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A $700.00 lunch hour - 9/30/2008 6:38:38 PM    beendiggin Posts: 734 Joined: 6/30/2005 Status: online I found these two porcelain on steel signs the other day on my lunch break. They were behind an abandoned car parts repair shop. I went out behind the old place looking for a bottle dump, but could only locate some old car bodies.  Under some pine needles, a little color poked through and the first sign came up. It was attached to some kind of wooden truck bed.  I thought maybe there's one on the other side, so I pushed and flipped the bed over and sure enough, a match! They popped right off.  Happy and proud, I went home, did some online research, and found a buyer on a petroliana site.  He offered me $700.00 for both !  Hell, ya!  Turns out they were Ford used car signs.  They measure 48" x 24". It was fun finding them, but more fun selling them.  Still kinda bummed about no bottles, but I think I'll go back again.  Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: A $700.00 lunch hour - 9/30/2008 7:02:07 PM    welddigger   Posts: 551 Joined: 4/24/2004 From: Hereford,PA. Status: offline At first I thought they were for the steak sauce!!!! That is an awesome find. What kinda old cars bodies were back there????????????????? (in reply to beendiggin) Post #: 2

RE: A $700.00 lunch hour - 9/30/2008 7:24:12 PM    beendiggin Posts: 734 Joined: 6/30/2005 Status: online They were some rusted out hoods, doors, and misc parts. Looked to be from the 1940's or so.  I don't think there's much stuff after the 50's.  I am going back to look for hood ornaments, etc, but it didn't look too promising.  There's not too many parts.  I was thinking about liscense plates next..... (in reply to welddigger) Post #: 3

RE: A $700.00 lunch hour - 10/4/2008 8:42:52 PM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2261 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: online hi paul, that is an awsome find,   the only metal sign i have found was for C & P telephone co.   good luck,  rhona (in reply to beendiggin) Post #: 4

RE: A $700.00 lunch hour - 10/7/2008 1:28:21 PM    brokenshovel   Posts: 458 Joined: 8/29/2005 From: Westminster Maryland Status: offline Wow, Only sign I ever see is "Artifact removal prohibited by penalty of ......" They don't seem to sell for much but do generate allot of unwanted interest! (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 5

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