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About us - Pool Signs
Pool Signs was established in 1950. Pool Signs was one of the earliest signwriting businesses in Hobart, Tasmania. Experience counts. What we have learned along the way has made for improvements in methods and in the finished product. You reap the benefit. You deal with people you can count on. It all started here. Click on each photo to enlarge it then use the back button to return to the website |
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The Original Owner The first workshop for Pool Signs was in Victoria Street, Hobart. Here is the original owner, Ted Pool, contemplating a new sign.  |
Pool Signs today The current owner of Pool Signs and Designs is Phil Hoskinson – a fully qualified and highly experienced signwriter. For a few examples of our recent work, see the Gallery page |
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The Early Years |
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Cheverton's |
B. Cornish Removals |
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Canes Hardware |
Moonah Drycleaners |
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Port Huon Fruitgrowers |
Richardson's meat |
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Salvation Army |
Murray & Sons General Store |
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Canes Carpet |
Hat Cleaners |
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Early major clients By 1965, Pool Signs was servicing some of the major businesses in Tasmania. |
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Ampol 1965 |
Ampol 1965 |
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Cascade Brewery |
Phillips Electrical |
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Early artwork Today, layout and graphics are done digitally, by computer. Obviously, it wasn’t always like that. Here’s how they did it back then – artwork over black and white photographs, or mock-ups pasted onto the picture. |
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Early artwork |
Early artwork |
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Early artwork |
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