hello everyone,
I'm new to this board, and am hoping that people into old petroliana stuff would have a crossover interest in old highway markers. I have a NEW MEXICO/US/66 embossed cutout sign listed on eBay right now - a replica of the 1930s style, steel with glass reflectors.
To the best of my knowledge, this is the first sign since the mid-50s or so to be stamped out with the *correct* fonts... there is a slew of Route 66 markers out there made from the wrong embossing dies (fonts far too narrow!) that have been circulating since 1993 or so, but mine has the the classic wide number 6es as seen back in the day.
I had those dies milled in a machine shop, and then a highway marker company that happens to own a 1939 embossing sign press made a small quantity of those signs using those dies.
Please see here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=270363231337 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=270363231337
I will be making other highway markers, Route 66 and other numbers (US 30 Lincoln Highway, US 61 home of the Blues, US 80 Ocean to Ocean, US 99 Main Street, and other famous numbers... US 101 Coast Highway, US 6 Grand Army of the Republic ... maybe US 40 Victory Highway or even US 27 Dixie Highway), in the next few months, all with completely correct fonts of course. If anyone is interested, I'd love to hear from you ... I can be found at artistjake@gmail.com .
Thank you for your interest!
Jake
San Diego, CA
ps. see you at the Tucson AZ ALPCA show this Saturday!
