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Hi, I am doing some work regarding a restored gas station (built in 1920s) and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions on type from this period. If there is anywhere in particular I can look for ideas that would be greatly appreciated as well. Thanks!

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Although out of print, you might do a search of online used bookstores for a copy of "Trademarks of the 20's and 30's" by Eric Baker.

There are also numerous resource books on the history of the American gas station at Amazon.com. Just do a search for "gas station." A client just got several of the books for a restoration project of the same period.

- Jeff

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For period reference and inspiration try:

AD Access (over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955) at http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/

or

The Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920 (Presents over 9,000 images, with database information, relating to the early history of advertising in the United States) at http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/eaa/

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wow. what an amazing couple of links.

The richard hollis* book is good on the period, and is organised by country and date.
there are many illustrations, but given the restrictions of the series format, the illustrations are tiny and b/w (almost all).

*Richard Hollis, Graphic Design: A Concise History , Thames and Hudson (World of Art series)

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