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MmmGee
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 28/08/2020 : 11:38:37
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Nice to see the photo on the front cover. Coincidentally I have just finished the sign below.
I was wanting a MG sign for my garage and but could not find anything a little bit different until I came across the photo of the old Abingdon works. So after a little bit of judgement for scale, proportion and size, I produced the sign below. It measures 6' by 2'6" overall
Interestingly after finding a number of similar photo, it would appear that the sign has been replaced and modified a number of times over the buildings life.
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Westbury
United Kingdom
2010 Posts |
Posted - 28/08/2020 : 12:07:09
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Great job, Trevor !
Looking at the photograph of the sign on the factory wall I was wondering whether the sign was illuminated ? There appears to be a feed of some sort just above the ‘ G ‘.
Cheers,
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tonym
United Kingdom
653 Posts |
Posted - 28/08/2020 : 14:32:09
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In the 1960's
The open door is to the Safety Fast Office - where there were racks of back copies from which to help yourself
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rapide
United Kingdom
238 Posts |
Posted - 30/08/2020 : 16:18:39
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Ian Bowers
United Kingdom
942 Posts |
Posted - 31/08/2020 : 07:46:24
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The 1960's image appears to show that the sign outline, at least, was painted on the wall, and is still lurking behind the new 'poster'.
Ian Bowers
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sam christie
United Kingdom
3106 Posts |
Posted - 31/08/2020 : 09:40:31
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The letters are seen to be casting shadows on a painted background.
What a pity the picture was not in colour.
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chris Wallis
United Kingdom
143 Posts |
Posted - 31/08/2020 : 12:14:06
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I bought this sign at an autojumble early this year. It has obviously been made up but on the back it has a label saying bbc Yorkshire television 1979 and a stencil saying bbc props dept, as can be seen on one of the pictures. Can anybody identify which programme this was probably used for?
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colintf
United Kingdom
1503 Posts |
Posted - 31/08/2020 : 13:52:12
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That's an amazing find Chris :)
Colin Murrell
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Photographer for MGCC (LeMans Classic, Oldtimer Grand Prix etc) & MG Motor (BTCC 2012-5)
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