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ichabod

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A friend has an old service station and this driveway bell has been hanging on the wall for years, they don't use it. I asked if I could have it. now I got something else to hang on my garage wall. cleaned it up and got it working. quick coat of paint.

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yea, you can get them still, and not to bad of a price for them. you can still get parts also. but this one is from a gas station that I worked at way back in high school. I have heard this damn bell go off thousands of times when there was still full service gas stations here.
 
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ichabod said:
yea, you can get them still, and not to bad of a price for them. you can still get parts also. but this one is from a gas station that I worked at way back in high school. I have heard this damn bell go off thousands of times when there was still full service gas stations here.
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Sadly...I'm old enough to remember them too. The fact that it's the same bell from the place you worked at is super cool in my book...:thumbup:
 
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I listened to one of those for a while in the summer of '83 while pumping gas at the local Exxon.

There used to be one in the shop area of my wife's family business that I don't think that they are using anymore. I might need to see if it's still there. . .

Jim
 
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I've seen a few small greasy spoon-type restaurants that still use them for the drive-thru.

So is it going to ding every time you pull into your garage? lol
 
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I am old enough to remember seeing them as a child, but too young to have seen a shop that actually used it. I remember jumping up and down on them as a child. Loved them. Cool score.
 
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Too cool. Brings back memories of working part time in my neighbors service station in 1966...we pumped the gas , washed the windows, checked under the hood, checked the tires etc. Gas was .29 for regular, and I think I was paid $1.25 an hour, but had to buy my own Phillips 66 shirts.
 
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bad_idea said:
I am old enough to remember seeing them as a child, but too young to have seen a shop that actually used it. I remember jumping up and down on them as a child. Loved them. Cool score.
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Yeah, the station attendants just loved that!! We used to ride our bikes over them.

Ah the memories!!!

Cheers
Steve
 
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Love it! Haven't seen one of those since my days as a service station attendant, about 45 years ago!
 
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SignalZero said:
I've seen a few small greasy spoon-type restaurants that still use them for the drive-thru.

So is it going to ding every time you pull into your garage? lol
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There are several local BBQ and drive-in restaurants around here local with them, and even a few service stations that still have them.

Now that has me wanting one for the wife's parking spot in the garage :shocking:
 
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