Look what we discovered in the old house we’re currently salvaging.
It’s an old baseball (or softball) scoreboard.
We found it in the attic of the old house we’re currently salvaging.
This is what it looked like when we first brought it home.
Filthy!
It cleaned up nicely though.
I love the old advertisements and typography . . . and the bright pops of yellow.
I do believe that “JAX” is an abbreviation for Jacksonville, Texas.
Notice the two and three digit phone numbers? The best I can determine is that they were in use from the turn of the century into the mid 50’s.
Yes, there is a big hole in the board.
It’s a bummer, but it doesn’t bother me that much, believe it or not. There’s enough of the sign left to make it interesting. I’ve seen similar signs on Pinterest (like this one) that I really liked.
We may hang it in our living room. It’s definitely old Americana, that’s for sure.
Or we may sell it. We shall see.
What a fabulous piece of history you’ve unearthed, Kim! I know wherever you place it in your house it will look fabulous!
Thanks, Vickie!
Kim,
This is so unique…I can just “see” it in your home! I say, keep it! Then when you want a change, sell it.
Such a great find.
Judi
Thanks for the advice, Judi! It certainly would fit well in our living room.
Love your Americana find!! What a fun treasure! Would you mind explaining how you cleaned it? Thanks and wishing you many more fun finds!
I cleaned it with a light spray of the garden hose and Dawn dishwashing detergent and bleach. I tested a small spot before washing the whole thing and I verified that the paint was permanent.
THAT is an awesome find!
Thanks, Shelley! I’d like to sell it. My husband would like to keep it. We will see who wins. 🙂
I have purchased 4 7ft. wooden columns and they have chippy paint and I don’t want to repaint them but I don’t know what to put on them to keep them from chiping more. I want to keep them in the original state that they are
now…help what product do I put on them? I bought today polycrylic that is water base, I don’t want them to turn yellow so I was alittle worried…HELP!!
Jana Hendricks
jcollegkidmom@aol.com
Georgetown Texas
Every time we have installed reclaimed wood with chippy paint or tried to preserve the chippy paint on an existing piece of architecture, we have always applied one to three coats of oil-based polyurethane. I’ve always used oil-based because I have no idea if the old paint on the old wood is lead-based paint, oil-based paint, or chalk paint . . . and the last I heard, water-based paint will not stick to oil-based paint. I’ve also always used satin polyurethane. It gives a slight sheen which you can barely see. My research has shown that oil-based polyurethane may yellow in time, but I’ve never found that to be an issue. The yellowing is so slight that it’s not noticeable to my eye.
That being said, Benwood, a product available from Benjamin Moore, claims to be non-yellowing.
Hope this helps!