sign-seeker
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| 15 May 2017 09:56 PM |
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This is one I've not seen before. Shame about the condition though. (Seen on Facebook, and it's for sale, if anyone fancies a project!)
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Mick G
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| 16 May 2017 12:30 AM |
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Well I'm not one for restoration, but that one would be well worth the effort and would be a great one when completed. |
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Jezmond
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| 16 May 2017 09:01 AM |
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Sign seeker whreabouts on Facebook is it, I've had a look ?? Cheers Jez |
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sign-seeker
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| 16 May 2017 05:35 PM |
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Hi Jez,
Christopher Frogley posted them a few days ago on the Bottle Diggers and Collectors' page. |
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fred
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| 17 May 2017 07:27 AM |
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Don't waste your time. Find a skip or re-cycle at the local council metal dump.
Fred Kite |
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hinkslamps
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| 17 May 2017 12:55 PM |
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Can someone please start a separate forum for all the people on here who just criticise signs that are in bad condition?
It's so boring/unimaginative!
Yes it's smashed up but it's still interesting to see.
Sometimes damage on signs can add to their visual appeal - this one is very far gone but it's very interesting to see.
All this "it's a load of rubbish"/"chuck it away"/"wouldn't give you 10p for it" stuff is just dull. |
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jethrotull
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| 17 May 2017 01:22 PM |
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Totally agree Hinkslamps........ |
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sign-seeker
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| 17 May 2017 07:38 PM |
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If you're seriously interested in enamel signs, I would have thought this would be of interest (and I don't mean 'of interest to buy'!) It doesn't mean you have to have it and put it on your wall; I wouldn't, but to see an unrecorded pictorial early motorcycle sign, is very interesting indeed. The only comparable sign I can think of is the New Hudson, and that's a rare item in itself!
The financial value of this one is probably pretty low, but its interest is pretty high! Glad others seem to agree! |
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hasbeen
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| 17 May 2017 08:07 PM |
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Great to see this sign....an exceptionally fine image far superior to the New Hudson. |
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The Lawnmower Man
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| 17 May 2017 08:39 PM |
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I'd certainly give it a good home !! I love my beaten up New Hudsons as it is .... !! Fred next time you decide to dump any similar signs let me know and I'll have them !! |
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fleece77
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| 17 May 2017 10:07 PM |
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Far superior to the New Hudsons image, I think you should have gone to specsavers |
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hasbeen
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| 18 May 2017 12:13 AM |
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Yep...definitely better detail on the bike....love the shading inside the wheels to give them the impression of spinning.....not as good a sign as the New Hudson but deffo a better image... |
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Mick G
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| 18 May 2017 04:27 AM |
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Interesting that this sign does not seem to be a Radco specific advertising sign, but it seems to be a multi-brand dealership advertising various brands and the services they provide; most probably a 1 off sign.
Can anybody help with the left hand side? I think I can make out several early motorcycle manufacturers:
- A.J.S ?
- Ariel ?
- Raleigh ?
What are the others??
The main image should read:
The King of Light Weights
2-1/2 H.P. Two Stroke
Radco
I guess if someone was going to restore it, they could go to the Rushden town archives and look for photographs of the Lawrence & Richardson Buisness, it wasn't a very big town at the time, so there ought to be some images I would think. |
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The Lawnmower Man
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| 18 May 2017 08:05 AM |
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Fleece , I put my pic up as an example of a badly damaged sign that is still worth owning , not saying that the image is better !! Comments like yours just start arguments which are killing this site !! |
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fleece77
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| 18 May 2017 11:02 AM |
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Lawnmowerman are you serious, I wasn't commenting on your post. I love the Hudsons, i thought it was a bit rich of hasbeen saying that the Radco image was far superior to the Hudsons.
So read the post properly before you accuse me of ruining the site. It's a forum mate where people have different opinions, so chill out princess !! |
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