Signwriting artisan Tony Mead has just sent me some pics of of a great cluster of signs on a wall in Station Street, Altona/Seaholme. Here they are:
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| Medallion Foods sign...looks circa 1952, judging by this similar sign in the Lewis & Skinner archives: http://www.lewisandskinner.com/items/show/1589 |
I went past this wall again this afternoon and unfortunately someone has removed the old tin Bex and Passiona signs. I think they added a lot to the sign collection on this wall, especially the Bex sign which had the fence built up to it.
ReplyDeleteVery sad Tony - glad we got the photos. They're worth money these days, so you can see why they've been taken. It happened in Coburg too - the tin icecream sign that used to be on an old milk bar (now residence) was gone when I last looked.
ReplyDeleteAt least brick signs will never be removed and sold.