An Old Ford Sign From England
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An Old Ford Sign From England
I recently bought this old ford sign at an estate sale.
No one there knew anything about it, except the deceased couple had an extensive collection of antiques and traveled all over to get them.
They specialized in English pottery and may have traveled there to buy some of their items.
Could anyone provide me with any additional information on this sign, as to history, etc.
The sign appears to be quite old and is 3 feet across.
No one there knew anything about it, except the deceased couple had an extensive collection of antiques and traveled all over to get them.
They specialized in English pottery and may have traveled there to buy some of their items.
Could anyone provide me with any additional information on this sign, as to history, etc.
The sign appears to be quite old and is 3 feet across.
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Re: An Old Ford Sign From England
I certainly hope you didn't pay too much for it as it's a newly created fantasy piece, intended as a decorative item only. They are of course painted to look old and can be quite deceiving.
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Re: An Old Ford Sign From England
I was thinking it looked awfully new for it to be old...
It's cool, but not valuable.
It's cool, but not valuable.
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I was pleased to see it. It fooled me but I do enjoy that they took some time to give it the flavor an old sign might have.
Thanks all.
Rich
Thanks all.
Rich
When did I do that?
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Re: An Old Ford Sign From England
Send your inquiry to Tuckett Brothers in England. www.modeltford.co.uk
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Re: An Old Ford Sign From England
The giveaway is the Model T so prominent. It would have been known simply as the Ford car back then, or 20hp Ford. But it is nicely done, somewhere I have a list of Ford dealers for 1911, see if the name is authentic.
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Re: An Old Ford Sign From England
Jem
Here is a real one, and old. On display at the auto repair / supply shop in Beamish. Beamish, world famous open air museum, telling the story of life in North East England during the 1820s, 1900s & 1940s.
Was on the wall along with lots of other early auto stuff! Took this picture on visit there last May.
Here is a real one, and old. On display at the auto repair / supply shop in Beamish. Beamish, world famous open air museum, telling the story of life in North East England during the 1820s, 1900s & 1940s.
Was on the wall along with lots of other early auto stuff! Took this picture on visit there last May.
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Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
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Re: An Old Ford Sign From England
Yes Dan, that is an authentic porcelain sign, they're about 6 x4. I've been offered a couple over the years at silly prices. About 30 yrs ago a friend found a fence made of 15, with various different slogans. Somewhere I have a photo from when he displayed them at a show. Pretty sure he still has them
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Re: An Old Ford Sign From England
Here is a link to an old web site that has good info on Ford signs. Go to the 2nd page and look at the Foreign sign page. lots of good info there. Dan
http://jerseygaspumps.tripod.com/ford.html
http://jerseygaspumps.tripod.com/ford.html
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Re: An Old Ford Sign From England
Dane, I have that same sign. I found it in my wife's cousin's antiques/general store outside of Killarney when we visited Ireland in 1996.