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Uploaded: 08/25/12 3:38 PM GMT
Going Up!
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Found this old pump, just look at the price of gas way back when. Probably in the 40s or maybe 30s.

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::Dunstickin
08/25/12 4:00 PM GMT
Over here it is over £7.00p a Gallon .. (Approx $12..)

Them were the days when 'everything' was cheap!

Nice find
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.Joanie
08/25/12 4:46 PM GMT
Besides a cool find and shot I love your post work on this Carol! Only 17 cents. Bring that price back!...lol
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Four eyes are better than two.
.rvdb
08/25/12 4:53 PM GMT
So very cool.

Rob
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::tigger3
08/25/12 5:00 PM GMT
what a good find, and too bad we can't roll back the price.
=^..^=tigs
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.gizmo1
08/25/12 6:15 PM GMT
The good old day's and what a change we all faced over the years.Great looking photo and nice capture of a stunning piece of history.If that was made today it would be a total rust heap know and unrecognizable.
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.icedancer
08/26/12 12:49 AM GMT
Let me know where that station is, I'm rushing there to fill up, lol.

Excellent capture and find, too bad we can't roll the prices back like WalMart, lol.
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Have a Sunny Day
::cynlee
08/26/12 2:02 AM GMT
Even then it was overtaxed. Neat find, Carol.
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::LakeMichigan
08/26/12 2:46 AM GMT
Very cool shot and find , Carol. I would love to have this on the farm of course with gas in it at that price.
Great post !
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.Jhihmoac
08/26/12 3:42 AM GMT
There'd be a line of cars twice around the globe...were that an actual current-day price...Nice one...Faved...
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::luckyshot
08/27/12 12:51 AM GMT
Carol - Nearly 30 percent tax - it's outrageous, I tell ya! :-) A great find - thank you for sharing this piece of history. Thad
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.Jimbobedsel
08/27/12 1:26 PM GMT
We had a Sinclair station on the corner from where I grew up. I loved the Dinosaur they had as their logo. That may have come after these old style pumps. Great looking shot, and a super blast from the past. Well done, Carol.
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.susanlynn
08/28/12 5:48 PM GMT
Great shot Carol and great find. I like the way they listed the tax separate.
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::0930_23
08/30/12 10:33 PM GMT
I remember gas being 19 cents a gallon during a gas war in 1970, Carol. I like these old pumps. Several people have them in their yards in my part of the world. Right next to the wagon wheel and the hay rake. :)

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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
.koca
09/01/12 8:51 AM GMT
Lovely view, very nice and interesting. And strange, for me.
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.Eubeen
09/08/12 1:47 AM GMT
Plain and simple highway robbery the price they're charging. A great find and presentation, Carol.
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