This is a sort of IOU for a longer reply later. Thanks everyone. I have a bad eye problem, which means I don't read a lot at one time, and tonight I'm about to go offline after a night of too much eye use.
I'm letting the gas station illustration thread load... I masy have to start again when I have time for it. Thanks very much.
What's a Google patent search? What's different from a regular Google web or image search? (Near-literal LOL at "Goooooooooooogle")
I joined RMCA for a year or two, but I had to cut back on expenses owing to my low fixed Disability income. I may join again sometime.
Tonight I also found out about:
PETER HELCK
He was hired to paint several huge, elaborate five-panel (20 inches long) paintings for Sinclair road maps in the 30s, but usually did car illustrations, and his own paintings are great too.
My favorite signs: I tend to divide things at 1960, after that "modern" and before that "old", because styles changed so much. Favorite old ones, Marathon from the 50s, and Cities Service from when they had the green bar underneath and triangle. That one was always compellingly... spooky I guess, to me even as a child. I can't explain why. Favorite later one-- Spur from the 60s/early 70s, also Bonded.
