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Old sign I found in my new house
- Thread starter Fanaticus
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CheapVehicleWrap
New Member
Congrats on the new pad.
2 words..
Antique Roadshow!
2 words..
Antique Roadshow!
Dave Drane
New Member
Was it a baked enamel sign?
GAC05
Quit buggin' me
You sure of the spelling (creamery)?
How big is the furnace in the basement?
wayne k
guam usa
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Speedsterbeast
New Member
Are you sure that wasn't a brand new sign done last week by _____________ (enter the name of the person you want to jab here)
SignosaurusRex
Active Member
Is it single sided or double? It may have been manufactured right there in Fort Atkinson by the "Creamery Package Manufacturing Co." A supplier to the dairy industry, they had both, an "Enameling" shop as well as an extensive metal fabrication & machine shop. They were located in what is more recently known as "The Creamery Bldg" at 201 N. Main St.
CrabbyOldGuy
New Member
Looks to be enamel with embossing. We have old signs we made from years past. Also have some old plates used for embossing and rubber transfer. Rather amazing how clean some of the lettering was without using type or computers. I would suspect the sign is not as old as you would expect though. Looks like late 40's or early 50's to me.
Craig Sjoquist
New Member
Nice find indeed. sounds like it has some history way cool.
SignManiac
New Member
Looks to be an early Egyptian spur serif font, popular in the 30's and 40's by sign writers of the era.
Fanaticus
New Member
Things are going well in the new house. Here's a link to the now "off market" real estate listing for it... http://www.trulia.com/homes/Wiscons...43474-1439-Lakeview-Dr-Fort-Atkinson-WI-53538
Unpacking slowly, cleaning A LOT.
History:
Built in 1979. The first owner lived there about 1 year before being transferred. 2nd owners were a retired couple in their mid 60's. The husband passed several (10?) years ago. The wife passed about 3 years ago at the age of 95. Their son inherited the house, but had no interest in it. He held onto it, kept the heat turned on, ran the water, etc to keep it "healthy".
I do not believe they ever cleaned or vacuumed during the last 15-20 years. Seriously.
As for the sign, it was found in the garage. The old man used the garage as a tinkering workshop - bird houses and small wood projects. It doesn't appear he was particularly talented, but he enjoyed it.
The sign was smooshed behind an old cabinet that looked as if it was made from an old outhouse. In order to park in the garage I had to tear out all the shelving and cabinets he had put up... the wood was rotting and not usable for anything really, other than burning.
Yes, the Creamery was/is a huge building and gave fort Atkinson an economic boost for the era. For the most part, it has remained mostly unoccupied for as along as I remember (30 years?). It's going through a restoration (http://www.creamerybuilding.com/) and is also for sale (http://www.mlgcommercial.com/properties/propDetails.cfm?psID=1817).
The sign is single sided, dirty, and rusted. Is there really anything I can do to preserve it in the state it's in (to prevent further deterioration) without ruining it or lowering any value it may have.
It's likely not really worth anything, but I grew up in Fort Atkinson, as did my dad, and grand parents, and great grand parents, and my great-great-grandfather built one of the first houses that is still standing (in rough condition) on downtown Robert st. , so find some sentimental value in it. There's a lot of family history in this little town for me.
Unpacking slowly, cleaning A LOT.
History:
Built in 1979. The first owner lived there about 1 year before being transferred. 2nd owners were a retired couple in their mid 60's. The husband passed several (10?) years ago. The wife passed about 3 years ago at the age of 95. Their son inherited the house, but had no interest in it. He held onto it, kept the heat turned on, ran the water, etc to keep it "healthy".
I do not believe they ever cleaned or vacuumed during the last 15-20 years. Seriously.
As for the sign, it was found in the garage. The old man used the garage as a tinkering workshop - bird houses and small wood projects. It doesn't appear he was particularly talented, but he enjoyed it.
The sign was smooshed behind an old cabinet that looked as if it was made from an old outhouse. In order to park in the garage I had to tear out all the shelving and cabinets he had put up... the wood was rotting and not usable for anything really, other than burning.
Yes, the Creamery was/is a huge building and gave fort Atkinson an economic boost for the era. For the most part, it has remained mostly unoccupied for as along as I remember (30 years?). It's going through a restoration (http://www.creamerybuilding.com/) and is also for sale (http://www.mlgcommercial.com/properties/propDetails.cfm?psID=1817).
The sign is single sided, dirty, and rusted. Is there really anything I can do to preserve it in the state it's in (to prevent further deterioration) without ruining it or lowering any value it may have.
It's likely not really worth anything, but I grew up in Fort Atkinson, as did my dad, and grand parents, and great grand parents, and my great-great-grandfather built one of the first houses that is still standing (in rough condition) on downtown Robert st. , so find some sentimental value in it. There's a lot of family history in this little town for me.
