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Last Post 11 Jul 2023 07:43 AM by Relics. 6 Replies.
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09 Jul 2023 06:45 PM  

 Recent pick up, old sign (1890's ?) seems to have 2 tone colour, writing black , hands blue.. anyone seem anything similar .. thnks Ciggy

 
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09 Jul 2023 10:09 PM  
Very nice !

I haven't seen the two tone before.

I was the under bidder on a couple of good ones back in the day on Ebay.

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10 Jul 2023 12:27 AM  

 I think it's just a case of the two hands having faded a little , and the lettering has not . I've got a faded one , but it's gone equally on all of  the sign .So it's all a faded black.
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10 Jul 2023 08:40 AM  

hi Marcus, possibly , althought theres a blue tint going on there , makers mark = Orme Evans & Co W'hampton so early .. is yours same or Falkirk ? 
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10 Jul 2023 11:03 AM  

Y ou're right , Toby . Looking at your second picture , it's definitely a blue tint . As 99% of these signs were made by Falkirk Iron , I imagine Orme-Evans must have made their  signs ,to a slightly different specification . I've only ever seen Falkirk Iron as the maker .
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10 Jul 2023 01:42 PM  
Great sign Ciggy..Very very rare..Deffo blue mate..Rare enamel makers too..As said above 99% of time they were Falkirk made..Chris Gordon had a blue handed one back in the late 70z and im sure we passed one by yrs ago at the winter national milton keynes that was Blue but the whole sign had been repaired to a very poor standard which made us think that the Blue paint on hands just didnt make sense at the time..Well done Toby
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11 Jul 2023 07:43 AM  

Such a good sign . I've not seen the Blue Hand variant before . Well done
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