whfan74 2,015 #1 Posted November 13, 2017 Wheel Horse did not mass produce advertising materials like those green guys of course. There are still many cool items out there and truly tell a story over the years. I have always held these pieces very close in my collection. Post up some of those prized possessions! 9 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry77 1,218 #2 Posted November 13, 2017 WOW...... Outstanding.... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,723 #3 Posted November 13, 2017 Nice Scott ... Sadly I don't have any signs boo hoo.... I spent all my money on tractors! 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,708 #4 Posted November 13, 2017 Oh my Scott, you set the bar way tooo high. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,526 #5 Posted November 13, 2017 Not to "sign rich" here but this is my one WH sign. It's a nice size at 40" tall and 24" wide. The other small miscellaneous signs are a mixture of old original and re-pops. 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,039 #6 Posted November 14, 2017 Scott how long have you been collecting the signs. All I can say is outstanding. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big_Red_Fred 1,547 #7 Posted November 14, 2017 Wow thats a lot of Wheel Horse Memorabilia ! All i have is a Muffler Burn LOL 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 7,785 #8 Posted November 14, 2017 DANG IT, DANG IT!!! I have been meaning to start this post and you beat me to it. Anyway I have a bunch of them but will be away. When I get back I will be so happy to post them. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,708 #9 Posted November 14, 2017 Where do you guys find these treasures? I find plenty of tractors, but signs...NADA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whfan74 2,015 #10 Posted November 14, 2017 4 hours ago, Sparky said: Not to "sign rich" here but this is my one WH sign. It's a nice size at 40" tall and 24" wide. The other small miscellaneous signs are a mixture of old original and re-pops. I love seeing what everyone else puts up in the shop. I love antiques and the advertisements are no exception with me. Looking good Mike! 2 hours ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said: Scott how long have you been collecting the signs. All I can say is outstanding. About 10 years. I find as much satisfaction finding an old sign. They all tell a story as well and don't seem to take up floor space. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,037 #11 Posted November 14, 2017 Scott those signs are a crazy nice collection!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whfan74 2,015 #12 Posted November 14, 2017 8 hours ago, stevebo said: Scott those signs are a crazy nice collection!! Thanks Steve I know you have some nice ones as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,723 #13 Posted November 14, 2017 12 hours ago, whfan74 said: seem to take up floor space. Floor Space? .... What floor wall space?!?!? Some where in there is a RS calendar does that count? Are you suggesting I add a 2nd story addition with 18' sidewalls for signage Scott? Hey wait a minute not a bad idea...lemme run that one by the Mrs.... 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,708 #14 Posted November 14, 2017 I have only been able to find one vintage dealer sign. I made a bracket and hung it on the corner of my horse barn. I do have some of Terrys signs that I am happy to display. Thanks Terry. Some other signs I have acquired.. This one hung over the Rienholt Sporting Goods store in Winterstown, Pa. from the 1930s till it closed in the 1960s when I purchased it at the closing auction for $1.25. I recovered this one from a river downstream of the club that was destroyed by a flood. The sign was mangled badly and by padding with carpet and hours of gentle pounding with a wooden mallet, I was able to get it back to this condition. This one came from the garage that my MIL rented out to the Keesey Bros. for many years in the 1950s. It had been used as a floor repair in the attic storage area and had been walked on for many years. Fine scotch brite, cleaners and waxes brought it back to this condition. This garage is now where I store my off season horses, boats, and camper. Some of the Allis Chalmers Hydro Turbine plates I retrieved when AC Hydro went bankrupt and sold out to Voith Hydro in 1986. 