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Just wanted to share a sign I picked up this week from my Mother In Law's house. It was found in their basement years ago and had been misplaced for years. They found it after cleaning out the basement this spring. I think it would have been on a boiler or furnace. Anybody know anything about it? It's porcelain and could use a little cleaning. The company was located in the PA town my wife grew up in.

Here's a wealth of info on the company: http://www.oil150.com/essays/2008/09/titusville-iron-company-titusville-iron-works-company-struthers-wells-corporation-1860-1971

I somehow missed that Tom. Thanks! A lot of good information. It's my wife's hometown, but I know where a lot of the places are that are referenced in that link. Interesting how booming that area once was (even not so long ago).

It was from what I gathered, an automatic coal stoker for a coal fired furnace and/or boiler. 

Wow, I wish my mother in law has signs in her basement... all she has is boxes of knittes sweaters and a kitty litter box!

 :happydrinkers:

you need the iron fireman ashtray... those are awesome... always seems to be one at the Chicago show... great little advertisement piece.

She has three Pennzoil signs too. Brought one of those home.

Cool. I'll have to look those up.

The first boiler that I ever worked on was a forties Titusville.  My job was to chip off all the asbestos and patch it.  That was before asbestos was bad.  :Oo:

Here is the one I saw at the Chicago show last November...

Just looked them up. Looks like they aren't too tough to find and show up on eBay fairly often. Not too expensive either. Condition varies greatly. Pretty neat looking piece.

This one cleaned up well.

Sweet!  Any advertisement from a company that actual built things in the USA is Great! 
Also it looks cool   8)

Ever since this post I wanted a ashtray again... well one showed up on ebay a few miles from me all painted..... It's been off and on ebay for a while so I shot them an offer, picked it up today
and stripped the paint off... now I have the coin/change holder I've been NEEDING ( that's what I'll tell the wife anyway when she gets home)  :smile:

 8)
That looks awesome and it does look a lot better without any paint on it.

         That would make a cool buisness card holder

I haven't picked one up yet, but I should to go with the sign. That's great that it was local. I should start actively watching them again. I've seen a few different styles.