Re: PESOs: Ghost Signs

On 04/08/2012 09:12, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann On Aug 3, 2012, at 6:51 PM, Bob W wrote: here's a well-known one in York: Here's one recently revealed here whic

RE: PESOs: Ghost Signs

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > David Mann > > On Aug 3, 2012, at 6:51 PM, Bob W wrote: > > > here's a well-known one in York: > > > > > > Here's one recently revealed here which raised a lo

Re: PESOs: Ghost Signs

On Aug 3, 2012, at 6:51 PM, Bob W wrote: > here's a well-known one in York: > > Here's one recently revealed here which raised a lot of curiosity... https://picasaweb.google.com/RossBeckerNZ/2011OctDecCBDRedZone#5725857505354618898

Re: PESOs: Ghost Signs

Ah! Thanks. Yes I did miss your transcription. Sent some Olympus photomicro equipment on its way to a customer in South Australia earlier this week. On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting Darren Addy : > >> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 3:35 AM, Brian Walters >> wrote: >>> >>>

Re: PESOs: Ghost Signs

Quoting Darren Addy : On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 3:35 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Here's a ghost sign I found in Adelaide last year: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2414a-peso.html I love that one Brian. It is fun trying to decode what it says. On this one, I got: M. DONAGHY &

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Well i like to see them, well done Dave On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > These images are purely documentary, but for those of you who enjoy > "Ghost Signs" here are two examples from the same building in my home > town. Ghost signs painted on chalk brick (like these) tend

Re: PESOs: Ghost Signs

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 3:35 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > Here's a ghost sign I found in Adelaide last year: > > > https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2414a-peso.html I love that one Brian. It is fun trying to decode what it says. On this one, I got: M. DONAGHY & SONS MANUFACTURERS O

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"Bull Durham" was the first great Madison Avenue advertising blitz. The factories were in Durham, but something as important as advertising couldn't be left to the local yokels. From: Chris Mitchell Both very cool, Chris! Thanks for sharing. That multi-layered one... the yellow seems to say B

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Quoting Chris Mitchell : On 3 August 2012 03:19, Ann Sanfedele wrote: On 8/2/2012 19:28, Mark Roberts wrote: Chris Mitchell wrote: And here's a fun one in Cockermouth in the English Lake District, not quite as faded, but disappearing fast. It should be listed by English Heritage to prese

Re: PESOs: Ghost Signs

On 3 August 2012 03:19, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > On 8/2/2012 19:28, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> Chris Mitchell wrote: >> >>> And here's a fun one in Cockermouth in the English Lake District, not >>> quite as faded, but disappearing fast. It should be listed by English >>> Heritage to preserve it:

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> On 30 July 2012 16:41, Darren Addy wrote: > > These images are purely documentary, but for those of you who enjoy > > "Ghost Signs" here are two examples from the same building in my home > > town. Ghost signs painted on chalk brick (like these) tend to show up > > best when the brick gets wet,

Re: PESOs: Ghost Signs

On 8/2/2012 19:28, Mark Roberts wrote: Chris Mitchell wrote: And here's a fun one in Cockermouth in the English Lake District, not quite as faded, but disappearing fast. It should be listed by English Heritage to preserve it: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/LakeDistrict2011_/slides/_IGP8938.html

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Chris Mitchell wrote: >And here's a fun one in Cockermouth in the English Lake District, not >quite as faded, but disappearing fast. It should be listed by English >Heritage to preserve it: >http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/LakeDistrict2011_/slides/_IGP8938.html I don't know what fearless clothing is

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Darren Addy wrote: >Both very cool, Chris! Thanks for sharing. >That multi-layered one... the yellow seems to say BULL DURHAM. (I'll >need to have a pint and work on the rest). >: ) > >Bull Durham (tobacco) did a LOT of building signage apparently: >http://signs.lawrenceotoole.com/2012/04/bull-du

Re: PESOs: Ghost Signs

Both very cool, Chris! Thanks for sharing. That multi-layered one... the yellow seems to say BULL DURHAM. (I'll need to have a pint and work on the rest). : ) Bull Durham (tobacco) did a LOT of building signage apparently: http://signs.lawrenceotoole.com/2012/04/bull-durham-smoking-tobacco.html ht

Re: PESOs: Ghost Signs

On 30 July 2012 16:41, Darren Addy wrote: > These images are purely documentary, but for those of you who enjoy > "Ghost Signs" here are two examples from the same building in my home > town. Ghost signs painted on chalk brick (like these) tend to show up > best when the brick gets wet, and we wer

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Nice documentation, Darren! Cheers, Christine On Jul 30, 2012, at 3:14 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Glad I delurked - > I love this kind of stuff - I never thought about calling them ghost signs... > certainly one thing your part of the country and NY have in common though - I > have one out

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Glad I delurked - I love this kind of stuff - I never thought about calling them ghost signs... certainly one thing your part of the country and NY have in common though - I have one out my window! LIke the second a bit better... but I'll nit pick a bit... because I like it a lot except for th

re: PESOs: Ghost Signs

And they should be documented. And I should document the one across the street from where I work... Oh time you are my tireless enemy. Thanks anyway for the nudge Message: 11 Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:41:45 -0500 From: Darren Addy To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESOs: Ghost Signs