Barns around here are uninspiring anymore...I have been tagging Fire stations...
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Here is a barn in N. Carolina I found online.
"This tobacco barn can be found off of HWY 130 between Rowland and Fairmont in Robeson County"
"This tobacco barn can be found off of HWY 130 between Rowland and Fairmont in Robeson County"
Thats a 250 mile round trip from wher I live..and the most direct route is down I95..not that i would go that way but backraods would take even longer..I'm too arthritic to sit on the old bike for that long..plus.its old yeah but I dont get much inspiration or motivtion to ride there...YMMV
Lots of old barns in my neck of the woods.
That's cool! We need to see that bike some more!
um in the sun, ;^)
Cool photo, cool bike!
(the one with the Mail Pouch barn)
(the one with the Mail Pouch barn)
I grew up in that part of the country. I'm glad to see MAIL POUCH is still painting barns. It's something from my youth.
I’ll see your fire station,Barns around here are uninspiring anymore...I have been tagging Fire stations...
and raise you cows!
I’ll throw in a barn.
That was fun!
Farmers round here work their hired hands to the bone.
Here is a little history regarding the Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco barn signs I found on the web, written by Jake Park:
If you drive on the rural stretches of America’s farmlands, you may come across an unusual sight. On the road-facing exterior walls of many US barns are painted murals for Mail Pouch chewing tobacco. These signs were part of a barn advertisement campaign that started in the early 1890s for the Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company, based in West Virginia.
Over 20,000 Mail Pouch Tobacco signs adorn barns in 22 states across the US. These eye-catching pseudo-billboards were painted initially by six men hired to travel the country and paint as many signs as possible. The painting crews expanded a bit following World War II.
The barn walls are typically hand-painted with a black or red background and white or yellow capital lettering reading "Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco--Treat Yourself to the Best."
Many of the paintings are strewn throughout the upper Midwest states. Ohio is home to over 800 documented locations, while Pennsylvania hosts nearly 475. There are some as far west as California and as east as Connecticut and New York.
The most prolific painter
Harley Warrick went to work as a painter for Bloch Brothers Tobacco in 1946, following deployment in WW II. He has claimed to have painted nearly 20,000 barn signs himself. Warrick, who passed away in 2000, estimated that a single painting project took an average of 6 hours per day – which, if accurate, would mean he completed at least one barn project per day for 54 years!
According to his family, At that time there were four crews of two men. He later became the main sign painter on a crew. Eventually, through attrition, he was the only one left. He later retired in the early 1990s. The barn painting campaign ended shortly thereafter.
Barn owners got paid
Barn owners would often be paid a leasing fee, and some received free chewing tobacco as well. Many valued the fresh coat of durable paint for their exposed exteriors, which helped extend the life of the barn. In some cases, the company would even repaint the barns every few years, preserving the image and the barn’s exterior.
Mail Pouch barn fans unite
There has even been a group formed called the Mail Pouch Barnstormers – with 140+ members – that has been documenting the historic chewing tobacco ad campaign.
Since the group started classifying the barn signs, they’ve uncovered different versions. Some have images of a pouch of tobacco and different fonts, and many have been painted in a much more creative way. These are being found in places the group never even imagined, such as downtown Detroit. Now, barn owners are even commissioning new versions of the iconic sign on their barn exteriors.
If you drive on the rural stretches of America’s farmlands, you may come across an unusual sight. On the road-facing exterior walls of many US barns are painted murals for Mail Pouch chewing tobacco. These signs were part of a barn advertisement campaign that started in the early 1890s for the Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company, based in West Virginia.
Over 20,000 Mail Pouch Tobacco signs adorn barns in 22 states across the US. These eye-catching pseudo-billboards were painted initially by six men hired to travel the country and paint as many signs as possible. The painting crews expanded a bit following World War II.
The barn walls are typically hand-painted with a black or red background and white or yellow capital lettering reading "Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco--Treat Yourself to the Best."
Many of the paintings are strewn throughout the upper Midwest states. Ohio is home to over 800 documented locations, while Pennsylvania hosts nearly 475. There are some as far west as California and as east as Connecticut and New York.
The most prolific painter
Harley Warrick went to work as a painter for Bloch Brothers Tobacco in 1946, following deployment in WW II. He has claimed to have painted nearly 20,000 barn signs himself. Warrick, who passed away in 2000, estimated that a single painting project took an average of 6 hours per day – which, if accurate, would mean he completed at least one barn project per day for 54 years!
