitating stroke in 2005, the museum was closed and the gas station building sold. Most of the collection was kept and stored by Mr. Cox as it was too difficult for him to part with at that time. Mr. Cox collects mostly Shell and Mobil, but has other interesting pieces from other oil and gas companies that he had picked up along the way at Gas Bashes (Turlock, Montana, Iowa), from other collectors, auctions as well as on eBay. These other oil company pieces as well as extras of his favorites and his least favorite pieces have begun to be sold at this time. Mr. Cox receives Petroleum Collectibles Monthly and keeps up on all things petroleum as well as what reproductions are being passed off as originals. This sign is guaranteed to not be a reproduction! If you have been collecting for awhile, you might even know him or met him... Mr. Dennis Cox. He doesn't attend many events, gas bashes, or auctions any more, and he's not able to haggle over a price as persistently as he use to. But he still loves his gas and oil stuff!!
