MINT 1950s Gates Rubber Company V Belt Selector Painted Metal Display Sign Box

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MINT 1950s Gates Rubber Company V Belt Selector Painted Metal Display Sign Box:
$325.00

This is a Beautiful Old Time Piece of Auto Parts History. This is an old Wall Mounted Belt Size Selector From the 1950\'s. Its From Gates Rubber Company in Denver Colorado and is made of Painted Metal for the most part but the Red Half Circles that you hook the belt to are made of some type of Dense Plastic.The Body measures: 11 1/2\" X 22\" and the black ruler extension adds about 18\" more once it is assembled.

As far as Condition goes, Its just like new in the Original Box with Original Paperwork. Never Installed and NeverExposed to Light.

MINT!

I\'m Happy to Answer Any Questions

R.J. LOOCKWas aBaltimore Institution when it came to Automobiles. They operated at the same location : 339-345 N Gay st from1913 until the neighborhood declined and the last heir retired in 2001. They were not your ordinary cookie cutter automotive parts store like you see today. They were parts distributors as well as jobbers for their own LIGHTNIN Parts line as well as for most of the top brands of the day. They sold: Auto supplies, Replacement parts, Garage equipment, Shop equipment, Tires, Tubes, Oil, Grease,Accessories and they even had a Complete Machine Shop. This may not sound different from an auto zone except Loock was responsible for placing products such as Champion Spark Plugs, Quaker State and Gates belts (to name a VERY few products) into EVERY private and municipal garage that used them in a 5 state area. long before the internet and trade shows, these guys were road warriors that sold stuff the hard way on a massive scale. As the 22 floors of samples that they left behind will attest .............................. thats right ........................... I said 22 FLOORS of Samples! R.J.Loocktried to sell ANY quality product that they thought had achance. Of course, as jobbers they were responsible for placing advertising in the businesses that they catered to as well.

We were lucky enough to purchase salvage rights to this little treasure trove earlier this year. There was no working elevator and the buildings were 4 floors tall with a basement ................................. and theyNEVER threw ANYTHING of value AWAY! It took us 2 months full time to sort through and we are just now starting to offer what we have found. If you like high quality out of the box advertising as well as MINT automotive related collectibles, please bookmark us and keep checking back. I think you will be in for a treat.

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If you are a beginning collector, theres stuff for you too. They had a habit of nailing signs around to cover holes and such so we will be offering those as well.

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