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Thanks, Steve, i could look at this stuff for Hours!! and the commentary iswe;; done too.
John
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Boy, that reminds of the times when we really did that type of signs and there were shops that regularly kept us busy doing such signage. Being out on a swing stage had a feel of flying and freedom at the same time. When a job was conpleted, there was a kind of hollow feeling and you couldn't wait to get on the next wall.
Dog gonnit! Thanks for bringing it up Steve.
Jack
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Those bring back memories..as a young teen, I worked on many walls with my dad, just like those, on a swing stage. Most were in or around Trenton NJ. He would cut, I would fill. That was the one of the few sign tasks I could be trusted with being such a young person.
2 sayings still stick in my mind. He used to say if you could get it layed out by noon, you could finish before dark. Also, he said you could tell who you were up there painting with, by the sound they made slapping the paint bucket with their brush. You dip in paint, then slap the brush on the inside of the pail to get rid of excess paint. Some people slap once, some 2 or 3 quick slaps. In between conversations, that was a familiar sound, the brushes slapping away as we worked.
That was hard work though...moving the stage, block and fall and hooks etc. to the roof and back took some effort. They were long days, not for a lazy person.
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That was a nice trip back in time. Thanks Steve. I live near Worcester Mass. there is a lot of old painted signs on building there. I always love to see them.
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Dana Lived in Worcester, a lot of those wall signs were done by wall dogs, Ed Mcleod, Frank Kulig and Stan Romanoff, who I understand was a decendent of the Zarr of Russia. There was a nice article about Stan many years ago in the Worcester Telegram, Feature Parade, including photos. Stan liked to work at night on his walls on swing staging with drop lights for illumination. Northridge Furniture, Coney Island Hot Dogs, Metropolitan Cleaners, Chevalier Furniture as well as many others. A real craftsman. No one would bother him at night.
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I Have a lot of questions about how they layed out the signs and stuff. Is there a site that tells what the usual procedure might be.
Like most things I'm sure everyone had there own way.I would say you could lay out the spaceing on the roof and drop lines down, or put a marker and follow the brick lines. The bricks would be helpful once you got the first letter down.
Did they use Japan drier in the primer? Did they use a special paint? I've worked on wall jacks,pump jacks,lifts, and pipe staging but swing staging never looked like fun to me.
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