Couple of large 60's vintage gas station signs...

[hubleyman]

more..

[hubleyman]

last try...

[Mr70]

Very nice!
How tall are the "Blunt Bros" signs,and how deep is the lip drop down on them too.
I might have a fixture these fit into.
Thanks..

[hubleyman]

Let's see if I can describe the Blunt sign dimensions clearly...

There is an aluminum frame surrounding the entire lip of the sign that is about 1" x 1". This originally had hinges on the top edge for access to the interior light fixture.

The flat portion of the plastic sign has a lip of about 1 1/2" completely surrounding the raised portion.

The raised portion is about 2 1/2" deep from the face of the sign to the face of the lip.

The raised portion is about 12" tall so including the lip on top and bottom ends up about 15" overall.

The length of the raised portion is approximately 8' 10", so with the edge lips the overall length is around 9' 1".
If you mounted the sign on a wall with the aluminum frame still attached, you would have about 3 1/2" clear inside for a florescent light fixture. I was going to use a double sided fixture where the lamps are on the sides of the fixture, not mounted over the ballast section...

Hope this makes sense, but please ask more questions if it doesn't.....

Have a great Friday the 13th !!!!! Charlie

(P.S. here is my email address to make it easy to write: [email protected]).

[Charley Lillard]

What happened to the station ?

[Mr70]

Your son is probably referring to a business that could've catered to Michael Phelps.
http://www.bluntbros.com/index.asp

It's also the name of foreign Construction co.
http://www.blunt-construction.co.uk/...urhistory.html
Fits right in with you Charley.

[hubleyman]

What actually happened to the gas station???

Ah, the old gas station / service station saga... now that's a tragic tale (and a lesson well learned)!

Well, as others may have attempted in the past, I tried to be a remote owner (versus hands on and there all the time) of the "profitable" auto repair business that was there since they built the station and opened the business in 1963.... All the good stuff was there: Massive client list, reliable employees that were there since the dawn of time, etc.

I eventually learned the best way to stop the massive flow of cash out of my pocket was actually to just close the doors...

At least I recouped some of my "business investment" when I sold the commercial property to Jiffy Lube!

What I wish was still there when I purchased the property... was the 10' tall motorized rotating double sided pegasus "Flying A" sign that the owners threw away back in 1964 when they changed from Flying A to whatever the next brand was. I just love those red horses!