Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Henry Richards, saw maker...revealed in LaTrobe Street (thanks Sarah)
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brick ads,
fading ads,
ghost signs,
Melbourne,
uncovering
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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.
Excellent ghost signs that I grabbed too. Lots of things being unveiled at the moment, eg great bread maker sign near corner of Burwood and Camberwell Rds Hawthorn. Cant work out the makers name. Rob
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