A Decorative c.1940 Opaque Glass Circular Petrol Pump Globe; "Not For Resale" sub-Curios The British Ministry of Defence

The British Ministry of Defence banned the use of pin-up women in nose art on Royal Air Force aircraft in 2007

Circumference: 10 inches

Rather like guardian lions that may welcome one to a sweeping gothic Victorian rectory

This example bears the first design for the Canadian red ensign

We think it deserves another outing…

A Decorative c.1940 Opaque Glass Circular Petrol Pump Globe; "Not For Resale" sub-Curios The British Ministry of DefenceOrigin: British Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1935 50 Diameter: 6. 75 inches (at base) 16. 75 (at widest point) Height: 18. 5 inches The vintage circular white glass private petrol pump globe, having dramatic lettering in black inscribed Not for Resale to both sides, survives from the second quarter of the twentieth century. The condition is fair, there are several large chips to flange, the lettering to one side has