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Topic: Old American signwriting book from the 1800s

Ian Stewart-Koster
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HERE is a link to the book- a free download.

Enjoy it!

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"Stewey" on chat

"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull

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Joe Crumley
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Member # 2307

posted

Thanks Ian,

This is a new book to me. You've made my day.

You amaze me, where do you come up with this kind of great stuff?

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Joe Crumley
Norman Sign Company
2200 Research Park Blvd.
Norman, OK
73069

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Ian Stewart-Koster
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Thanks Joe!
(actually a non-signwriter (aussie) friend found it & emailed me the link he came across while looking for some other things. The world spins in funny circles sometimes, doesn't it!)

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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull

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Sam Staffan
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Thanks for posting it Ian.

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Sam Staffan
Mackinaw Art & Sign
721 S. Nokomis St. Mackinaw City, MI
dstaffan@sbcglobal.net

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Pat Welter
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Member # 785

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Thanks Ian, thats worth a study...

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Pat Welter
Masterhand Signs and Designs
Unity, Saskatchewan.Canada

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Kent Smith
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Member # 251

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Thanks Ian, It appears to be in pretty good shape. This is one I have seen before, maybe my uncle's shop in the 50's, maybe Rick's. It is a real insight into the era.

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Kent Smith
Smith Sign Studio
P.O.Box 2385,
Estes Park, CO 80517-2385
kent@smithsignstudio.com

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Debb Bates
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Love, LOVE, LOVE IT ! ! tHANKS FOR SHARING ! !

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Debb Bates
Feminine Touch Signs
840 McLeod Hill Rd.,
Fredericton, N.B.Canada
506-452-7884

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Nevman
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WOW!

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Sign Man, Inc.
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Melbourne, FL 32935
321-537-8675
Capt. Sign

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Bruce Brickman
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Thanks Ian!

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Bruce Brickman
Art & Sign
503-351-4205
www.brucebrickman.com

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Raymond Chapman
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When I click on the link it takes me to that page and I get a "done" notice, but nothing's there.

What gives?

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Chapman Sign Studio
Temple, Texas
chapmanstudio@sbcglobal.net

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Pat Welter
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I think you got to go to the bottom of the page and click on the right arrow and the pages will turn...hope this helps.

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Pat Welter
Masterhand Signs and Designs
Unity, Saskatchewan.Canada

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Brad Ferguson
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Very cool.

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Brad Ferguson
See More Signs
7931 Wornall Rd
Kansas City, MO 64111
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Deri Russell
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Holy freakin eye candy Batman!

Cudos Stewey. Thanks for sharing.

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Deri Russell
Wildwood Signs
Hanover, Ontario

You're just jealous 'cause the little voices only talk to me.

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Jon Butterworth
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Member # 227

posted

Thanks mate!

Wonderful reference for doing more signs for the Highfield Pioneer Museum Village.

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Bushie^
aka Jon Butterworth

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HARDLY NORMAL
SIGN COMPANY

http://www.icr.com.au/~jonsigns

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Pierre Tardif
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Sweet!! Thanks Yan!! Merry Christmas!

Life is so good!

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Pierre Tardif
P. Tardif Inc.
1006 boul. PIE-XI sud Val-Belair
QC. Canada G3K 1L2
418-847-4089
pierre@ptardif.com

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Lawrence Armstrong
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posted

Thanks for posting that Ian.

Now where are my darn brushes.....

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Lawrence Armstrong
1059 Price Road,
Parksville B.C. Canada V9P 2X1

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Ray Rheaume
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Thanks, Stewey. I downloaded that one for keepers.

Rapid

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Ray Rheaume
Rapidfire Design
543 Brushwood Road
North Haverhill, NH 03774
rapidfiredesign@hotmail.com
603-787-6803

I like my paint shaken, not stirred.

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Si Allen
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Mee too!

Many thankx.

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La Mirada, CA. USA

(714) 521-4810

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Dennis Raap
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What a great find. Thanks Ian!

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Dennis Raap
Raap Signs

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Harvie Loomis
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Very enjoyable. Thank you!

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Harvie Loomis
Loomis Signs
76 Cortright Hill Road
Newark Valley, NY 13811
(607)642-8616
tozrox@frontiernet.net

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Ian Stewart-Koster
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Member # 3500

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If anyone would like more detail, I found THIS link to a zipped 13 meg version, but it's in jp2 format-you'll need a 2k2 plug-in for photoshop if you have an older version, though cs1 & 2 will open jp2 files.

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