Two are Better than ONE

The addition of these two 6′ Phillips shields on the double hanger pole puts the Lakeside Museum Collection at 212 on poles. The Phillips Company pulled off a brilliant marketing campaign when they “borrowed’ the National highway shield design along...

Sinclair Dino in 3 D

After seeing one of these 3 D Dino’s in a collection in Tenn a few years ago I knew that we needed one in the Lakeside Storage Museum. After years of hunting and travels I finally got my wish and we stood this up where the SOC sign had previously been located....

Cosden Oil

I bought this nice Cosden Gas sign several months ago and we finally stood it up in the Lakeside Storage annex today in the new “Sign Forest”. Cosden Oil has a rich American history as its owner, Josh Cosden, was working as a drug store clerk in Boston in...

“Sinclair” Dino family

Dino’s at Lakeside Storage have started reproducing like mice and now they’re everywhere you look! I see little kids riding on them so they must be tame? Maybe I’ll give it a try myself if I can get up the guts to get on one without a saddle. Two...

The Ultimate Pegasus arrives!

Try and imagine seeing this 11′ high Pegasus strapped on the back of my car trailer going down the highway at 60 mph with the wings flapping in the wind! We had a long 1700 mi trip to Texas to get this beauty but it was worth it! Yes we saw a lot of jaws drop as...

Supertest Gasoline

It’s not a perfect picture but it’s better than the other one we recently posted. The multiple colors on the Maple Leaf make this a beautiful sign and I don’t recall ever seeing another one on a Shepard’s Pole. The condition isn’t great...