1910 Minnapolis 22hp Steamer

Apr 12, 2019 | Museum Tour | 0 comments

We bought this very cool Minnapolis 22hp Traction Engine from an auction in Beaverton Oregon before we realized what a nightmare they are to transport across Country. We bought 2 Semi loads and after several weeks finally got them all delivered to the Lakeside Storage...

In the beginning…

Jan 31, 2019 | Museum | 0 comments

Early on in my collecting signs an gas pumps days I was struggling to find contacts of people to buy things from and had reverted to my old ere internet ways of just driving around and sniffing out the cool stuff still left to be had by Junk Hunters like me. I can’t...

Loose gravel and wheelchairs just don’t mix…

Jan 17, 2019 | Museum | 0 comments

The next day we headed up to Tijeras on dirt/gravel roads where we finally found the guy with the two signs on poles I had purchased. This was going to be very interesting with his loose gravel driveway and me in my, but with the help of his old 8N Ford Tractor, we...

1920s Clear Vision Visible

Jan 16, 2019 | Museum Tour | 0 comments

This mid 1920s Clear Vision Visible 10 gal gas pump has some unique characteristics about it that most pumps don’t share. It has the gallon markers etched in to the glass cylinder which is very different. It has a different shape which is also very cute and in...

Lost glasses and Good Friends…

Nov 13, 2018 | Museum | 0 comments

I was to meet Jon Anderson who had a couple of signs I had bought and also had to meet the guy coming from Hannibal who had the missing SOC sign I had bought months before. I met Jon at 8am and we loaded up his signs and I headed back to the hotel to await the arrival...