I am looking for a picture of an old Sign Shop, early 1900's? I believe it was in one of the early editions, maybe the 1st. or 2nd. The picture showed a corner view. Thank's.....
Posted by Jon Jantz (Member # 6137) on :
Here's an old sign shop on a corner... ran across it yesterday while browsing Shorpy's.
Scott Sign Co. Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
That picture is an early advertisement for sign codes Jon. Good for us sign guys though.
Posted by W. R. Pickett (Member # 3842) on :
...You could get a sign or a truss for your deformity at the same place! It's good to diversify.
Posted by Pat Welter (Member # 785) on :
Look at all them signs and everyone readable..hummm
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
Notice that all the men are wearing ties and hats. And the women are dressed nicely.
What? No jeans with the knees out or pants with the underwear showing?
Must have been a different time.
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
Funny you should mention that Ray as I started wearing jeans at 35 years old.
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
I've worn them all my life...but the knees are still there. When they started looking ratty I threw them away...now, that's what you pay extra for at the boutique.
Ties are reserved for weddings and funerals...sometime. Never owned a hat.
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Getting back to the photograph, it was interesting that upon further inspection there seems to be not one but 3 sign companies on the same street just down the door from each other. I wonder if they bitched and complained about too many sign companies in town? or "I was here first" How bout, I do things the old way, chisel and rock, not like these modern guys who use paint
You would need at least that many to handle the work load of that city.
[ January 29, 2010, 04:35 PM: Message edited by: Bob Rochon ]
Posted by jack wills (Member # 521) on :
I always have my Go'in to see James Brown, shoes on!
Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :
look closer Rochon.....all 3 sign companies have the same name.....
Posted by Kevin W. Betz (Member # 4133) on :
I would be happy to buy any early editions. Any cost to ship I will pay.
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Look even closer Mike, Yah that's it, I believe we are on a first name basis. There is more down the block, different buildings. Different name. The Scott Sign company at the top of the building, with gold leaf lettering on the right hand side, look a little further and you will see a dark sign that says "sign co." and the name is not all that legible, but that looks like an "l" as the last letter.
Then look even further down the street and you will see individual lettering on a steel frame that says "signs". They are clearly different buildings.
[ January 29, 2010, 09:36 PM: Message edited by: Bob Rochon ]
Posted by Cam Bortz (Member # 55) on :
Gee whizz, Rochon, you using a magnifying glass on that pic? And how can you tell it's gold leaf in a black and white picture? What you really need, Rochon, is a good truss fitting, straighten you right out. Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Gee whizz yerself Bortz, was it not yourself that said that HAD to be gold leaf because of the way it shined oh so brightly in the shadow?
One doesn't need a magnifying glass, just to be able to see the forest through the trees.
and hell yes, if you look closely there seems to be a pattern on the letters such as leaf lines, so stick that artificial limb "in your pipe" and smoke it
[ January 30, 2010, 07:25 AM: Message edited by: Bob Rochon ]
Posted by Jon Jantz (Member # 6137) on :
Bob, I don't know if they had artificial middle digits at that time.....
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How bout, I do things the old way, chisel and rock, not like these modern guys who use paint ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Yah that's it, I believe we are on a first name basis. There is more down the block, different buildings. Different name. The Scott Sign company at the top of the building, with gold leaf lettering on the right hand side, look a little further and you will see a dark sign that says "sign co." and the name is not all that legible, but that looks like an "l" as the last letter.![[I Don t Know]](graemlins/dunno.gif)
What you really need, Rochon, is a good truss fitting, straighten you right out. ![[Applause]](graemlins/applause.gif)
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