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"The Preservation of Historic Signs" an Historic Preservation Brief November 21, 2008


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The Preservation of Historic Signs

Michael J. Auer
The Preservation of Historic Signs

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Introduction

Historic Sign Types and Practices

        Pre-Nineteenth Century

              Flat signs

        Nineteenth Century Signs and Sign Practices

              Fascia signs

              Painted signs

              Plaques, shields, and ovals

              Hanging or projecting signs

              Goldleaf signs

              Porcelain enamel signs

              Posters

              Awnings

              Rooftop signs

        Twentieth Century Signs and Sign Practices

              Neon

Sign Regulation

Sign as Icon

Preserving Historic Signs

        Retaining Historic Signs

        Maintaining and Repairing Historic Signs

        Reusing Historic Signs

        Repairing Historic Sign Materials

              Porcelain Enamel

              Goldleaf or Gilding

              Neon

New Signs and Historic Buildings

Conclusion

Selected Reading

Notes

Acknowledgements


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Selected Reading

DiLamme, Philip. American Streamline: A Handbook of Neon Advertising Design. Cincinnati: ST Publications, 1988.

Evans, Bill and Andrew Lawson. Shopfronts. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1981.

The Gilder's Manual. Washington, D.C.: The Society of Gilders, 1991. (Reprint of The Gilder's Manual; A Practical Guide to Gilding in All its Branches. New York: Excelsior Publishing House, 1876.)

Liebs, Chester. Main Street to Miracle Mile: American Roadside Architecture. Boston: Little, Brown and Company/ New York Graphics Society, 1985.

National Main Street Center. Main Street Guidelines: Signs for Main Street. Washington, D.C.: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1987.

Phillips, Peter H. "Sign Controls for Historic Signs," PAS Memo. Chicago: American Planning Association, November 1988.

Smith, Kent. Gold Leaf Techniques. Cincinnati: ST Publications, 1989.

Stage, William. Ghost Signs: Brick Wall Signs in America. Cincinnati: ST Publications, 1989.

Stern, Rudi. Let There Be Neon. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1979. (Rev. 1988).


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