Fill ‘er up at Great Gatsby’s premium petroliana auction Sept. 11

This Bennett double pump curbside lubester with dispensers to accommodate SAE 20 and SAE 30 motor oils is considered rare. It bears the ‘Roar With Gilmore Motor Oil’ brand logo. It has a $4,000-$6,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.

This Bennett double pump curbside lubester with dispensers to accommodate SAE 20 and SAE 30 motor oils is considered rare. It bears the ‘Roar With Gilmore Motor Oil’ brand logo. It has a $4,000-$6,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.

ATLANTA – What better field for a Texas oilman to collect than petroliana, those showy relics from gasoline service stations along the American road. Great Gatsby’s will sell a premium collection of vintage pumps, signs and “lubesters” from this private individual at an auction Saturday, Sept. 11, beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern. LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding.

“His collection includes brands that have not been on the market in many years – names like Frontier, Polly, Magnolia and Gilmore,” said Marie Kowalik, president, Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery. “He concentrated on the discontinued brands.”

The collection also includes everything from antique western saddles to wild animal mounts. There’s even a huge Regina Corona music box with an automatic changer and a dozen 27-inch discs, all in a Honduran mahogany case (est. $25,000-$35,000).

“But petroliana – the pumps and the porcelain and neon signs – that’s the focus,” said Kowalik.

The auction will feature approximately three dozen gasoline pumps from the 1920s to the 1950s, including many scarce “visible” models in which the fuel was hand-pumped into a measured glass cylinder before being released into the vehicle’s gas tank.

“This assured the customer he was getting the amount of gas he was paying for, and he could see its quality,” said Kowalik.

Many of the pumps in the collection have been professionally restored.

“Those that have not been restored are in excellent condition,” said Kowalik.

Likewise, many of the porcelain signs are in excellent condition and the neon signs are in working order.

Kowalik said the consignor constructed two custom-made buildings to house his private museum collection, the likes of which has not been sold at auction in 30 to 40 years.

For details visit Great Gatsby’s Web site at www.greatgatsbys.com or call 770-457-1903.

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.


ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Martin & Schwartz Inc., Model 80 gas pump with sight gauge and the Standard Red Crown-Standard Oil Co. brand logo and glass crown, est. $5,000-$10,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.

Martin & Schwartz Inc., Model 80 gas pump with sight gauge and the Standard Red Crown-Standard Oil Co. brand logo and glass crown, est. $5,000-$10,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.


Oversized original Conoco brand oval porcelain advertising sign, remade with neon, 36 inches high by 118 inches wide, est. $2,500-$4,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.

Oversized original Conoco brand oval porcelain advertising sign, remade with neon, 36 inches high by 118 inches wide, est. $2,500-$4,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.


Rare Art Deco service station mechanic's work station by the Lincoln Engineering Co., with neon Mobil brand logo sign, circa 1940s, 60 inches high by 98 inches long by 26 inches deep, est. $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.

Rare Art Deco service station mechanic’s work station by the Lincoln Engineering Co., with neon Mobil brand logo sign, circa 1940s, 60 inches high by 98 inches long by 26 inches deep, est. $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.


Gas pump maker marked ‘Crouse's Clear Vision Liquid Dispensing Measure, Model 201’ by Clear Vision Pump Co. Wichita, Kan., with etched glass 10-gallon gas cylinder, est. $4,000-$8,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.

Gas pump maker marked ‘Crouse’s Clear Vision Liquid Dispensing Measure, Model 201’ by Clear Vision Pump Co. Wichita, Kan., with etched glass 10-gallon gas cylinder, est. $4,000-$8,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.


Rare Texaco Oil Co. gas pump with long neck light fixture and the Texaco Sky Chief Gasoline brand logo, est. $4,000-$8,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.

Rare Texaco Oil Co. gas pump with long neck light fixture and the Texaco Sky Chief Gasoline brand logo, est. $4,000-$8,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.


Original Texaco Motor Oil porcelain advertising sign, remade with neon, 30 inches square, est. $1,500-$3,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.

Original Texaco Motor Oil porcelain advertising sign, remade with neon, 30 inches square, est. $1,500-$3,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.


Phillips 66 brand logo wall mounted service station neon sign, 50 inches high by 50 inches wide, est. $2,000-$4,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.

Phillips 66 brand logo wall mounted service station neon sign, 50 inches high by 50 inches wide, est. $2,000-$4,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.


Rare gas pump by the Wayne Pump Co., Fort Wayne, Ind., with original 10-gallon blue glass cylinder tank, Texaco Fire Chief Gasoline brand logo and globe, est. $5,000-$8,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.

Rare gas pump by the Wayne Pump Co., Fort Wayne, Ind., with original 10-gallon blue glass cylinder tank, Texaco Fire Chief Gasoline brand logo and globe, est. $5,000-$8,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.


American gas pump with brass plate maker marked ‘National Model # A-38,’ 1946, with the Mobilgas logo, est.  $4,000-$6,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.

American gas pump with brass plate maker marked ‘National Model # A-38,’ 1946, with the Mobilgas logo, est. $4,000-$6,000. Image courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.