hinkslamps
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| 20 Dec 2018 02:28 PM |
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Glad to hear I've made your day BB.
His Venus Soap sign seriously though is an example of a simple British sign which imo I'd rather own than any continental sign I've ever seen. |
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banjo boy
The Tatfather
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| 20 Dec 2018 02:32 PM |
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Hinks.."come on Mick show me your Venus soap"..Mick says,,"No not yet i aint washed it"....Lads you have just made my Christmas.. |
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Jimbo
Mad Keen Collector
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| 20 Dec 2018 03:09 PM |
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That Colman's Mustard doesn't really do it for me to be honest despite it being British. All down to taste really. |
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banjo boy
The Tatfather
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| 20 Dec 2018 03:18 PM |
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Come on Jimbo,,i posted the Colmans as a piss take mate..French mustard is much better.. |
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Mick G
Guru Tat
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Mick G
Guru Tat
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| 20 Dec 2018 07:23 PM |
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Come on, this one isn't too bad
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Lummox
The Tatfather
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| 23 Dec 2018 10:26 AM |
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Surely the simple answer is you get to like what you are brought up with. When I started collecting I never saw a foreign sign, years later when I saw some they looked garish to me so i did'nt generally like them so much as English signs. I still don't BUT that in no way takes away their merit or desirability
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Lets be honest if I had been brought up say in the Continent it would have been the other way round.
Thank god I was'nt born in France I'd be drinking horrible thick treacle coffee instead of good old Breakfast Tea ...................now that really would be something to get ANGRY about ! |
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Lummox
The Tatfather
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Dunc
Tatter
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| 29 Dec 2018 04:48 PM |
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Interesting topic. People talk about 'British signs' and 'foreign signs' but of course there's the grey area of British signs advertising foreign products and/or with foreign place names...
They maybe 'half foregign', but I certainly wouldn't part with my Spencer's Cigars or Ransomes, for example, at any price. For me, its mainly to do with the artistry of the image and/or the overall stregth of the message as opposed to where the signs hails from, but I cant deny that where all of these things are brought together in a British made sign advertising a British product, it does become extra special.
Cheers
Dunc
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hinkslamps
Tat Addict
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| 29 Dec 2018 05:22 PM |
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Regardless of all this talk of subjective appeal though, if nothing else the old British manufacturers - in the early days at least - used higher quality enamel and iron than anything I've ever seen on a foreign sign. Consequently even a relatively plain sign from Chromo or Patent enamel quite often has a depth of gloss and colour superior to anything I've ever seen on a sign from abroad. |
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hilbert
Guru Tat
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| 29 Dec 2018 05:49 PM |
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That's a nice sign Lummox.
For the record I like the continental stuff, not that anyone cares. I'll go back to me own section.
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fleece77
Guru Tat
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| 29 Dec 2018 10:35 PM |
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Dunc, are you talking about the Ransomes, with the thresher in the field ??
If yes, I would love to see a photo.
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Dunc
Tatter
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| 31 Dec 2018 07:21 PM |
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Here she is - like a beautiful woman, she takes my breath away every time I see her, which is usually during clandestine meetings at my storage unit, as she's simply too large to accommodate in our modest London house! I'll have her displayed one of these days... Cheers, Dunc
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fleece77
Guru Tat
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| 31 Dec 2018 10:05 PM |
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She's a Beauty alright Dunc !! I have got close to buying a couple of these over the years, but just haven't been able to come to a deal unfortunately.
What a shame she's not displayed !! You know the deal Dunc, if you ever decide, let me know ?
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Lummox
The Tatfather
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| 01 Jan 2019 11:58 AM |
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Definitely Dunc
It needs to be up not stuck in a storage unit or a cupboard otherwise go and buy gold bars !! LOL |
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