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    Posted 12 years ago

    officialfuel
    (672 items)

    I was in southern Indiana today and came home with three picks. This is one of the picks. I've been trying to get this sign for almost a year. Finally today I got to talk to the owner and well it's hanging in my bathroom. The porcelain sign is 20" x 28" and is two colors. Notice baths for only $2.00 and I'm thinking the $1.00 is for a single room and the $1.50 is for a double room. The sign is from Shipshewana, Indiana.

    Michael

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    Comments

    1. chevy59 chevy59, 12 years ago
      Awesome pick Michael, goes great in the bathroom!
    2. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you chevy59 for the love and the awesome comment!

      Michael
    3. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you kerry for the love!

      Michael
    4. kerry10456 kerry10456, 12 years ago
      Your very welcome Michael, love looking through your postings.
    5. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you Longings for the love!

      Michael
    6. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you Designer for the love!

      Michael
    7. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you trukn20 for the love!

      Michael
    8. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you chrissylovescats for the love!

      Michael
    9. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you sanhardin for the love!

      Michael
    10. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 12 years ago
      I wonder if this sign comes from the old Davis Hotel in Shipshewana, IN. the hotel was built in 1891 and was destroyed by fire in 2004?
    11. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you ttomtucker for the love and the info! I will do some checking on your info!

      Michael
    12. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you shughs for the love!
      Thank you Chevelleman69 for the love!
      Thank you mtg75 for the love!

      Michael
    13. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you leighannrn for the love!

      Michael
    14. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you petey for the love!

      Michael
    15. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you egreeley1976 for the love!

      Michael
    16. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you sugargirl for the love!

      Michael
    17. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you AntigueToys for the love!

      Michael
    18. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you walksoftly for the love!

      Michael
    19. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you jamiedpt for the love!

      Michael
    20. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you MooreAntique for the love!

      Michael
    21. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you Nova for the love!
      Thank you rustyboltz for the love!

      Michael
    22. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you rikanddonna for the love!

      Michael
    23. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you PhilDavidAlexanderMorris for the love!

      Michael
    24. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you BELLIN68 for the love!

      Michael
    25. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you blunderbuss2 for the love!

      Michael
    26. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 12 years ago
      Love the sign but the toilet etc put shade over the sign. I can't believe nobody has commented on it. Bet you did all that yourself as it looks like a labour of love. I'm very impressed. had one of those overhead-tank Crappers in an old great-house I owned & when you flushed it, all the neighbours knew it. Kind of like crapping on a petri dish & having Niagara wash it away!
    27. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      blunderbuss2, when you flush the toilet and your outside you can hear it. Your right. There's a cast iron pipe outside upstairs and you can hear it. lol

      Michael
    28. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 12 years ago
      Mine was in a 300 yr. old+ great-house in St. Eustatius & had the standard porcelin water tank on the wall. I don't believe in ghost/duppies etc., but the bloody thing would start flushing around 2:AM every night after I bought the place. Screen on the window, door closed, - & it would start every night. I know plumbing & couldn't figure out how it could flush by it's self & tired of running down stairs in the middle of the nite. We only have cistern water there, so 1 nite when it flushed, I jumped up and yelled, "Stop wasting my water!". It never happened again. I joked that it was better to have a house that is possessed than one that is repossessed. As stated, I really don't believe in ghosts but too many strange things happened in that house to dismiss the idea & was told I had 4 "jumbies" by "experts". Useless story but hope you found it interesting. It is true as well as a lot of other things that went-on there.
    29. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      blunderbuss2 thanks for the comment! Always get a kick out of your stories! Enjoy your weekend!

      Michael
    30. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you MattyG for the love!

      Michael
    31. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 12 years ago
      Don't inquire too much or i will tell you about other strange things that happened in that house.
    32. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you undreal for the love!

      Michael
    33. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you crswerner for the love! Have a great weekend!

      Michael
    34. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 11 years ago
      This has come up again & I just have to repeat how much I love your lay-out.
    35. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you blunderbuss2 for the nice compliment! Have a great weekend!

      Michael
    36. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 11 years ago
      You too Michael.
    37. mkdred01, 11 years ago
      If your ever interested in selling it please contact me. Thanks!
    38. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thanks mkdred01 for your comment but that ones a keeper. It's a one of a kind and looks great in the bathroom.

      Michael
    39. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you ThriftyGypsy, SPEEDWAYPICKER, crswerner for the loves!

      Michael
    40. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you vanskyock24 for the love!

      Michael
    41. fortapache fortapache, 11 years ago
      That toilet would be perfect for my bathroom to go with my clawfoot tub. Didn't know they still made them. Have a feeling the Davis Motel is no longer modern.
    42. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you Beachbum58 for the love!

      Michael
    43. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you fortapache for the love!

      Michael
    44. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you packrat-place for the love!

      Michael
    45. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you lundy for the love!

      Michael
    46. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 11 years ago
      Love seeing this come up again as it's such a beauty. Actually, here is St. Maarten/Martin, there are probably many houses that still have those old toilets etc.. They would trade for a new toilet in a heart-beat. Maybe there is a market there?
    47. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you blunderbuss2 for stopping in and leaving the great compliment!

      Michael
    48. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 11 years ago
      Actually, I wouldn't have if I didn't get the "email me--". Actually, I have quit even following CW along with many, because it is just too much a hassle to weed thru the un-collectables. Time is too valuable to wade thru plastic junk etc. that couldn't be sold at their last yard sale. Life's too short.
      Man, I still love your work & may try to see what I can do to duplicate it here. It would look great in my lo!
    49. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you valentino97 for the love!

      Michael
    50. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thanks blunderbuss2 and good luck on the job!

      Michael

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