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I purchased this large Mobil Gas Sign and this Ford Parts Sign. Both are great signs but both had been cut...the Mobil Sign on the left (top and bottom) and the Ford Sign (both sides right and left). I framed the Ford Sign and mounted the Mobil Sign to a plywood backing mimicing the "lines " of the missing edges. Both display well. Here is my question. How common was it for shop owners to cut their signs? I assume it was in order to put in a place that did not have the space. Also, how drastic does in normally affect the value. Any thoughts?

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Shop owners didn't...people wanting to patch a hole did...they were just making use of the sign as material, after the sign has outlived its usefulness AS a sign...


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Have you seen a lot of them? Was it pretty common? By the way...thanks for the sale of the Gulf restroom key fobs...I never would have found a set!
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I have seen a lot of cut signs and pictures of more. A lot were used as a piece of metal to plug a hole or as a roof for a shed. Back when, a lot of signs only had value as a piece of metal.


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Signs were cut for various reasons, but this was after their usefulness as original advertising for a brand.

Porcelain signs had NO monetary value once their advertising purpose was done as porcelainized metal cannot be recycled into new metal since the porcelain imparts crystalization and thus directional weakness to any batch of metal it is melted into.

Some of the more unique cuts include the following:

- Sewer hole cover
- Stove pipe heat shield
- Burn pit liners
- Shingle/siding material
- Patch panel for floor board in the north since porcelain wouldn't rust as readily as straight metal
- Windmill replacement vanes
- Simple box w/wood ends (had an old rare black subject matter tin piece this was done to.)

I'm sure others have seen some interesting cut pieces in unique places.




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Here are two cut Red Indian signs used to make a storage shelf 50+ years ago.

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The only original "Red Hat Gasoline" sign that I ever saw was at a Flea market. Someone had cut the four corners off. I wish I had bought it anyway!

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How about a wheel barrow.

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I've seen 2 signs that were cut and used as door windows for a 20's truck. They fit on the window track so u could roll them up and down like a real window. There were also slits cut into them so that you could see some things if they were up.


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