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Last October, I found this giant in rough shape in a junkyard in Amesbury, Massachusetts. At the time, he was badly damaged, weathered, and a long way from standing tall again. I purchased him and hauled him to
Re-Giant in IL.
As we dug into his history, we found evidence that he had once been connected to Tulsa Oil, a regional brand tied to Gibbs Oil in New England. Layers of old paint revealed a white paint scheme underneath, along with the faint outline of a diamond-shaped “TULSA” logo on his chest.
Since we already had a line of giants waiting to go up at the American Giants Museum in Atlanta, IL, I decided to sell. The giant was purchased by Louie Keen and the Uranus Fudge Factory and restoration began on the lumberjack. The team spent months sanding, repairing fiberglass damage, fixing the damaged foot, and bringing him back from the brink.
In May 2026, he finally went into paint and came out looking incredible. Last Friday, he was transported to Richmond, Indiana and set up in front of the new Uranus Fudge Factory location there.
Now he’s standing tall again, holding an axe, with his Tulsa Oil history preserved on his chest. From junkyard wreck to roadside landmark again—this is exactly the mission of American Giants to find these old giants and bring them back to life, can't believe it's going on 15 years! Next time you are in Richmond Indiana be sure and visit the Uranus Fudge Factory and an extremely rare giant advertising Tulsa Oil!
James McCoy: I didn't know that Uranus was a chain. Whoda thunk....
Wendy Olson: James McCoy I only knew about the
one on Old Rt. 66. Apparently there's two in Indiana. Learn something new every day!
Their website is a hoot!
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There are a lot of comments on the above post that provide the locations of other American Giants. These are the comments that contained photos.
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Judy Orofino
At House of Doors Cheshire Connecticut |
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Dennis Coley
Coos County Logging Museum in Myrtle Point, Oregon. |
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B Morra
Helper. Utah |
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Esther Hold
Westwood California - North East CA not SoCal. Paul bunyan with Babe. Paul Bunyan days are coming up. |
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Ron Nancy Assheim
Quakertown Pennsylvania |
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Josh Bare
Theres this guy in billings mt at a tire shop |
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Laurie Abel
Dooleys Hardware in Long Beach Ca. My in-laws family store . |
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J.d. Young
And 2 modified versions at the Pink Elephant store in Livingston,Il. |
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Jeff Chabotte
Big Bob, Norwich, CT.. formerly a Muffler Man, |
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Danny Minter
I saw a very similar statue in Harrisburg PA(?) Or near there at a tire dealer. |
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David Forbes
It was a nice surprise seeing this one the other day.
[Of course, this is the one in Richmond.] |
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Windy Weinberg Shepard
This guy is in Blue Ridge, GA. Before this building housed the dentist, it was a muffler store. They painted him and put the toothbrush in his hand. |
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Joshua Rhoades
Golden Driller Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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Edward Alexander Wayno III
In VA where I live on Warwick Blvd in Newport News is Auto Muffler King. I thought that guy looked familiar. |
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Lisa Chapman
He's mini golfing in Broken Bow Oklahoma
[They should have put the club in his hands in the opposite direction.] |
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Michael Barsczewski
Cheshire, Ct |
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Sean-Patrick Iles
Lake George NY mini golf has one! |
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Allison Adler Penfield
Louie the Lumberjack stands outside the Walkup Skydome at Northern Arizona University (home of the Lumberjacks) in Flagstaff, AZ! |
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Jeff Daum
One in Metropolis, IL. Superman’s hometown. |
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Melinda Staton
We have another one standing proudly back in Tulsa where he belongs. Cool story, thanks for sharing |
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Tim Lowman
This poor giant got hit and looked like he was being doctored back to good health in early May this year. |
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J.d Young
Here is 1 at Lauterbach tire in Springfield,Il. |
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Dan Travis
We had one identical in Enid, Oklahoma back in the 60s!😎 |
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Donna Taylor
Known as Mr Bendo in Sioux Falls and represents a automotive shop. He is holding a bent muffler. This poor guy has had broken legs, hit by cars, repaired and painted many times and moved to his new spot! |
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Bob Ezell
MR. Bendo has been standing for years, Ralph's Muffler shop Indpls. Unfortunately hit an run, Getting fixed now, had some New molds of his legs, saved back. |
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Dale Lael
That’s great that another giant has been saved and has a new home. He looks great!!! We have the Lauterbach’s muffler man very near us. |
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Fred Borson
Paul and Baby in Bemidji, Minnesota |
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Andy Kapa
| Crystal Beach Amusement park at Crystal Beach Ontario Canada.
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Kevin Kauth
This General Custer is in Wasta S.D. at the hotel. |
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Chuck Garst
There’s one here in Roanoke Virginia |
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Michael J. Nelson
Love this story❤️ We saved our Pizza Man...and now standing at our restaurant in Lisle IL |
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Margaret Hyre
Reminds of the Paul Bunyon and Babe in Ossineke, Michigan! |
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Bloomin Onion commented on Russell's comment below
She’s by him as well. |
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Russell Jay Rice
This is in Tulsa, the capital of route 66. He is called Meadow Gold Mack. Maybe we should trade. |
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Greg Vinson
Washington Ga He’s been there since my childhood in the early 70’s; a local landmark. Don’t know the exact history but I “think” he was to represent Sinclair Oil Co. ? 🤷♂️ |
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Steph Rene
You can find several of the Paul Bunyan giants throughout Michigan. The one in St Ignace is probably my favorite. He’s got Babe his big blue ox with him just hanging out at the tree line on a hill over looking the beautiful view! |
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