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.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
A northwards trip: old signs in Broadford, Seymour, Euroa, Violet Town and Swanpool
The other weekend I took off to see a friend near Swanpool, taking in a few signs along the way. Here they are. Firstly Broadford:
Seymour:
Euroa:
Swanpool - taken at the fabulous general store and cafe, whose owner is quite the collector of local ephemera:
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