A railway embankment...ummm, I hope you put up all the correct scaffolding, wore protective footwear along with Hi-Vis jacket and of course let's not forget the warning signs "Danger - enamelled sign collector at work"

Or maybe you just had common sense and took care, remember those days, pre HSE?

When I look back and think about how I retrieved some signs back in the 1970s. One in particular stands out. I cycled on my mums bike and unscrewed a mint Sweet Rosemary thermometer from a tobacconist that was right next door to a police station. 11 pm on Christmas Eve about 40 years ago in SE London !

Fred Kite

The battery room one is almost certainly telephone exchange related. Our local derelict exchange had the same sign but with the colours reversed..

It still happens Fred, its just a little harder to find them nowadays and generally you need a long ladder!..

Posted By fred on 19 Feb 2013 03:29 PM

A railway embankment...ummm, I hope you put up all the correct scaffolding, wore protective footwear along with Hi-Vis jacket and of course let's not forget the warning signs "Danger - enamelled sign collector at work"

Or maybe you just had common sense and took care, remember those days, pre HSE?

When I look back and think about how I retrieved some signs back in the 1970s. One in particular stands out. I cycled on my mums bike and unscrewed a mint Sweet Rosemary thermometer from a tobacconist that was right next door to a police station. 11 pm on Christmas Eve about 40 years ago in SE London !

Fred Kite

Fred, this is just so sweet, what a xmas present eh? I love hearing stories about how people have obtained their signs; There should be a section on here dedicated to it...