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Posted by tomkat-13 on Monday, May 31, 2010 11:38 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Monday, May 31, 2010 2:30 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Monday, May 31, 2010 5:42 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by mecovey on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 7:31 AM

I just want to add my thanks for the work you are doing for the hobby. I have downloaded many of the signs and will post some pictures as soon as I can. I have two signs I have been looking for in particular and wonder if you have seen them anywhere:

1. Moorman's feed. I'm looking for the older yellow, red and black signs rather than the Red and white one.

2. Clover Farm signs. I have seen several for Clover Farm products but none with the store front sign. The one from the 1940 -1950 era is what I'm after.

 Again thanks for your considerable efforts.

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 4:17 PM

mecovey

I just want to add my thanks for the work you are doing for the hobby. I have downloaded many of the signs and will post some pictures as soon as I can. I have two signs I have been looking for in particular and wonder if you have seen them anywhere:

1. Moorman's feed. I'm looking for the older yellow, red and black signs rather than the Red and white one.

2. Clover Farm signs. I have seen several for Clover Farm products but none with the store front sign. The one from the 1940 -1950 era is what I'm after.

 Again thanks for your considerable efforts.

I will post them if I run across them. If anyone has photos using any of the signs that I have posted please share with us. Thanks tkat

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 6:09 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Thursday, June 3, 2010 4:40 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Friday, June 4, 2010 5:30 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, June 5, 2010 11:17 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by mecovey on Sunday, June 6, 2010 9:49 AM

Tom,

Thanks for the quick response for the Moorman's and Clover Farms signs. I'd looked all over for them.

Mike

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Sunday, June 6, 2010 6:54 PM

mecovey

Tom,

Thanks for the quick response for the Moorman's and Clover Farms signs. I'd looked all over for them.

Mike

Mike I'll keep looking for some better ones. They are out there somewhere!

 

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Posted by Robby P. on Monday, June 7, 2010 1:08 PM

 I agree with the others..........GREAT STUFF!!!!  I model the 80's to now, but I can still find some good signs in what you post. 

 Keep it up!!

 "Rust, whats not to love?"      

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Posted by galsluvtrains2 on Monday, June 7, 2010 9:24 PM

Awesome sharing! Wow this is perfect for my layout! It was also fun to see the pictures of those that have used them in their layout!

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Posted by modelmaker51 on Monday, June 7, 2010 11:52 PM

I have used several of your signs on my 60s & 70s layout, it would be nice if you could find more signs/billboards of more recent eras like 60s-80s. Anyway, great stuff!

Jay 

C-415 Build: https://imageshack.com/a/tShC/1 

Other builds: https://imageshack.com/my/albums 

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 4:51 PM

modelmaker51

I have used several of your signs on my 60s & 70s layout, it would be nice if you could find more signs/billboards of more recent eras like 60s-80s. Anyway, great stuff!

Since I model late 1960's (Pre Burlington Northern) I pass on newer signs. Large cities have the latest signs, since most of us model small towns, villages, & rural scenes older era signs seem to be in place longer. I am glad that people here on the forum enjoy just viewing the older signs. If anyone has used some please post some pics to share with all of us. Well here is a few more.

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Friday, June 11, 2010 2:18 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Friday, June 11, 2010 7:18 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, June 12, 2010 8:32 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, June 12, 2010 10:28 AM

I have received a request for vending machines (soda, candy, cigarette, ect)

I'll look for some more, I have had some soda machines, gas pumps in earlier post. I know others may want the same thing. The only problem it is hard to find a straight on view to use. So keep watching. You will have to size down the image.

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by Hamltnblue on Saturday, June 12, 2010 10:56 AM

 Thanks for sharing tomkat.  I haven't been following the thread for awhile but there is a ton of stuff.  To make it quicker to look thru you can go to photobucket and download a zip file of the album.  The album size is 54 meg compressed. 

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Posted by koko425 on Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:08 AM

tomkat-13

Made a new page of signs today.

green bay packers SIGN
13 and loco for locomotives
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Posted by AztecEagle on Saturday, June 12, 2010 2:41 PM

The Lady In The Squeeze Advertisement Looks a Lot Like Rock Singer Katy Perry!!!

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, June 12, 2010 3:21 PM

AztecEagle

The Lady In The Squeeze Advertisement Looks a Lot Like Rock Singer Katy Perry!!!

Here is a better view!

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Monday, June 14, 2010 5:46 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by AztecEagle on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:04 PM

Okay.Celebrity Look Alike in Vintage Ad,Part Two:
Tom Hardy looks a lot like The Colonel-Harlan Sanders.

Or maybe Mark Twain.

 

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Posted by toptrain on Thursday, June 17, 2010 7:33 AM

Thank you for the signs. They will come in handy on layout

    toptrain

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Thursday, June 17, 2010 3:32 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, June 19, 2010 12:53 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by AztecEagle on Sunday, June 20, 2010 8:32 PM

Cool!!You think you could find a vintage DrPepper Machine on here??

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Posted by Steelman65 on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 11:21 AM
thank you for the signs. I've messed around with them before but they seem to be hard to read when I print them. I do have a color laser printer at work that I use to print them. I try to resize with word, can you recommend the height and width you use for buildings and billboards   thanks again   Marty

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