7 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,157 #15 Posted November 15, 2017 On 11/13/2017 at 8:18 PM, Big_Red_Fred said: Wow thats a lot of Wheel Horse Memorabilia ! All i have is a Muffler Burn LOL Gotta quit drinking coffee while visiting here or quit reading BRF posts Cleaning the computer screen------Again i do have one shop calendar that i am proud of. Remember the Makita girls-in bikinis calendars? Remember Tim the Tool Man Taylor and his wife? Well it turns out that Patricia Richardson [or her identical twin sister if she has one] posed for a calendar in the early Eighties . She is Smokin' Hot. Maybe I could join the humor section of this site if showing cheesecake photos is OK there... I bet that calendar would fetch a pretty penny on E-bay 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,723 #16 Posted November 15, 2017 Ask one of the mods for the password Farmer and if it's ok. Hopefully he will remember (tasteful) pinup girls helped us win WWII and say 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whfan74 2,015 #17 Posted November 15, 2017 22 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: I have only been able to find one vintage dealer sign. I made a bracket and hung it on the corner of my horse barn. I do have some of Terrys signs that I am happy to display. Thanks Terry. Some other signs I have acquired.. This one hung over the Rienholt Sporting Goods store in Winterstown, Pa. from the 1930s till it closed in the 1960s when I purchased it at the closing auction for $1.25. I recovered this one from a river downstream of the club that was destroyed by a flood. The sign was mangled badly and by padding with carpet and hours of gentle pounding with a wooden mallet, I was able to get it back to this condition. This one came from the garage that my MIL rented out to the Keesey Bros. for many years in the 1950s. It had been used as a floor repair in the attic storage area and had been walked on for many years. Fine scotch brite, cleaners and waxes brought it back to this condition. This garage is now where I store my off season horses, boats, and camper. Some of the Allis Chalmers Hydro Turbine plates I retrieved when AC Hydro went bankrupt and sold out to Voith Hydro in 1986. Those are all fantastic! Thanks for sharing you advertisements! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CasualObserver 3,406 #18 Posted November 15, 2017 On 11/13/2017 at 7:24 AM, whfan74 said: These two are my favorites of your collection Scott.... I can't imagine there were that many of each produced to begin with, making them truly unique survivors! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big_Red_Fred 1,547 #19 Posted November 15, 2017 8 hours ago, ohiofarmer said: Gotta quit drinking coffee while visiting here or quit reading BRF posts Cleaning the computer screen------Again i do have one shop calendar that i am proud of. Remember the Makita girls-in bikinis calendars? Remember Tim the Tool Man Taylor and his wife? Well it turns out that Patricia Richardson [or her identical twin sister if she has one] posed for a calendar in the early Eighties . She is Smokin' Hot. Maybe I could join the humor section of this site if showing cheesecake photos is OK there... I bet that calendar would fetch a pretty penny on E-bay Hey Farmer, i'm like Charlie Brown ! I Gotta a Rock hahahaha for Halloween Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,398 #20 Posted November 16, 2017 Not original wheelhorse sign , I had it made by a local chap , it's a good replica to the original , 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,723 #21 Posted November 16, 2017 Good?!?!?.... I'd say gorgeous Neil looks like how stained glass windows are made? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whfan74 2,015 #22 Posted November 17, 2017 Neil that is a masterpiece! Thanks for sharing photos of it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
12Horse Paladin 1,038 #23 Posted November 17, 2017 I love this sign! But then, I love the looks of those Blackhoods! I don't have any of this stuff...yet. But, I've always been into the whole "sign"; anything "paper" bit....it's as much a part of the history as the tractors; any given item. I don't have a big garage; not even the room for a stable yet, but this I can and do, get. Been into "boomsticks" for a long time, Rugers in particular....it amazes people to find out that the box some of those older pieces came in can be worth almost as much as the contents, sometimes more, for example. Thanks, all of you, for sharing these cool photos...keeps the juices flowing for this hobby, now, too, for this newbie. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,261 #24 Posted November 17, 2017 Always enjoy looking at signs...especially Wheel Horse but all vintage signs are cool...hope to be able to find some of this stuff now that I have my own garage to put everything in 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #25 Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) Couple signs here too Scott. Edited November 22, 2017 by AMC RULES 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites