I recently bought a 1950's era Esso sign, the 7' oval sign. I already have an antique pole to hang it on which is almost 21' high. I think the original Esso poles were about this size.
I will be adding an horizontal pipe to the pole that the sign will hang from. There is already a hole in the pole for this pipe to hang from, it will be a 2 1/2" pipe.
My sign has the original frame around it with the brackets attached for hanging it. I plan on attaching this to my pipe with chain heavy enough to support the weight.
Is there any reason chain will not work when hanging this sign??
I also plan on running some type of wires to the top of the pole to help support the new pipe. Probably run one to the end of the pipe and one to the middle, as I have seen in the original Esso poles.
