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"R.S.M Coie's Gymnasium Gentlemen..." Large Wooden Sign

By abigail1989, 10 November, 2011
Description

This was found in an alley in Calgary, AB Canada last year. I have searched google for hours and found out next to nothing about this piece. I will share what little info I have on it with you folks

I cannot find an artists name, mass production stamp, nothing on it that indicates where it came from or who made it.

I have found one other person, also in Calgary, who has the exact same sign as me. He also found it in an alley.  He has no information on where it came from, who made it, ect.  Every google search I do for this piece only brings up the ads he has posted on kijiji, craigslist, ect. trying to sell it.

 

The only telling thing I have found it a picture on Flickr.  A man, who appears to be from Amsterdamn, has a photo of the same sign on his stream. The only differenence is that instead of "nind" it says "mind".  Other than that, it is exactly the same. It appears to have been uploaded in 2005, and he doesn't appear to speak english. I tried to contact him, I never got a response.  Here is the link

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zidouta/33400283/

 

This sign is probably not worth anything, it looks great in my living room and thats all that matters to me, but I have to admit I am incredibly curious as to whether or not it has any history behind it.  If anyone knows anything about this big wooden sign, I'd love to hear it! Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Category
Other
Medium
wood (not sure of which kind)
Distinguishing marks
R.S.M. Coie's Gymnasium
Condition
Fair
Size and dimensions of this item
36 x 30 inches
Date Period
unknown
Weight
30 pounds
History
unknown
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
unknown
For Sale?
No
Photos
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Lovejoy

13 years 7 months ago

Re: "R.S.M Coie's Gymnasium Gentlemen..." Large Wooden Sign

based on what i can see it's a reproduction, piles of similar signs were made during the 1980's, most were used as decoative props in Pubs and Restaurants.

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