These are two signs that I inherent from my grandfathers estate from a couple of years ago.
The two signs are from the mid forties, lettered on sheet metal (20" x 24"). The business was formed in the twenties and after relocating a couple of times the company became Carney and Sons which ran to the early eighties when my father passed away.
Can you tell the difference between the two signs? I find it interesting how he (the sign painter) laid out the sign.
Posted by Robert Thomas (Member # 1356) on :
The only difference I see is the second GEORGETOWN is shifted to the right and he started squishing the letters to make it fit. A commom happening in hand lettered signs back then.
Now I see it, I'll keep quiet so others can check.
[ January 11, 2004, 01:44 PM: Message edited by: Robert Thomas ]
Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :
OOPS! Yep, I see it! HE HE
Posted by Tim (Member # 1699) on :
Yes "I" see it! errrr, actually I dont, but thats the point here.
Posted by Judy Pate (Member # 237) on :
I see two more differences in the two signs. The signpainter left an "I" out of Refrigeration on the first sign and curved the tail of the "R" in Contractor on the second sign. Unique layout tho! Judy
Posted by Don Hulsey (Member # 128) on :
When in doubt... spell it both ways... one of them mudt be right. Posted by TransLab (Member # 470) on :
A pre-computer typo...
Posted by Robert Larkham (Member # 2913) on :
Now that's the way to get the letters to fit.....leave one or two of them out!
Posted by Steve Burke (Member # 2674) on :
I think spelling things like that is retarded anyway- what ever happened to phonetic spelling? Would make our lives SO much easier-
"refrijerashun" --There. Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
A person has to be awfully ignorant not to know two or three ways to spell a word.
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