Hi Everyone, Came across this site and thought you all might get a kick out of these old photos. Hope the link works. Maybe some of you have other photos to share.
Weird you should post this, it is one of my favorite sites. Love....Jill
Posted by Stephen Faulkner (Member # 2511) on :
a sign shop above a beer house! who'da thunk it! I'm going to franchise that idear!
Great stuff Rick THANKS!
Posted by Joe Crumley (Member # 2307) on :
Thanks for the link Rick,
I've liften one and photoshoped it for our office.
Joe
Posted by Kevin W. Betz (Member # 4133) on :
Hi Jill. Do you remember in 2004 I had asked about old Black & White pictures? I recall about a Dozen or so pictures being posted. Is there some way we could have a page set-up so we could continue to add them?
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
Now those are going to make some nice murals!
Posted by Bill Lynch (Member # 3815) on :
Joe Diaz should print some of these types of photos and show them what a really historic sign job looks like. Lettered from sidewalk to rooftop!
Posted by Rick Janzen (Member # 7227) on :
Here's a couple of more photos to get the ball rolling. I'm sure someone must have some good photos to share.
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
Those are terrific photos Rick. Hook Signs was a prolific sign and outdoor company over the years in the Edmonton Area. You'll have to search "signs" when you reach the following link. I can't post a direct link as this ubb does not allow () as operators in URLs http://archivesphotos.edmonton.ca Most of these pics are sample of their outdoor work, but they had some fine Gold Leaf Men and Signwriters. Note the descriptions and dates in the notes to the left of the images. I sure don't miss those 30' extension ladders... gotta love bucket trucks!
[ March 26, 2008, 12:06 AM: Message edited by: Duncan Wilkie ]
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
Cool site Rick!
Did anybody notice the photos of four different sign shop fronts are all owned by "Wm Heyny Jr" ? But the fonts used are all different.
Franchise? Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
He, he how often do you see a Sign Company with it's own hockey team... How many of you old paint slingers can tell me the logo this fellow is painting... actually I think it's a "sketch" for a billboard or a wall job... Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
Duncan, the name Hook Signs really takes me back to my childhood in Calgary. A friend up the street and I used to climb and jump off everything in sight. Among our favorite subjects for vertical assault were the Hook Signs on Hwy. 1, just a few blocks away. After climbing and jumping off numerous roofs and signs, I finally managed to break my arm jumping off a 6' fence.
It was only after I got into the sign business that I learned not all billboards were Hook Signs.
The last time I visited Calgary, my friend was on the Calgary Police force. I think we both ended up well.
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
1872 ... before he "expanded" in size and I grew hair on my face and not my head!
It was a bitch sweeping dirt floors in the morning.
Big Money ... little sign in the bottom left advertises for tradesmen at 26/- per week .. that's about $2 !!!
Old bugger taught me a lot signwriting tho. !
[ March 26, 2008, 02:31 AM: Message edited by: Jon Butterworth ]
Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
I may still have those on my old computer, Kevin. I'll have to check! Love....Jill OK...here is what I have: Also a link to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Old Sign Pix (start with the third thumbnail)
[ March 26, 2008, 08:40 AM: Message edited by: Jillbeans ]
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
Those are cool photos of sign shops yesteryear. thanks for posting Rick.
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
Notice the formal attire of the guys working in the shops.
Posted by Rick Janzen (Member # 7227) on :
Here's a couple more. Hi Duncan, it’s funny you should mention Hook Signs. I remember when I first started at the tender age of sweet 16 I dropped in to the shop in Calgary to see about a job. I remember being fascinated by the skill and scale of the work being done. It must of left and huge impression on me because I'm still doing it 32 years later. PS. I didn't get the job at Hook.
Posted by Kevin W. Betz (Member # 4133) on :
Nice Photo's Everyone. Thanks Jill. I have a couple here, but do not know how to put them up yet. These are fun to enjoy..........
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Rick, thanks for the smiles. Glad to see you back here.
Posted by Pierre Tardif (Member # 3229) on :
Thanks Rick!
Posted by Patrick Whatley (Member # 2008) on :
In that first post I noticed that there's a sign nailed to the tree in front of the shop.
Am I to take it that's where the idea for "bandit" signs originated?
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