Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums Petroliana News DIXIE GAS-IT'S THIS WEEK,

What a photo display. Thanks for posting these. So much good stuff in one place.Not used to seeing that . Sorry for the saliva on the page !😱

I could only attend today as my Dad was having hip replacement and had to get home this evening.

Number of vendors was great, maybe a bit more spread out than usual so I and others ended up on the grass well above the white house and 2/3 up the hill road.

I'm not sure whether it was where I was located up the hill, but I felt like today's attendance was maybe off or dwindled rapidly. Likely due to the high heat 95-97... yikes for eastern TN!

Since my mind was preoccupied I only made it around about 1/2 the grounds so I didn't get to see all there was to see.

I know when I packed and left I wasn't the only one as several were heading out, however there should still be a great field full tomorrow as some were moving off the hill to fill in lower locations. And I know of at least a few who will be staying for Saturday to catch the car show traffic too.

Unlike the spring show I didn't see any particular sign stick out as 'everyone had one'. In the spring a load of hog signs got distributed across the field so if you saw one you saw about 40.

I'll be back in the spring next year, I just hope we cool down by then! If not I might have to pack a kiddie pool and about 100 gallons of water!

Thanks for the pictures. 497 is above and beyond the call of duty! ED.

Wow, just burned about an hour looking at all of the pics, Thank you REB, great job and really appreciate it because I was unable to go. But after looking at everything I almost feel like I was there. Thanks again.

does anyone know who the gentleman is in picture 470-featuring reproduction sign rings and brackets? thanks

the guy in picture 470 selling the rings is Owen Wright 502-396-3435 he does SUPER work , he has done a couple brackets for me UNBELIEVEABLE craftsmanship

Everybody is always bitchin about repro signs.Why do they allow them to sell'em.

ok thank you- another member was talking about the amazing work he did recently for him also- I appreciate the info

They have long been a part of the market (since the 80's). It use to be with foreknowledge that a sign was sold as a reproduction and not passed off as original. With the prices for originals going extremely high and yet new broad interest in signs constantly pushing the market a segment of people have chosen to pass off reproductions as real. At a sign show long time vendors should know which is which and represent them honestly. The price should be commensurate in value to authenticity.

The existence of reproductions and the pressure to have cheaper signage that new entrants or dabblers in signage can afford means that many vendors will bring such signs for the novice collector or person simply looking for a cheap sign to hang.

It is when unscrupulous vendors choose to pass off reproductions as authentic that the issue arises. The nice thing about a sign show is you can ask several vendors their opinion/experience with a particular sign. I know I have been approached about signs and asked to proffer my opinion as to authenticity. I do what I can to ensure I inform those people of what I know and don't know about such signage.

Whenever I have such signs I tell people they are reproductions/fantasy and price them accordingly. For example, I was able to buy one of the plastic Shell embossed signs and resell it for a minor profit the same day. The sign was to be hung outside and the buyer didn't want something valuable or whose destruction or loss would be heavy on the pocket, so it fit the bill even at the show.