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Title: Antique Advertising Magnet Sign "MAGNESIGN"
Post by: kbohannon on October 26, 2011, 08:40:11 PM

Hello, I've aquired an interesting piece from a flea market that i thought was cool. I've tried searching for a week now with zero leads on what the origins of this antique advertising magnetic display piece is. On the inside it has a stamp of a phone number (5 digit) so I'm thinking that this is from around the 40's or maybe earlier. Also the style of the letters seems to be like a deco era. If anyone can help me out on providing any extra information on this piece i would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks
Below are some links of pictures

(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/6Keyser6Soze6/Magnesign/IMG_1403.jpg)
(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/6Keyser6Soze6/Magnesign/IMG_1404.jpg)
(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/6Keyser6Soze6/Magnesign/IMG_1402.jpg)
(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/6Keyser6Soze6/Magnesign/IMG_1405.jpg)
(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/6Keyser6Soze6/Magnesign/IMG_1406.jpg)
(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/6Keyser6Soze6/Magnesign/IMG_1408.jpg)

Title: Re: Antique Advertising Magnet Sign "MAGNESIGN"
Post by: snowflake on October 26, 2011, 09:14:43 PM

The company is mentioned in this Popular Mechanics (1961) at google:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=j98DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=Dick+Joiner+and+associates&source=bl&ots=Lkr5Ww_VbQ&sig=YasKDtNTtQqLIBvyJsevhkVTu6o&hl=en&ei=3MuoToqJM4rV0QGzu8ysDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Dick%20Joiner%20and%20associates&f=false

Title: Re: Antique Advertising Magnet Sign "MAGNESIGN"
Post by: kbohannon on November 03, 2011, 07:17:50 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/250922702087?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649