The billboard (May 1897)

THE BILLBOARD Signs« Sign Painters adily attacked by the add. „l,il e it •s no effect whatever on gold that U . ._ i metal, and ea both as a solid and in bronze form, y of the metal letters now used on t are made front this metal. It does This is an age vention. In all avocations'of life i those who are continually striving to get up some thing new. Hence, we say, if the sign painter wants to keep in the boat, he must paddle a little himself. Good n s derived fro; it highly for thia purpose. Aluminum bronic'is used in various ways, princi- pally for painting letters on glass and in decorations. Luminous paints are made from calcium sulphide and a varnish made for the purpose. They are made iu different colors. It is said that the cab fit for the purpose According to rtie best authority, the Bullock & Crenshaw Co.. Philadelphia, are the only dealers in this country that handle the only kind that gives satisfaction. Their brand is per- manent. It is costly, hot, like many other thinn in the paint line, a little of it goes a long ways. This would be an excellent thing with which to paint letters on wagons and windows, and other sur- faces that do not require much paint, as it can be read as easily the darkest night During the winter we feel that we are strictly up-to-date as an advertising sign painter, but now that the circus poster is ■f between jt and 11 Ink for Wbitinc oh Glass —Accord- ing to Painting and Decorating, the fol- lowing mixture makes a good ink for writingonglass : Dissolve 3 6gr.of sodium fluoride, 7 gr. potassium sulphate in 500CC water; dissolve also 14 gr. of chlor- ide of zinc in soocc water. For use, mix equal parts of the solution, and apply 1 ' . After half an <-—--<-- ' in matt etchim will be si Good work creates its c successful man is always. matter what his calling. the black and white sign was invariably the rule; but since the advent of the ad- vertising sign painter, with his ways that are vain and curious, it has become the exception. There is a great deal of black used, but not in connection with white. Blue has largely taken its place as a ground color, while in the pictorial sign the coloring is done on artistic tines as far as possible. Hence, the sign painter should study color effects as well as let- ter-. Good ideas may be obtained by having a large surface and practicing on W. D. REDINGTON. At the early age of thirteen, his lather. ~i_. tractor and builder, died, leaving him with noth- tbis big world. Mr. itedington, at that early age, hired out to a Tanner, and instead of spend- '"'JJ? apa " "' OE UVr B " Bl ba,a aC h " ***- stacles, he mastered, and al an act when Srost Ibenlsrlvrs Me ' ■ may have, thev never look exactly right without they are symmetrical in shape That is, they should follow a general line of form, each with the other. Nemie Brfindungen has been devised, wbe thereby the design is j paper. The letters are then cut out, taking care to keep the edges clean and sharp, and pasted ou the good and effecti' ochre; plain black letter^ white ; quite showy. 2. Fla with letters traced in rather broadoutli with gold. 3. One-half of the ground in white, the other half in light blue, edges blended into each other, letters brown and lighted^with gray, and may be picked Some of our best ready-mixed paints are made by mixing the pigment with a vehicle made of linseed oil and sal-soda water, or lime water, half and half. Take a small handful of sal-soda and put in a er, then mix with this a gal. ™ » Uttlesulphateof line, a oil that will wear well as pure linseed ine. Lime water will : harder to spread. crude, and could be freally impmedT\vuh*tb? lad id vie- he oisamieil a company in thi IhepuVU'VoI * ^ u ^"" kh ' ^- v . fo iulls obtainable from adigribut'isn"* Beaton^ I of oil; ! and you will have and look equally oil. Thin with bx do the same, hat li Purely Personal. .-. t His first [Blcnl mrdlMjTe glass in the drawing. ' ary of the sigi EX is iuside the bound- :'. painted, with the :olor cutting in sharp round the pas ted-on letters. When dry, the letters are removed ild or alumi- ■ring, of c^.cagD. recenlly <□- uralcd a postal card campainii J;: rs which wasatonceunrqueandeBeetive. It aater- anddismi H ,. 7"iri To clean signs, take good whiting, warm water and a rag. Saturate the rag in :n dip in the whiting and rub on a, wben the dirt and grease will 3 if by magic. Rinse with advertising sign painting. __ ieve it ia for the best. Too much 'hading and scrolling makes a sign hard In doing over an old sign, where the paint is not to be burnt off, use what is known as steel wool. You will find that it cuts much foster than sandpaper, and the surface will be just as smooth. A pound of it will last for a long time, for, :omes gummy and dirty, a SMsrsfiaa'sRcti put o U1 ^ ? l. rg , ,„,«„(,„» V.SadsfiJ'eta.n! ouesuons recel.cd black back-ground for signs. In my opin- ion, there is nothing better, nor more lasting, than Dixon's Siliria Graphite. It is made of black lead and silida, and is practically indestructible. Itcovcrswell, while its spreading capacity is nearly equal to lamp black. Sulphur fumes have no effect on it. and it works either This ii the season of the year when scheme that will catch the public? The best signs xre those which are em- blematic—those which have a figure to show what it is that is being advertised— that possesses character. These signs give to the sign painter a chance to dis- play novelty and originality. Thus, a sign for a ball dub should have some of the uaraphanalia used represented by a draw- ing. A sign for Odd Fellows' should have the three links dUplayed. In fact, all signs that are be rushed lo its detriment. Til ing to do work fast is commendable, but it should not be done fast, if, at the cannot be done well. Good turpentine is essential ._ , work in sign painting. Put a drop piece of writing paper. If the turpentine is pure, it will leave no stain on the paper when evaporated. There are many sign painters through- out the country who do not hare work not that. If they would takfe up bill posting and distributing in connection with tfieirsigu painting, they could : a good thing out of it. and. at the time, each would help f " What Aeronauts Might Do. aa-4__ : degree fHigii's paii not long he exposeil to the eye of the public, but asceanauVntar an.and they wouldr^uihed' of Pnt life, in the sign if you want it to wajgg^^yfiu^jwaaM th\Tth'rir culation oT papers. elt_. loeelher with MM L tlfi b the first dci ;]>rr.rr.v, L„u f( I In c.n.-.i,, f or f ollr v yooe sepdinn