OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy on November 05, 2003 Is there anyone in the New England area that teaches glass gilding and/or glue chipping? Or is this just a "West of the Mississippi" sort of thing? Thanks! Catharine Cam Bortz Catherine, e-mail me in the next day or so. We...

OLD FORUM POSTS http://www.walljewelry.com/post/mm.jpg Hey Ron...just a note to say thanks for hosting yet another great Letterheads meet. I sure had a good time seeing friends old and new, learning some new techniques, and coming away with a rather nice commemerative reverse glass piece to grace my...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Tony Segale on November 06, 2003 Just received my copy of Mike Jackson's Americana Collection. Wow! Great job, Mike. Anyone who likes these type of pieces needs this CD in their collection. Don't wait 'til Christmas, just hand your spouse or partner the bill and take what y...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on November 07, 2003 http://www.theletterheads.com/rawson/coverpage450.jpg Not that I really needed to sit in front of the computer all night again, but I did take the time to scan and adjust a BUNCH of photos of Rawson and Evans signs. I added them to the rece...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Robare M. Novou on November 08, 2003 A little over 10 years ago while I was at the Library researching gold chloride patents, I also looked up some of the R&E patents. By going to www.uspto.gov and typing in these patent numbers, one should be able to download and print...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Robare M. Novou on November 08, 2003 In the previous post, # 893,062 is for the 1908 "Developing Machine". And patent # 893,063 is for the 1908 "Washing Machine for Glass". FYI, when on the patent site...you must first download thier suggested viewer to ...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on November 08, 2003 Glawson / Rawson & Evans Zinc Sandblast Stencils - Keepers of the Craft http://www.theletterheads.com/rawson/zincoffice.jpg Rick Glawson gave Danny Baronian a nice little document explaining how to make Zinc Sandblast Stencils. After se...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on November 09, 2003 I read through Rawson and Evans first patent last night. It is pretty interesting reading...if you are so inclined. I was curious! According to Samuel Evans patent, for the stencil in this process, he used heavy document manila paper, soake...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Robare M. Novou on November 09, 2003 I did a google search and came up with tilghmans first british patent...#2147. I dont have the british patent site, maybe someone out there has it or can look it up. RMN Robare M. Novou According to an article in Signs of the Times, Sand...

OLD GORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on November 09, 2003 http://www.theletterheads.com/rawson/photoetch225.jpg Rawson and Evans also developed a way of photographic etching in glass in 1896. The note and preceeding page says a patent had been applied for, but I don't see it in the patent list (ye...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on November 10, 2003 http://www.theletterheads.com/rawson/yellowcov450.jpg Here's the front cover of one of Rawson & Evans catalogs...or was it a sales tool? This one was part of an 8 page booklet. I also added a page showing two of a 21 page booklet. You c...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on October 16, 2003 Hi all, I'm not too sure if everybody knows much about the history of the Hand Lettering Forum. I think it is important so I'll try to let the newcomers know. About 4, maybe even five years ago, Sarah Schwartz created the first Hand Letterin...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on October 16, 2003 http://www.theletterheads.com/janzen/janzen1.jpg Not long after our discussions about the signs in Costner's recent movie Open Range, I heard from Rick Janzen. He sent a grouping of photos from the movie set for me to include on this site. I...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Roderick on October 16, 2003 After almost 40 year in the "Sign Biz"it never fails to amaze me what a client can do. I thought getting a job at a local outlet mall would mean doing fun work. Two years ago I did an invintory of all the signs and their conditions and...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Chuck Davis on October 17, 2003 Is there a particular style that is missing from your current font list? I'd like to hear what everybody would like to see. http://www.goldenstudios.com/temp/peacetime.jpg Hi Chuck, I mentioned this cigar label the other day when we spoke. I ...

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OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Robare M. Novou on October 23, 2003 Sorry about that first post, I hit some button on the keyboard and it sent the post off before I could add the message. Anyway...I have been trying to understand what to look for in a window spar varnish in using as a final protective coa...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on October 24, 2003 http://www.theletterheads.com/signphotos/davesmith2.jpg Here are another couple of photos of reverse glass signs sent to me by Dave Smith in England. Looks like jolly good work to me. Bravo mate! Nice colours....that kind of stuff. Mike Dann...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on October 24, 2003 http://www.goldenstudios.com/glassart/unitd.JPG Here's a post I made a couple of weeks ago after Robare's post about Rawson and Evans. Some people may have missed it, so I moved it to the top this morning. Also, I knocked out some extra node...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy on October 26, 2003 The thread on Krylon's "Mirror Finish" sounded interesting so I tracked a can of it down. I painted some words in reverse with one-shot & sprayed on the Mirror Finish. The finish is truly a mirror, but the paint on the ...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on October 26, 2003 Hello fellow Keepers of the Craft, Larry White compiled and typed up an obscure document Rick Glawson wrote at one point on shellac. Lacking that book he never published, the site has been compiling and storing as much of his written documen...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on October 28, 2003 Hey there! I did a modified verion of the supplies list from last March and included it now on this site. It includes Esoteric Sign Supplies as one of the many sources, along with Letterhead Sign Supply. Check it out and bookmark it! The add...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Gary Godby on October 28, 2003 I was wondering if anyone knew of a source for the long throated brass hangers Rick used to sell for the hanging glass pieces. I think they had a 2" opening. I couldn't locate the vendor on the supplies link. Thanks, Gary Kent Smith I tal...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Robare M Novou on October 29, 2003 My researching for a tung oil varnish has lead me to a manufacturer of tung oil based varnishs. The manufacturer is "Waterlox". They make an Exterior Marine Grade Tung Based Varnish. Would this be a good varnish for backing up Go...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Roderick on October 29, 2003 Ron, Congratulations on your article in "Signs of the Times"November 2003. I love the sign and enjoyed the article very much. For anybody that doesn't know Ron ,the photo makes him look a little intimidating but he's really a pussy cat...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on October 29, 2003 http://www.lynda.com/images/logowht3.gif Hello Keepers of the Craft! Every once in a while you run across a product or service that lives up to its billing and hype. A couple of years ago, I upgraded my web page building software from Adobe ...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Larry White on October 31, 2003 Perhaps you should read the MSDS on this product so you can avoid the "FIRMLY MAGINATED CHROME SORES" ...yuck Sometimes you'll get a product that's been repackaged and all it says on it is "SILVER STRIP", it's best to know...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Alf Toy on September 14, 2003 What movies do you suggest for good period signage. One I thought was good was League of their Own, also 1941. D. Bernhardt A favourite of mine was actually the PBS program Jazz by Ken Burns. All that historical footage of bars and night-clubs....

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Marco on September 18, 2003 Boy, am I in a bind. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm adding a surface gilded name on a glass door to match the existing 1.5" roman serif that was hand painted 20 years ago. Fortunately, its so good, that a mask made by computer mat...

OLD FORUM POSTS Posted by Mike Jackson on September 18, 2003 Hi all, I just hung up the phone telling a potential customer I was busy with a couple of other projects and couldn't do his "gold" lettering on his window. I had waited a couple of days to call him back, thinking I might have be...