Dealer signs and related marketing tools

[gramophone78]

Shane,thank you very much for the kind words.I would like to add one other piece.However,I'm adding this only to help those that find one and wonder if it's good or not.I have seen so many cheap plaster and now cheap cast iron copys selling out there.Here is a real one.What you need to look for is the fine casting (for what it was used for.The cast rear support finger is long and thin.If it has not been stripped or repainted then the shellac cover pantent info on the back.
I hope this helps to allow those to make a good buy.

[melvind]

Here are a couple more pics. All for today, maybe a few more tomorrow.



The following two pics are of the same sign. It has a removable center and multiple large record labels could be used in the center. It's a huge piece 2.5 feet around.

[melvind]

Here are a few more items.







The following is one of my absolute favorite things. It's a 20s plaster Nipper and Berliner display item from the Victor Talking Machine Co.

[gramophone78]

Dan,did I just see another RCA item slide in there????!!!! .I see something else that looks familier.I have been sent two PM's as to why I have not posted my "avatar" on this thread.Well,I never thought of it as a sign or marketing tool.However,I guess it is the real deal when it comes to HMV.attachment=0]His Master's Voice #3.JPG[/attachment]

[melvind]

Yes, I did post an RCA picture. I am pretty much a pre-RCA collector. But sometimes wonderful stuff becomes availalbe that I can't pass on.

[gramophone78]

That is sooooo true

[MordEth]

I posted a reply but then realized I wasn't logged in so I don't know if it will show up or not.

Dan,

It is there now...I changed the ownership to your account (as opposed to a guest posting) and approved it. Sorry about the delay.

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— MordEth

[gramophone78]

WOW!!!!.Lot's of marketing just for a needle .How many records!!!???.I wonder how long that QC guy took to determine that number.

[gramophone78]

Here is a dealer two piece sign.I don't think the wood frames are original.Were these out of a pair of windows in a old dealer store??.

[melvind]

I have no idea where these might have been or what they actually are, but I LOVE them. What a great thing to have in a collection.

Dan