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Here's the photo of my "new" flange sign. After a little research, these signs appeared through the 40s and 50s. Pitsburgh Paints signature was the multi-colored lettering on all their advertisements. The sign has a little charicter, (rust) but that's half the fun of these old signs. The tag-line for Pitsburgh Paints at this time was, "Smooth as Glass".
Got this sign for Free! Was still on the post outside the business. I just asked if they would part with it.
Building and Paint SignsFrom celebrated tool companies like Stanley to paint producers such as Benj…
Tin SignsWhen tin advertising signs first appeared in the U.S. around the beginning …