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Picture! - Original AC Sign from Petersburg, PA

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    Posted: 07 Oct 2010 at 7:40pm
I'm at the antique auto show in Hershey, PA and, after walking my feet off for a couple of days, ran across an old AC sign here. It's about 1' x 6' with white raised letters on an orange background. According to the seller, it came off a barn in Petersburg, PA which is also in central PA. It's in really good shape with just a couple of very small dents in the metal. I'm curious whether anyone knows anything about a farm in that area who dealt in AC equipment or supplies.
I'll post a picture of the sign once I am back in MA.

Picture now posted - see below!


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dont know anything about the dealer but thats just over the mountain from me.....
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Harpster's   Petersburg isn't all that far from me either.
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Dave you where 60 miles from my shop .
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dave(inMA) Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Oct 2010 at 7:11am
I bet I'm not so far from a lot of you fellows, but I don't have my own vehicle. Came down to this show for the first time with some old car nuts from my area. Leaving tomorrow.
Does anyone know if there ever was a dealership of some sort in Petersburg or East Petersburg?
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Did you buy it?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dave(inMA) Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Oct 2010 at 7:26pm
John, yes I did buy it! Will post a picture once I'm back in MA.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dave(inMA) Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 1:10pm
Now back in Massachusetts - here is a picture of the sign:



I'd surely appreciate any information anyone may have about this sign - was it commonly used? Used at dealerships? Vintage? Or anything else! Thanks much.
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If it is from a dealership in East Petersburg, Contact me please....
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Morton - sent you a pm.

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Dave --- really good find! Ya never know when ya might come across something -- always be on the lookout -- LOL
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If that is a Pa. sign then it should be in Pa. .LOL
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Fred, thats what I said!!!! LOL. I'm going to ask around but maybe you know...Were there any AC dealerships in EAST Petersburg, PA? Just outside of Lancaster near 283.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dave(inMA) Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 7:15pm
Gee, guys, I worked really hard to find that sign! I must have walked all over the Hershey show site before it turned up. And it could have come from some place distant to PA - the seller told me that it came out of a barn. Sure would like to know more about its history. In any case, it's in a place now where it'll be taken care of for a long time. 
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What a great find Dave!  I would love to have something like that in my shop.
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Thanks, Ryan, Jim. I'm looking forward to getting it hung up!
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