OLD EXPORT REVERSE ON GLASS SIGN
THIS IS A REVERSE ON GLASS OLD EXPORT DOG SIGN. THE BORDER OF THE PICTURE ALONG WITH THE OLD EXPORT LOGO IS PAINTED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE GLASS, THUS THE NAME "REVERSE ON GLASS". OLD EXPORT IN THE 40' AND 50'S USED OUTDOOR LIFE IN ALOT OF THEIR ADVERTISING. FISHING AND HUNTING THEMES WERE VERY POPULAR!( THE WHITE SPOT IS THE FLASH FROM MY CAMERA. THE SIGN IS IMMACULATE!!).
MATCHBOOK SIGNS
THE TOP AND BOTTOM SIGNS IN THIS GROUP ARE KNOWN AS THE MATCHBOOK SIGNS BECAUSE THEY ARE LARGER METAL VERSIONS OF MATCHBOOKS THAT WERE PRINTED IN THE 30'S AND 40'S. THE MIDDLE SIGN IS AN UNFINISHED REVERSE ON GLASS SIGN. I WAS TOLD THIS SIGN IS THE BASIC STAMPED METAL OUTLINE FOR A REVERSE ON GLASS BUT WAS NEVER COMPLETED. THE BOTTOM SIGN IS FLANKED BY TWO OLD EXPORT MIRRORS.
OLD EXPORT LIGHTED SIGNS
THE BOTTOM IS A LIGHTED CASH REGISTER LIGHT. THEY WERE MADE TO SIT ON TOP OF A CASH REGISTER. IT IS FROM THE 30'S. THE TOP LIGHT WAS A WALL MOUNTED LIGHT. IT IS ALMOST 30" LONG. THEY HAD COLORED FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULBS IN THEM WHEN THEY WERE GIVEN OUT. MINE HAS A PINK LIGHT INSIDE WHICH GIVES OUT A BEAUTIFUL GLOW! THE BULBS IN THE CENTER OF THE PICTURE ARE OLD EXPORT X-MAS BULB SHAPED SIGNS. EACH ONE HAS A DIFFERENT X-MAS SAYING ON THEM AND THE LAST ONE HAS THE OLD EXPORT SLOGAN! THESE WERE FOUND IN AN OLD BEER DISTRIBUTORSHIP OFFICE. THERE WAS A WATER LEAK IN THE CEILING WHICH HAPPENED TO BE RIGHT ABOVE A LARGE PILE OF OLD ADVERTISING PIECES ON THE FLOOR! TOO BAD, THESE WERE EXTREMELY NEAT PIECES!
