Antique sign reproductions

[Pat Whatley]

Ran across this tonight. Pretty cool site.

http://www.nutmeggerworkshop.com/

 

[Williams Signs]

Pat there is someone down in Montgomery that does signs like that if not better. Check out Mark Fair.

 

[Pat Whatley]

Drive past his shop almost every day.

 

[vinylbarry]

Cool find Pat..

 

[B-RAD Graphics]

its crazy that we spend time making things look old and vintage..I mean its way cool and people love it...but i am sure these sign painters did'nt have a clue that there signs would be worth so much..

 

[OldPaint]

yea we did and we got PAID MORE for the work then, also))))))))))) i seen days of $500-600 in an 8 hour period, with way less then $50 in materials, can you imagine all that PROFIT????

 

[surf city]

Pat, this was cool, thanks for sharing your find.

 

[Pat Whatley]

yea we did and we got PAID MORE for the work then, also))))))))))) i seen days of $500-600 in an 8 hour period, with way less then $50 in materials, can you imagine all that PROFIT????

Ahhh....the good old days back when all sign painters were getting rich, had a chauffeur driving them around in the bucket truck, brush handles were diamond encrusted solid gold, and lettering one car tag could make you enough money to live for a month!

 

[TheSellOut]

Cool Pat!

 

[B-RAD Graphics]

yea we did and we got PAID MORE for the work then, also))))))))))) i seen days of $500-600 in an 8 hour period, with way less then $50 in materials, can you imagine all that PROFIT????

..da good old days...work a couple days and then kick back on da beach.....but I wasnt even born yet....hehehehhe ..

 

[WrapperX]

This is like people going out and buying jeans and hats that are already beat the hell up - rips, tears, and bleach stains on them to make them look worn in. Yet they just paid $60 for a pair of pants that will certainly deteriate faster then a new pair of pants without holes in them.

Sure, that vintage, classic look is cool - but its not just the look of it that makes it nice. Its the true history that it has experienced that, I think, makes it REALLY cool. Without the history or the natural aging of these products, its just old LOOKING and not really anything special.

But, I guess if people by torn up jeans, why shouldn't they buy old looking signs...and I guess pay out the nose for them at that.

 

[ericmitchell29]

I love vintage as well... but I think its bigger than just the signs, and what not.
I think people are longing for a more innocent time in our history. Back when family values and morals were actually something that existed.

Maybe I'm crazy but thats what I think of when I am looking at vintage things.

 

[B-RAD Graphics]

Nope you're not crazy, I feel the same way! That's why I really enjoy shows like Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire, it's so cool to see how different life was in those days.

yes..I am working on my family tree and its wild some of the things I am finding out...many artists in my blood line...and some things I rather not mention..:Big Laugh