Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: davethebirdman on November 18, 2006, 08:07:32 am
Hi Chaps...
After a drive of nearly 3 hours I managed to pick up my new Hires Sign. I am now officially out of wall space in my small gameroom. I did ask the wife if she'd mind me extending into the garage but the look I got said "Do you push it mate."
The sign is in very good shape and I'm very pleased with it.
Have enclosed a couple of pictures. On the bottom it has BN-8 & Made in the USA written on it.
Could anyone plse date it for me. Even if its not original what era would it show?? Hires is not available over here. The first thing the kids want to do after we have stepped off the plane in Florida next year is open a bottle of Hires. Is it still readily available.
Lots of questions ... Sorry.
Dave
After a drive of nearly 3 hours I managed to pick up my new Hires Sign. I am now officially out of wall space in my small gameroom. I did ask the wife if she'd mind me extending into the garage but the look I got said "Do you push it mate."
The sign is in very good shape and I'm very pleased with it.
Have enclosed a couple of pictures. On the bottom it has BN-8 & Made in the USA written on it.
Could anyone plse date it for me. Even if its not original what era would it show?? Hires is not available over here. The first thing the kids want to do after we have stepped off the plane in Florida next year is open a bottle of Hires. Is it still readily available.
Lots of questions ... Sorry.
Dave
Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: 90grad on November 18, 2006, 08:25:53 am
That a great looking sign, Dave. I really like it. Ask the Mrs. if you can start putting stuff in the bedroom. Just duck when you ask! 
Hires is still available over here and it's very good. I also like Barq's root beer, too.
Hires is still available over here and it's very good. I also like Barq's root beer, too.
Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: Jim on November 18, 2006, 08:32:53 am
Excellent addition to the collection!
Looks good over the Juke too!
Do you have a date and destination...?
Looks good over the Juke too!
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The first thing the kids want to do after we have stepped off the plane in Florida next year
Do you have a date and destination...?
Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: halehouse on November 18, 2006, 08:34:05 am
Those bottle cap signs are usually pretty popular. Looking through my advertising books I can't find one for Hires, but all their advertising with those stripes comes from the 1950's. That's a cool one.
Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: davethebirdman on November 18, 2006, 08:48:14 am
Wayne - Funny you should say the bedroom because the very first place I thought for it was over the bed. That didn't go down at all well.
Dan - Thanks for the info.
Jim - We are doing the tourist trail with the kids and heading for Orlando. Its either going to be April or May just haven't finally nailed down the dates yet.
Dave
Dan - Thanks for the info.
Jim - We are doing the tourist trail with the kids and heading for Orlando. Its either going to be April or May just haven't finally nailed down the dates yet.
Dave
Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: sodaworks on November 18, 2006, 10:59:49 am
Dave your game room looks great, nice collection. Not sure on the hire's date. If you make it out Calif. your more than welcome to drop by.
Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: davethebirdman on November 18, 2006, 11:33:07 am
Hi Terry
you never know. I have only been to the West Coast once before so maybe the year after next.
I'd love to catch up with you guys.
Dave
you never know. I have only been to the West Coast once before so maybe the year after next.
I'd love to catch up with you guys.
Dave
Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: 90grad on November 18, 2006, 12:30:29 pm
Dave,
If you want some good info for Disney, I can hook you up. I have some websites for some info and can give you some pointers. I lived in Orlando for a year and have been to Disney a bunch. One thing you do need to watch about April at Disney is all the kids on spring break. Easter time is one of the WORST times to go there, crowd-wise.
You also ought to get back out to the West coast if you can. It is really nice there.
If you want some good info for Disney, I can hook you up. I have some websites for some info and can give you some pointers. I lived in Orlando for a year and have been to Disney a bunch. One thing you do need to watch about April at Disney is all the kids on spring break. Easter time is one of the WORST times to go there, crowd-wise.
You also ought to get back out to the West coast if you can. It is really nice there.
Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: davethebirdman on November 18, 2006, 12:43:52 pm
Hi Wayne
Any help you can provide with Disney would be gratefully received. We are looking at either the last days in Apr or mid may. The second week in May.
Do you know when the kids break in the US. We will miss the UK break.
Also looking at Taking out another mortgage so we can all go to Discovery Cove.
Dave
Any help you can provide with Disney would be gratefully received. We are looking at either the last days in Apr or mid may. The second week in May.
Do you know when the kids break in the US. We will miss the UK break.
Also looking at Taking out another mortgage so we can all go to Discovery Cove.
Dave
Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: halehouse on November 18, 2006, 01:21:48 pm
I think most grade schools (k-12) would be on break either the week before or week after Easter which is early April this year. The County in which I teach is the week before which is the first week of April. In May you would have missed the college breaks.
Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: 90grad on November 18, 2006, 01:31:54 pm
Dave,
If you go in May, you'll be fine. I your email working? I recall you were having problems before. I don't know if I still have your address, so could you PM me with it? Either that, or email me at waynestrine@yahoo.com.
I will get together a Word document over the next few days with some info for you. The key to Disney is planning, as there is a TON to see and do. Plus, there is Sea World, Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, etc.
If you ever find you way up to my neck of the woods, let me know. I am about 75 miles from DC and Halehouse (Dan) lives very close to DC, so we could have a mini-SMC summit meeting!
If you go in May, you'll be fine. I your email working? I recall you were having problems before. I don't know if I still have your address, so could you PM me with it? Either that, or email me at waynestrine@yahoo.com.
I will get together a Word document over the next few days with some info for you. The key to Disney is planning, as there is a TON to see and do. Plus, there is Sea World, Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, etc.
If you ever find you way up to my neck of the woods, let me know. I am about 75 miles from DC and Halehouse (Dan) lives very close to DC, so we could have a mini-SMC summit meeting!
Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: MoonDawg on November 18, 2006, 03:28:02 pm
And we have the original Disneyland here in California, Universal studios Seaworld etc.
Title: Hires Sign comes home...
Post by: Jim on November 18, 2006, 04:10:06 pm
Dave,
Discovery Cove is pretty nice!
I took the family a couple of years ago and we enjoyed the faciity.
It is a little pricey, but when you break things down, it's not that bad... Unless the pricing has changed recently. The price should include a pass to Sea World as well...
When departure time gets closer, we'll talk and possibly get together as I live approx. two hours from the Orlando area...
Discovery Cove is pretty nice!
I took the family a couple of years ago and we enjoyed the faciity.
It is a little pricey, but when you break things down, it's not that bad... Unless the pricing has changed recently. The price should include a pass to Sea World as well...
When departure time gets closer, we'll talk and possibly get together as I live approx. two hours from the Orlando area...