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In February 2012 I stumbled upon a trove of company documents from the 1940s and 1950s at a demolition site in Footscray, Melbourne. Here I tell the stories associated with those documents: the records of signwriting company Lewis & Skinner, and the tattered books of correspondence connected with writer Morris West and the radio serial company he started and ran, Australasian Radio Productions. Plus the more general exploration of 'ghost signs' that my discovery has sparked.
See here for some background info on the brand behind the schnapps sign: http://melbournecircle.net/2016/03/19/schnapps-emus-and-boots/
ReplyDeleteHi just fyi a Wolfes schnapps sign has been revealed as at 20 Sept 2018 with the demolition of 486 Elizabeth st Melbourne.. sign says "Wolfes Schnapps relieves that tired feeling" with a cartoon of men in top and bowler hats and overcoats...good to see.
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