November 22, 2024
Business

Shell gas museum fulfills couple’s dream

OXFORD – Maine’s newest museum looks a lot like a gas station.

That’s because Lamb’s Antique Gas Station Museum, which opened to the public over the weekend, is dedicated to anything and everything to do with Shell gasoline.

Jim Lamb’s grandfather once owned a Shell station in West Paris, and Lamb caught the memorabilia collecting bug after somebody gave him a key chain that had his grandfather’s Shell station logo on it.

After that he began collecting Shell collectibles ranging from old gas pumps and oil can racks to matchbooks, oil filters and cans of Shell brake fluid and antifreeze.

He and his wife even set up a re-creation of a vintage Shell station next to their mobile home parts business, Parts & Pieces, on Route 26.

Friends and family gathered for a grand opening celebration on Saturday night.

The museum is free, but donations are accepted.


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