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Tue Apr 28 2009 07:15 AM
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item 160328432089 - Illinois route 66 marker.
not even a style that Illinois (or any other state) ever used. Horribly wrong fonts and everything.
who buys this crap!?
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i dont know who buys it,but if its a fake they spent a heck of alot of money on it!
Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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it certainly is a fake. it was made in the last 5 years, using a design that never existed in the field...
thing is, the quality of craftsmanship ain't bad. I've seen one of the signs in person and they sure do *look* good. So why can't the manufacturer apply the same care and attention to making the fonts and the size and the shape be a little better?
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thing is, the quality of craftsmanship ain't bad. I've seen one of the signs in person and they sure do *look* good. So why can't the manufacturer apply the same care and attention to making the fonts and the size and the shape be a little better?
PROBABLY BECAUSE THAT MANUFACTURER WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENT VERSION SO IT WOULD AND COULD NEVER EVER EVER BE MISTAKEN FOR AN ORIGINAL
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COULD NEVER EVER EVER BE MISTAKEN FOR AN ORIGINAL
1275 dollars later, I think your "never ever ever" doesn't hold water!
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Here is a pic.
Ted Pam Ethyl & Polly Roach Lodi CA. 209-210-8971 Looking for Signal, Hancock, Mohawk, Douglas, Gilmore and Richfield
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