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I have been asked what a new supply of Old North Street
signs would cost. The answer I can offer is the one I learned in inquires I
made about this matter in 2013.
When the supply was starting to run low in 2013, I asked the
maker of the first set of signs -- the Newman Sign Company -- for a quote and
received the answer that more of the current shape--the “cut to shape”
kind--would be $134.25 for one sign going up to $34.85 each when one bought 100.
This quote is shown in the bottom portion of image 1.
This price was quite a lot more than we paid for the set of
30 we bought from Newman in 2005 and I asked about alternatives. I then learned
that using a “precut” or standard shape sign cuts the cost considerably.
In order to get this quote, I also gave Newman a design for a
simple sign, which is shown in image 2. It is not exactly the 18 by 5 inch
form we would likely use (the size of the lettered portion of the current sign),
but close enough to convey the essentials.
These are 2013 quotes and current prices would likely be
somewhat higher.
I might also mention that the Newman sign company was used
because I asked the City who makes its signs and was told that Newman is a
regular competitive and therefore successful bidder for City signs. Newman
makes “the real thing” and we see their products all over the City. (An
important reason the current sign is a fancy “cut to shape” production is that
Newman was already using that top curve in other signs for the City.)
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