About Signwriting Photographs
This is John Hunter.
I've been photographing old signwriting since 1981 to preserve this visual social history and commercial art for future generations. My earliest is a sign for the Melbourne Coal Company which ceased trading in 1890, over a century ago. The images are now all in easy access folders of about 100 signs each.
You are invited to view these signs at the web address, a very user friendly site: http://johnhunter2008.jalbum.net
If you see an example of signwriting, please email me and I will photograph it as soon as possible or you could email me your image for uploading. Your email address will not be passed on to a third party and you will not receive spam. If you consent, I will acknowledge you when the image is loaded. My email for this is johnhunter2000@hotmail.com
I photograph the names of former household businesses, too.
Thank you to those of you who have already spotted signs for me to photograph.
I hope you enjoy the site. JOHN HUNTER, MELBOURNE