Lakeside Storage Museum

03/10/2026

Verry hard to find a mount that can accept a Crown Globe. I finally had some sconces custom made

01/25/2026

Frontier Sign History
Frontier oil/gas began in 1940 when Bud Robineau broke off from his partner at Bay Oil in Denver and Bud got the refinery they had acquired in 1935 in Cheyenne.
The first Service Station sign they used was the dsp 5’ round all white sign with Cowboy on raring horse. I’m guessing 1940-43
It was a hanger sign from the pix I have
1943- 45 They changed to the white keyhole sign which is a different shape than the red keyhole signs that came later
45-50 A few round 5’dsp Gold Cowboy were produced and very few survived.
50-55 the 6’ Red Keyhole signs were made by ING - RICH - TULSA and by S.P.S. (Southwest Porcelain Steel) They made 2 different styles plus 4’ red Keyholes
55-67 They made the 6’ red and White Silhouette sign that is the most common. Most of the signs were ssp and 2 were used in their unique pole signs
In 61-63 a few dsp signs were also made with same design.
They also made a few 4’ red and white dsp signs during this period.
(A few 4’ red keyholes were made sometime after 55 as well as a few red and white 4’ Silouette signs, which were round without the divet in the bottom like the 6’ signs had.)
There was also a rectangular GS1000 sign that was used by Frontier after they purchased the Beeline refinery in SLC in 1960. Few people know it’s associated with Frontier.
Robineau died in 1967 and Frontier sold to Husky.

12/21/2025

We finally got the last of our Carter signs hung on the wall of our storage area for the Sparks Museum and Event Center.

09/12/2025

We all know what we call the offspring from mating a Donkey and a Horse. It’s called a mule and they can be wonderful animals.
What shall we call the offspring from the mating of a Pegasus and a Carousel is the question that the Sparks Museum poses as they put those two together on display and await the results?

08/26/2025

I love the rich colors of the early DelMonte logos.

07/31/2025

Cute Credit Card sign finds its way on the wall at SPARKS MUSEUM AND EVENT CENTER

We got this Credit Card sign several years ago and it has sat in storage ever since. Until this week, that is! I finally picked and empty spot by the Fron...

05/28/2025

Added an awesome new sign to our collection today😊

Got a call from a collector friend in Idaho a few weeks ago who told me he was selling his collection and has this old Hood Tire sign he thought I might w...

06/12/2021

We just added another very rare and cool Canadian Gasoline sign to the collection.