Hudson Garage Sign

[Deleted User]
[Deleted User]
edited November -1 in HUDSON
I'm considering buying a Hudson reproduction sign off eBay. Can anyone tell me what vintage it is? I'm guessing somewhere between 1920 and 1930. Here's the link.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hudson-sign-48-x-32-/120794563199?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1feac27f#ht_500wt_1202

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  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    Post WW2 I am pretty sure, but ask Walt. He probably hung the first one. grinnn
  • SamJ
    SamJ Senior Contributor
    This is stepdown era, probably first appeared c. 1950. Looks nice. :P
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    edited December 2011
    This is definitely "out of your era" by a couple decades. If you wanted something more authentic to the 20's (and early 30's) it would be a sign like this:

    7834845_2_l.jpg


    The design and lettering are much more appropriate to the 1920's than that one on Ebay.


    There's one available from a guy who sells old signs on the web, see the photo http://www.oldsign.com/auto36b . The website is at: http://www.oilsign.com/#type_2 . Unfortunately it's only 16" x 30".

    He also has this "Hudson" one, somewhat larger, from the mid-1930's:
    http://www.oldsign.com/auto-may382
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    The Hudson sign with just Hudson started in the 40's. The one with Essex started in the 30's. The guy doing these is doing a close job to the originals. Size are off. Walt
  • StillOutThere
    StillOutThere Expert Adviser
    Anyone have an original of THIS for sale? Or is a reproduction being done anywhere?

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    edited December 2011
    The Hudson so called "teardrop" Garage Sign is definately post World War II. Several sizes of this sign are currently being reproduced (Google: Hudson Parts Service sign). I've also seen the "Hudson Essex Service sign" shown here reproduced and the original porcelain enamel ones do show up on eBay from time to time. By the way, I have a 1954 catalog of "Hudson Dealer Signs" and it shows the teardrop to be 30" high x 42" wide whereas the reproduction here is slightly larger being 32" x 48". I've been looking for an original teardrop in decent condition. Anyone have one for sale out there? Dan
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Right now, we're having a local sign painter quote doing one as shown in the link below furnished by someone on the thread earlier. http://p2.la-img.com/701/12523/3688285_1_l.jpg We'll have his name added as if he were the dealer and it will be hung using a bracket similar to the one on eBay. His kids are going to tell him tomorrow evening, and after they do, I'll let you allknow his name as I'm sure many of you know him. I can't do it now as he may be reading this post.

    Thanks, All, and a Very Merry Christmas!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    SuperDave wrote:
    Post WW2 I am pretty sure, but ask Walt. He probably hung the first one. grinnn
    Now thats funny. lol Good one Dave.
  • 50C8DAN
    50C8DAN Senior Contributor
    There was a vendor at Hershey this year selling these same signs for $85. Very nice pieces!!!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]


    Dear HET Members,

    Last December, I posted a request to date an old Hudson sign dealership for me, and the gang on the forum identified it as being from the 50's. Then, someone supplied a photo of a circa 1928 Hudson Essex Service sign. The purpose was to have a sign made for the Village Garage at Heritage Village in Largo in honor of a member of our club, The Pin-MAR Antique Car Club and the Orange Blossom Chapter of the Hudson Club. I couldn't give details as it would have been a dead giveaway to the guest of honor, Mr. Larry Romig, who many of you know. Larry has been a docent at Heritage Village for over 15 years.

    I had a local fabricator make a hanger for our sign. Then had a local sign painter duplicate the original sign with one small change. In the blue band in the middle, he shifted "Service" to the right and added "Romig's" in front of it. Yesterday, the sign was "presented" to Larry by his daughter Lou, son Larry, brother John, and other members of the Romig family. Many Pin-Mar and Orange Blossom Hudson members were in attendance, along with the 1949 Hudson Larry formerly owned, "Miss Elisabeth." I've attached a few pictures for you folks to enjoy and just wanted to thank you all for your help. Here are the Village web site and some pics.

    http://www.pinellascounty.org/Heritage/default.htm

    Again, thanks for pointing me in the right direction,

    Bob Croslin
    rcroslin@tampabay.rr.com
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    That was a wonderful and unique gift, for a great guy!

    One of the many beneficial things Larry has done in past years, was to start an informal group for editors of local Hudson newsletters, in an attempt to make it easy for them to share information amongst one another. He even published a newsletter just for Hudson newsletter editors!
  • 54SuperWasp
    54SuperWasp Expert Adviser
    Thanks for sharing! Michel
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Now you know why I was so evasive in telling who it was for. I figured everyone who owned a Hudson likely knew him and that he'd maybe even be lurking on this forum. He edited the Pin_MAR Antique Car Club newsletter for a couple of years and brought it into the 20th Century.
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