Welcome Sign Maniacs

The plates that have outlasted all others

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Well I call you maniacs but I`m one myself and have had great pleasure in collecting enamel signs for around 30 years. I have around 130 of them dotted about in my garage garden porches and kitchen. My wife Val wasn`t too keen on them when I first started collecting them as they took up a lot of room, but she has grown to like them as time goes by.

They are becoming very hard to find now and pictorial signs are eagerly hunted at antique fairs and on the internet. This new hudson cycles I found as part of a shed roof on our local allotments. The prices and wording on some of these signs make them interesting.

Not many of these signs survive in pristine condition but that`s to be expected as they have adorned walls of shops,railway stations, or where ever for the last 50 to 100 years. There are replicas made that would`t last five minutes out in the elements, and it`s much more interesting to collect the genuine articles.

Frys Chocolate The Frys' five boys is highly sought after and fetches high prices.	Corona Man The Corona Man used to deliver these fizzy drinks in 50's and 60's.
New Hudson cycles £6-6s This was part of a shed roof on my local allotments (A bit of camera flash)	Osram Another sign in my garage amongst the bicycles.An early valve of the 30`s
Garage sign 1940`s battery	sold in cardboard boxes perhaps if we brought back cardboard boxes more in our shops it would be better for the enviroment
Radio This lady looks a bit sinister	Cabinet maker Not many cabinet makers and upholsterers in the high streets nowadays
cigars Another one with the prices on.	My very first sign The Brook Bond was the very first in my collection. I erected it in my porch and from then on I was hooked
Virol The Virol signs were commonly seen on railway platforms and there were various slogans like "Delicate chests need it" and "Growing boys need it"	Hotel Boot sale find
Canada Dry Established in Canada in 1904	Jaeger Jaeger still going founded 125 years ago
	Stephens inks Another example further down page
Fort Kreem Ice cream from the 30`s
	Stephens inks Another example of Stephens inks with the blot as their crest
White Rose oil

More signs and stories on my other pages .......