Show off your old signs

[Kevin54]

KevinTEACHBaas...Welcome to the site and just to say....those are some damn cool signs!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[KevinTEACHBaas]

KevinTEACHBaas...Welcome to the site and just to say....those are some damn cool signs!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Kevin54 These signs are one reason I moved to the country and bought a place that had the big Shop/Garage for me to do work in. After 12 years doing these in a cramped 2 car garage it was time to upgrade.

 

[ShadowRuleZ]

Those are awesome.

 

[Johnny chaos]

kevinteachbaas...those signs are badass!!!!!!!!!

 

[colt zantop]

those signs are KILLER! nice metal work!

 

[CreteCoater]

For those who haven't seen it in my build thread, I found this one being used as a drawer bottom. It now lives on the coal bin.

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[80WTI_55_CHEV]

KevinTEACHBaas, you have some great talents, those signs are badass. now get back to making some more.

 

[80WTI_55_CHEV]

A couple of new ones to add the walls

 

[80WTI_55_CHEV]

Another wall in the shed.

 

[yaidunno]

KevinTEACHBass, mind if i ask what you used for light sockets and bulbs in your signs? I've got a similar project that im debating on doing with lights in that style.

Thanks!

 

[don long]

Bought this 4' conoco 1930s sign.
it had a few chips on both sides so
I decided to try my hand at restoring it

Here it is all restored

And here are a couple pic's where the sign hangs in the garage

 

[Okie Pete]

KTB amazing work. Went to Canton TX last spring there were 2' tall letters made out of corrugated used barn tin with lights .
Classic Bobber being built using the wishbone frame ?

 

[Chris Stapley]

Sorry about the poor quality, I was just in my shop last night thinking about cleaning up when it dawned on me to take a few shots.I will do a better job of it soon and more of my stuff…

 

[ShadowRuleZ]

I am collecting some for my new Barn now but make a lot of my own to look vintage here are a few I have done.

I think I just saw a baas metal craft T-shirt on gold rush...

 

[G-force]

I've got a bunch more just no pictures.

I few months ago I scored a nice 4'x8' metal "Motorola" sign.

a couple years ago I picked up an NOS never displayed 4'x4' "International Harvester" porcelain dealer sign.

 

[justanengineer]

One of mine. Not sure why, but its my favorite.

 

[rothko]

Hi

I started out as a trainee signwriter in the 1960's(5 yrs in that) in London.The industry as it had been, was in a very sharp decline.It then changed direction with technology and evolved into what it is today,lazer cut et.

I have always loved signs and commercial ad art.The best in the world at that are you guys in the USA. I have National Geo. Magazines going back to the 1930's.All the old Coca-Cola stuff.The artwork is staggering! The 1960's dragsters amazing!Techniques I'd never heared of.Mind you we had some great artists here as well.Some of the old guys I worked with !

Love to get a couple of genuine US signs.I just love em!

Regards

Rothko

 

[80WTI_55_CHEV]

I've got a bunch more just no pictures.

I few months ago I scored a nice 4'x8' metal "Motorola" sign.

a couple years ago I picked up an NOS never displayed 4'x4' "International Harvester" porcelain dealer sign.

You best be taking some pics for us. Please

 

[L&M Garage]

man you see the fin's on that caddy, you could put Miley Cyrus's eye out that thing

 

[rothko]

Hi

I want to post some picures but PHOTOBUCKET has gone very strange.The opening screen is totally different to when I used it a couple of weeks ago.I can't get past it.

Any ideas?

Regards

Rothko

 

[rothko]

Hi
Nope I can't do it .It won't let me in.It all seems to have changed.Can't fathom what it is they want me to do, to be able to progress.Why can't they just leave it like it was?

Rothko

 

[AnEv942]

I cant say Rothko -changes were made to PB sight but been a while? Still if you log in should be able to navigate?

Heres a few of our 'decorations', not true to the description of signs maybe-
View media item 37371One of my grandpas storage cans

View media item 37370Early embossed tri-color F.S. boundry sign. The Warning sign I only picked up because its porcelain.

View media item 37369The Bull-Dog can-just kind of a self reminder-

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View media item 37373
View media item 37368Early 1900 15" ruler?

 

[MartyO]

This one came in today:

https://scontent-b-atl.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t31/1009070_10151862080321566_1492428900_o.jpg

Although I live in Georgia now, I moved down from New York so I like it.

 

[G-force]

You best be taking some pics for us. Please

Here's a couple new ones I picked up last week...

 

[Samh]

Sign from the bar I used to own. The lights alternate on and off.

 

[daddycreswell]

Sign from the bar I used to own. The lights alternate on and off.

Wow, I have a question or a comment about the sign, but I don't want to hurt any feelings so I'll bite my tongue.

 

[80WTI_55_CHEV]

Here's a couple new ones I picked up last week...

They are some nice looking signs, where do you go looking to find signs like that? They look to be both double sided and in really good condition. Good score.

 

[80WTI_55_CHEV]

Sorry about the poor quality, I was just in my shop last night thinking about cleaning up when it dawned on me to take a few shots.I will do a better job of it soon and more of my stuff…

Looks like you have a lot of cool things in the garage, can't wait for more pics.

 

[80WTI_55_CHEV]

I picked this sign up at a swapmeet the other day, gave it a clean and she looks new again.

 

[ShadowRuleZ]

I was going to ask where you found that sign in the states and then noticed you're not in the states

 

[G-force]

They are some nice looking signs, where do you go looking to find signs like that? They look to be both double sided and in really good condition. Good score.

I found these on craigslist about 50 miles from me. The seller had worked for exxon for 40 years. He had them indoors in his pool table room. They were downsizing into a smaller home and didn't have space for them.

They are both double sided.

 

[Lippyp]

I picked this sign up at a swapmeet the other day, gave it a clean and she looks new again.

Mmmm Victoria Bitter

 

[twertsy]

I was out picking signs and a 10 year old boy was selling this along the road in PA. He caught it out of a local creek on his fishing pole! He wanted $20 bucks......Gave him $200

 

[MartyO]

I was out picking signs and a 10 year old boy was selling this along the road in PA. He caught it out of a local creek on his fishing pole! He wanted $20 bucks......Gave him $200

Very cool and the right thing to do.

 

[Bronson]

I was out picking signs and a 10 year old boy was selling this along the road in PA. He caught it out of a local creek on his fishing pole! He wanted $20 bucks......Gave him $200

 

[doctordave]

Mmmm Victoria Bitter

Ewwww....vomit bombs!

 

[buzz4041]

This is one side of the shop.

 

[TheClaw]

I was out picking signs and a 10 year old boy was selling this along the road in PA. He caught it out of a local creek on his fishing pole! He wanted $20 bucks......Gave him $200

I'm with the rest of the guys, Five Stars. Can you imagine the scene at home!

 

[raddksn]

Sign from the bar I used to own. The lights alternate on and off.

Was this bar on Archer ave. south side of Chicago?

 

[Samh]

Was this bar on Archer ave. south side of Chicago?

No, it was in Marietta, GA. The bar had a long bar on one side, and a short bar on the other. So over the short bar, we had this sign.