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#16 by
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, Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:01 pm
Well done John,you took action and got a result.
Talking of books Jim has a lovely old book about signwriting.
#17 by
signman
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, Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:43 am
Denise what is the title of the book please.
#18 by
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, Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:36 am
Will tell you tonight when he comes in as can't put me hand on it right now,he has hundreds of books but he will know where it is.
#19 by
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, Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:22 pm
Hi John,the book is called History of Signboards by Jacob Larwood and John Camden Hotten with one hundred illustrations in Fac simile.It is an 11th edition 1900.
#20 by
mikejee
, Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:02 am
The book is available to download free at http://books.google.com/books?id=_tkmAAA...epage&q&f=false .including the rather nice cover picture titled "A man loaded with mischief of matrimony" and lots of info on signs (including pub signs) and their origin
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#21 by
Sheldonboy
, Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:22 am
Thanks mike I'll have aq look at that.
I started out with nothing and Iv'e still got most of it left
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#22 by
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, Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:43 am
Thank you Denise and Mike, have just ploughed through all pages (550) ,not my cup of tea I'm afraid more of a history lesson on general subjects
than signs,still an interesting book there's about 50 copies and reprints available on Amazon.
