Tin sign patchwork.

So a couple of weeks ago I met up with a gentleman who had replied to one of my craigslist want ads.  I went to meet up with him at a closed up hardware store to pick up some old paint cans.   Store was located in middle of a busy city, but hidden behind a "riot" gate down an alley.   Though I did get some nice paint cans, the real "gems"  awaited me when the gate was opened.   I immediatley noticed the reverse side of some embossed 7up soda signs.....

After making a deal for the paint cans I asked him about the signs.   He said I could have one and proceded to try and pry one off with a piece of angle iron.  Seeing he was gonna do more damge to them, I asked if I could meet him again in a week or so and get the signs.   So this weekend arrives and I go there, hammer and pry bars in hand.   In total I removed about 20 nicely weathered coke, 7up and pepsi signs.   2 Had to be left behind because a door frame was built over them.   Here is the score and some of the examples of what I found.  No estate sales this weekend, but this surely made up for it...

Some of these signs will be up for sale/trade.  I will be keeping a few, and I know a couple will end up being gifts.   My father already got his hands on one of the coke signs.  

Week in finds....

With the holiday weekend, I had a week off of diggin.  This is some of last weeks finds, enjoy.

Buddy of mine has turned me onto Blow Mold Lawn Ornaments, here is the first pair I picked up this season.

If you are a record collector then you know how good these are.  Tucker storage mates, sold at local stores like Caldors.  Currently they are reproducing these, I think at the container store.  I am looking for these crates in bright colors like purple, green and pinks.

Glass Pizza Hut Pitcher, advertises coca cola on the reverse, goes great in the kitchen.

....and of course spray paint.  Few more cans to add to the collection.