Heritage Signs, Traditional Signs, Re-Purposed Signs And Historic Sign Replications

Sometimes Its About Making Old Things New and Sometimes Its Vice Versa

Upon entering our showroom you will notice the newest edition of the Sign Depot crew.  ‘Roman’, as I’ve named him, was created from several rusted gears, scrap metal & imagination.

Projects like this pop up all over the shop, as we have a very creative bunch here.  You never know what materials are going to be re-purposed to create something entirely different.

But that’s not always the case.  Sometimes the client needs something new to replicate something old.  This happened recently when Doon Heritage Crossroads required a new sign to match their Historic surroundings.  The local attraction is a replica of a 1914 village where guests are invited to experience A DAY IN THE LIFE…

In order to achieve an authentic look the letters were hand-painted and the script was very basic, as was often the case for that era.  Creating this sign to easily match the other buildings on site would be a challenge for many, but through the use of the staff’s lettering techinques and fine craftsmanship they gave the sign the look of days gone by.  Heritage sign replications give sign makers a chance to use traditional sign techniques with modern materials.  This gives the heritage sign a historic look while making it a low maintenance sign through the use of present day sign materials.

Whether you choose Cedar, MDF, Acrylic or HDU these materials when treated properly add longevity to your sign and keep it from looking weathered.  Now if you are looking for the weathered look, we can help with that too.  Once you have decided on the sign finish you want we are able to create it from a variety of custom crafted sign materials and sign finishing techniques.  This will give you a unique, one of a kind heritage-look sign.