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nottaClu

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Re: Pinch Hit tobacco tin sign
« Reply #15 on: November 27, 2012, 08:20:14 pm »
Here are the pictures I promised.  Anyone know how I can tell if its original?

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Re: Pinch Hit tobacco tin sign
« Reply #16 on: November 27, 2012, 08:23:49 pm »
here is the jack daniels sign 

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Re: Pinch Hit tobacco tin sign
« Reply #17 on: November 27, 2012, 08:33:22 pm »
You didn`t look up the sign company on the bottom ??  Sorry but AAA made all kinds of reproduction signs !!  Just google AAA Sign Co. Coitsville Ohio and you can see a wide selection !!
Is the JD decopage on wood??  What are the little stickers I see on the back of both signs ??  Chances are these were bought at a flea market or such !!   They probably had a bunch of them !!
« Last Edit: November 27, 2012, 08:42:32 pm by mart »

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Re: Pinch Hit tobacco tin sign
« Reply #18 on: November 27, 2012, 08:36:40 pm »
Yes...AAA Sign Co. basically flooded the market with reproduction tin signs starting in the 80's (?). Most of them were being sold for around $8-12 back then. I would doubt if they have kept up with inflation since then. :( :(

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Re: Pinch Hit tobacco tin sign
« Reply #19 on: November 27, 2012, 08:43:36 pm »
They finally went out of business Rauville !!

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Re: Pinch Hit tobacco tin sign
« Reply #20 on: November 27, 2012, 08:51:27 pm »
if you look at the one i posted from craiglist..you,ll see that its identical to yours,and their priced at $15....if yours was genuine...i doubt very much that it would have been in the condition its in...
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Re: Pinch Hit tobacco tin sign
« Reply #21 on: November 27, 2012, 08:55:37 pm »
ahhh i see.  thanks a ton guys.  the jack sign is all metal.  on the bottom it says manufactured under athority of Jack Daniel Distillery, lem motlow, prop inc.

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Re: Pinch Hit tobacco tin sign
« Reply #22 on: November 28, 2012, 02:19:53 am »
Fake as all get out. Cool signs for a studio or garage, but not worth anything. Like anything on eBay, the market changes from week to week. Eight months ago, I got lucky and sold this Coca Cola sign for $406. I had never seen one go above $350, and they usually hovered about $250-$300. I though I had more pictures to show some of the differences between this true porcelain one and the reproduction ones, but I seem to have lost them.
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Re: Pinch Hit tobacco tin sign
« Reply #23 on: November 28, 2012, 07:13:18 am »
Alrighty.  Well thanks for all the replies and information.  I appriciate it.  Thanks again!

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Re: Pinch Hit tobacco tin sign
« Reply #24 on: November 28, 2012, 09:04:30 am »
Just remember where these signs were used and the age and if it looks too good to be true,,it probably is !!  Always look up anything you see !!