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by GEET Faulkner
Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:30 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sign Painting Supplies
Replies: 1
Views: 1797

Re: Sign Painting Supplies

link to items for sale

http://goldrushsigns.com/KipStuff

PLEASE E-MAIL your request
geet@goldrushsigns.com
by GEET Faulkner
Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:16 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sign Painting Supplies
Replies: 1
Views: 1797

Sign Painting Supplies

I am cleaning out an old sign shop... I Have available for sale some brushes ( lettering and striping and sho-card sables) One Shot lettering enamel (some leaded) Sherwin Williams lettering enamel (not usable but look good on the shelf) some other vintage paints. Air brush equipment... vintage Craft...
by GEET Faulkner
Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:41 am
Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
Topic: Vault Door Restoration
Replies: 7
Views: 10355

Re: Vault Door Restoration

Back Slant ????
That's a lefty signwriter !
Bahahahahahahahahahahaah
G :mrgreen: :mrgreen: T
by GEET Faulkner
Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:41 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Vault Door Restoration
Replies: 7
Views: 5137

Re: Vault Door Restoration

Back Slant ????
That's a lefty signwriter !
Bahahahahahahahahahahaah
G :mrgreen: :mrgreen: T
by GEET Faulkner
Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:07 pm
Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
Topic: Vault Door Restoration
Replies: 7
Views: 10355

Re: Vault Door Restoration

Thanks for the nice compliments! Technical Stuff..... The vault I sent is at the C.C. Jailhouse Museum. It has been " ? professionaly cleaned ? " In an attempt to preserve it. The wrinkly stuff you speak of can be many substances, i.e. varnish applied some time later as an attempt to prese...
by GEET Faulkner
Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:07 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Vault Door Restoration
Replies: 7
Views: 5137

Re: Vault Door Restoration

Thanks for the nice compliments! Technical Stuff..... The vault I sent is at the C.C. Jailhouse Museum. It has been " ? professionaly cleaned ? " In an attempt to preserve it. The wrinkly stuff you speak of can be many substances, i.e. varnish applied some time later as an attempt to prese...
by GEET Faulkner
Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:42 pm
Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
Topic: Vault Door Restoration
Replies: 7
Views: 10355

Re: Vault Door Restoration

Dan... we have a nice "sister vault" down here in Cripple Creek...
Com'on down and check it out... We'll grab a sandwich!

http://www.goldrushsigns.com/CCPVault

Thanks to Cat Kennedy for letting me know about this post.
by GEET Faulkner
Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:42 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Vault Door Restoration
Replies: 7
Views: 5137

Re: Vault Door Restoration

Dan... we have a nice "sister vault" down here in Cripple Creek...
Com'on down and check it out... We'll grab a sandwich!

http://www.goldrushsigns.com/CCPVault

Thanks to Cat Kennedy for letting me know about this post.
by GEET Faulkner
Wed Aug 03, 2005 12:26 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Ghost town Letterhead meet...
Replies: 13
Views: 9167

Today woke up to 72* and 85% humdiddy... thought I was back in Maine!

Avg. summer 110* :oops: 10%
Oct. to May... perfect!

Feb is a good time for it, I need to iron out some schedualing issues
and don't wanna run over Fred's meet.
by GEET Faulkner
Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:31 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Research.....
Replies: 6
Views: 3668

Hey Doug... I got your e-mail The truck layouts I had posted come from a book by: Motorbooks International Title: Commercial trucks Auth: Donald Wood Pub: 1993 Other resources clubs and organizations, old sign guys, trade magazines (some old ones sell cheap on e-bay) and I have a pretty good collect...
by GEET Faulkner
Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:24 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Ghost town Letterhead meet...
Replies: 13
Views: 9167

I'll give a little background on this thing. Rawhide is the location in north Scottsdale that Mike mentioned. I know a guy that use to make signs there as a merchant in town, he had moved on may years ago and the town signs suffer greatly! We originaly wanted to host a meet there... have a good time...
by GEET Faulkner
Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:05 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Help with a 1930's vintage Phillips 66 oil delivery truck
Replies: 2
Views: 1979

THANK YOU Kent!
good information
by GEET Faulkner
Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:48 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Ghost town Letterhead meet...
Replies: 13
Views: 9167

That would be me.... I have some plans in the works... date pending I will be opening a shop here in AZ at the Goldfield Ghost Town I'll be looking at having folks that want to make a project for town and so on. It's been a little tricky up to now with mgmnt. they have no clue what a group of sign m...
by GEET Faulkner
Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:03 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Help with a 1930's vintage Phillips 66 oil delivery truck
Replies: 2
Views: 1979

Help with a 1930's vintage Phillips 66 oil delivery truck

Looking for help with details of lettering a truck similar to the one pictured below. Maybe you know someone who did these? The customer's truck I am researching this for is a Kansas City, Mo truck. 1930 ford with a 29 oil delivery body. Many of the "Big Companies" back in the good ole' da...
by GEET Faulkner
Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:54 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Interested in Faux Antique Signs?
Replies: 8
Views: 5818

Mark Fair... I've been a fan since seeing your work a few years back We are planning for NEXT February 2006.... make plans come fave fun and spill paint. Mike Jackson, I like how you showcase some wonderfull sign people here. It is my opinion that the general spirit of the "Letterhead" mov...
by GEET Faulkner
Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:16 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Interested in Faux Antique Signs?
Replies: 8
Views: 5818

Maybe of interest..... Wild West Weekend meet

Ellen and I are working on a meet here in Arizona www.goldfieldghosttown.com It's about 6 miles from our place and seems to me that it would be the perfect place to do these things we love so much, lettering, gold work and hanging with our peers. What better place than an old ghost town complete wit...
by GEET Faulkner
Tue Sep 28, 2004 3:43 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Interesting sites
Replies: 4
Views: 4149

Here is a very cool place with some eye candy... even some pop-corn!
Ohh yeah... I'm new here
Thanks!
http://homepage.mac.com/rtpearson.mac/Menu14.html