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Ford sign ?
Anyone ever seen one of these signs. Was just for southeast from what I have found out.
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Re: Ford sign ?
When I lived in Butler. PA the Ford dealer had a parts department and repair shop just across an alley behind his dealership. A sign like that was hanging above the entrance door. I believe he closed that building in the late '70's early "80's.
(Butler is a small town about 30 miles North of Pittsburgh PA.)
(Butler is a small town about 30 miles North of Pittsburgh PA.)
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That first sign should not be confused with this sigh from same time period. Both are same size too. Dan
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Look like to me the first sign is a reproduction, the Ford script isn't authentic trademark. Modern repro to get around FoMoCo licensing.
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Here is a link to Sam Bakers sign page. He had been collecting a long time. He was at Hershey, but I have not seen him in a while.
Check out his other pages for all kinds of other Ford signs. Sign I am asking about is on page 2,
So I do not think it is a reproduction. Dan
https://jerseygaspumps.tripod.com/ford.html
Check out his other pages for all kinds of other Ford signs. Sign I am asking about is on page 2,
So I do not think it is a reproduction. Dan
https://jerseygaspumps.tripod.com/ford.html
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Modern repro to get around FoMoCo licensing.
I don't think a slightly different style would save anybody from the Ford lawyers.
The inevitable often happens.
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Re: Ford sign ?
Here is my repro
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I have to look at my drivers license every morning to remember my name and look at the picture to see if it is me.
All I can say is that the last time I saw the sign above the parts department was 50 some years ago and it was a blue oval with Ford in the center and genuine parts along the edge. I don't recall the type style. Hell I don't recall what I had for breakfast!
All I can say is that the last time I saw the sign above the parts department was 50 some years ago and it was a blue oval with Ford in the center and genuine parts along the edge. I don't recall the type style. Hell I don't recall what I had for breakfast!
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The original sign came in porcelain and screen painted. I have both
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The one thing that most authentic Ford scripts have is the forward loop on the lower cross arm of the F. I don't know for sure but I would say that the sign is a repo. I don't remember seeing any signs like that at swap meets so maybe Ford told them to stop making them and they did. It says on the collector sight, from 1940's and 1950's south eastern states, so in any case not Model T or Model A era and if 1950's Henry never knew about it having passed on in 1947.
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Re: Ford sign ?
I have talked to someone years ago that had one but it seems he was from out west. I have to think that Sam was collecting way before repro got worth doing. I was wondering with all the people on here maybe someone had one or had seen one.
I have two like the plain Ford, one being a NOS I got from Jesse James in the 1980’s. I have never seen the fancy Ford sign, Thanks Dan.
I have two like the plain Ford, one being a NOS I got from Jesse James in the 1980’s. I have never seen the fancy Ford sign, Thanks Dan.
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Did a search to see what might be similar or the same
This has a similar bottom loop of the F l https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... -443618776 Then I found the same site that you did https://jerseygaspumps.tripod.com/ford2.html
They have many Blue Oval signs with info on each
This has a similar bottom loop of the F l https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... -443618776 Then I found the same site that you did https://jerseygaspumps.tripod.com/ford2.html
They have many Blue Oval signs with info on each
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I just bought this yesterday:
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Cyrus Wilke is about to auction this one:
More people are doing it today than ever before !
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I have seen a 1917 photograph of this sign placed on the outside of a Ford dealership. Russ Furstnow
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Re: Ford sign ?
Anyone have a original one in there overflow would love to own one.
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Here is a picture of the sign in question. I have a parts book with that sign on the cover..... 1950's. Gary
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Thanks Gary. Are those you signs or where from. Dan
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Those are mine, I have been collecting Ford items since my junior year in high school ( 1970 ). here are couple more, these bare paper. The large sign was a Hershey purchase late in the 1970's. Gary
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Very nice collection Gary!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!
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Gary: Do know any thing about the “ Follow the Ford Car” signs? I have a couple different to win ones. Only thing I have found is a picture in a 1910 Ford Times that has one on an early race car. You can pm me if you want. Thanks Dan
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Here is link to an old post where I was asking about the sign. Has info on Ford times picture.
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/50 ... 1445487582
I will post picture of mine tomorrow. Thought I had some but can not find them . Dan
Found it.
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/50 ... 1445487582
I will post picture of mine tomorrow. Thought I had some but can not find them . Dan
Found it.