According to his family, At that time there were four crews of two men. He later became the main sign painter on a crew. Eventually, through attrition, he was the only one left. He later retired in the early 1990s. The barn painting campaign ended shortly thereafter.
Barn owners got paid
Barn owners would often be paid a leasing fee, and some received free chewing tobacco as well. Many valued the fresh coat of durable paint for their exposed exteriors, which helped extend the life of the barn. In some cases, the company would even repaint the barns every few years, preserving the image and the barn’s exterior.
Mail Pouch barn fans unite
There has even been a group formed called the Mail Pouch Barnstormers – with 140+ members – that has been documenting the historic chewing tobacco ad campaign.
Since the group started classifying the barn signs, they’ve uncovered different versions. Some have images of a pouch of tobacco and different fonts, and many have been painted in a much more creative way. These are being found in places the group never even imagined, such as downtown Detroit. Now, barn owners are even commissioning new versions of the iconic sign on their barn exteriors.
Here is a little history regarding the Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco barn signs I found on the web, written by Jake Park:
If you drive on the rural stretches of America’s farmlands, you may come across an unusual sight. On the road-facing exterior walls of many US barns are painted murals for Mail Pouch chewing tobacco. These signs were part of a barn advertisement campaign that started in the early 1890s for the Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company, based in West Virginia.
Over 20,000 Mail Pouch Tobacco signs adorn barns in 22 states across the US. These eye-catching pseudo-billboards were painted initially by six men hired to travel the country and paint as many signs as possible. The painting crews expanded a bit following World War II.
The barn walls are typically hand-painted with a black or red background and white or yellow capital lettering reading "Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco--Treat Yourself to the Best."
Many of the paintings are strewn throughout the upper Midwest states. Ohio is home to over 800 documented locations, while Pennsylvania hosts nearly 475. There are some as far west as California and as east as Connecticut and New York.
The most prolific painter
Harley Warrick went to work as a painter for Bloch Brothers Tobacco in 1946, following deployment in WW II. He has claimed to have painted nearly 20,000 barn signs himself. Warrick, who passed away in 2000, estimated that a single painting project took an average of 6 hours per day – which, if accurate, would mean he completed at least one barn project per day for 54 years!
According to his family, At that time there were four crews of two men. He later became the main sign painter on a crew. Eventually, through attrition, he was the only one left. He later retired in the early 1990s. The barn painting campaign ended shortly thereafter.
Barn owners got paid
Barn owners would often be paid a leasing fee, and some received free chewing tobacco as well. Many valued the fresh coat of durable paint for their exposed exteriors, which helped extend the life of the barn. In some cases, the company would even repaint the barns every few years, preserving the image and the barn’s exterior.
Mail Pouch barn fans unite
There has even been a group formed called the Mail Pouch Barnstormers – with 140+ members – that has been documenting the historic chewing tobacco ad campaign.
Since the group started classifying the barn signs, they’ve uncovered different versions. Some have images of a pouch of tobacco and different fonts, and many have been painted in a much more creative way. These are being found in places the group never even imagined, such as downtown Detroit. Now, barn owners are even commissioning new versions of the iconic sign on their barn exteriors.
Very interesting Jeff! I love history.
Thanks for posting that. Been around those barns my whole life and didn't know much history on them.
AndersJ
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Such a great looking bike...i mean if you looked up the word 'motorcycle', there it is.Barns around here are uninspiring anymore...I have been tagging Fire stations...
I want to play.
My Dads place, Marshall Texas.
My Dads place, Marshall Texas.
Double shot! Fire Dept across the street.
I was back touring the Northern Catskill Mountains yesterday, hunting for interesting roads I have not yet explored. There are but a few of them, so I turned down a promising dead ender called Big Hollow road in Maplecrest, at the base of Black Dome Mountain.
What a find! 15 very scenic twisting miles alongside a large stream surrounded by mountains on both sides.
And I discovered 2 interesting old barns.
This one has a sun on it.
And then just down the road was this weathered beauty.
I'll be back to this road again, I'm sure.
What a find! 15 very scenic twisting miles alongside a large stream surrounded by mountains on both sides.
And I discovered 2 interesting old barns.
This one has a sun on it.
And then just down the road was this weathered beauty.
I'll be back to this road again, I'm sure.
Excellent photos Jeff! And beautiful country too, it looks to be just about perfect riding conditions! 
Out for a side road tour today, just north of Victoria BC. This one has seen some better days.
Grass is greening up in BC, seriously? I'm moving to Canada!
Thnx 4 sharing.
Thnx 4 sharing.
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