Q: I have a Linco gas pump globe. The glass globe is approximately 15 inches in diameter, and the frame is metal. The letters are red and blue, and there is rust on the metal frame.
A friend told me that Marathon bought the Lincoln Co. in the late 1920s.
A: Gas pump globes date as far back as 1910.
During the Great Depression many small oil companies were forced out of business or were swallowed up by giant oil companies. Gas pump globes of this type were made as early as 1915. Yours would probably be worth about $500.
Q: I have a copy of Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind" published in 1936. It was signed by the author. Do you have any idea of its value?
A: Warman's Americana & Collectibles, 6th Edition, edited by Harry Rinker, lists a signed 1936 copy of "Gone With the Wind" at $2,750.
Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P.O. Box 490, Notr Dame, Ind. 46556. For a personal response, include picture(s), a detailed description, a stamped, self-addressed envelope and $5 per item (one item at a time).