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The site in 2001:
Additions, modifications, news


 
June 2001 + Painted ads: A splendid water-tower Rhum St-Esprit and a Anis Berger by Alain Guët. Thierry Dubois (new contributor; own website: Route nationale 7) send me a batch of some nice scans. Soap Saponite (extra-ordinary) and Le Chat; Home appliances Radiola, Hoover and Giravia; Lubricants Veedol, Castrol and Shell; Fuel BP motor essence; Drinks Chicory Leroux and Pepsi; Film Agfa. Other new murals: Coffees a perfect Quotidien and Japa; Fuel Energic - Energol
  + Watermills in Aragón The mill of Yeste (De molen van Yeste) begins a second life as Albergue.
May 2001 + Several amply documented new signs from Canada: Children, Men at work and Falling rocks by Darryll Young (new contributor). The first Children from Estonia by Kuijken & Verschuere. A hearth-warming man with hay-stack from Hungary (A. Anselin) A horrible find announces the death of Belgian men at work. Monsieur Jean unfolds a new theory about modern button-head signs.
  + Painted ads: Heineken Beer; Spark-plugs Eyquem; Renault Saviem and Services and lubricants; Fuel Shell, and a complete Washing Machine Atlantic (all by M. Chartier)
April 2001 + Molino Samper in Salinas de Jaca (Nederlandse versie)
  + Several new signs from the Azores by S. Visser: Children, Rocks. Our spotter had a car with driver at her service for a day long road-sign hunt. Courtesy: local tourism authority.
  + Several new ads: liquors Izarra, Chartreuse, Dubonnet and a 1950s St Raphaël; motorcycles Saroléa, Mobylette; trucks Unic; Lubricant Igol; washing machine Frigidaire; saucisson Bourret; shopping: Leclerc, Mr. Bricolage and Miror copper cleaner. Brought to you by the usual lot.
March 2001 + The mill of Fumanal is now on-line. De molen van Fumanal is toegevoegd.
Patron saint of the millers: Honoratus, Victor, Martin? The Mill of Nueno gives some hints. Patroonheilige van de molenaars: Honoratus, Victor, Maarten? Lees meer bij de Molen van Nueno.
  + A new roadsign from Senegal: Children crossing the road by W. Van Landuyt
Some new murals: a splendid Suchard enamel plate (A. Guët); Nouga from Sisteron, Beer Adelshoffen and wine Clairette de Die (M. Chartier)
February 2001 + Dieren in de reclame - inleiding = The Dutch introduction to Animals in ads is on-line.
Penguins in ads are on-line: most disappointing use of birds in advertising.
  + The mill of Villalangua is on-line: very interesting. Nederlandse versie.
Painted ads: a splendid Antar (lubricant); Chocolat Cémoi and Menier; Beer Ginder Ale;
Wine Pradel; liquors Cointreau, Cinzano, Picon, Byrrh and Dubonnet; Café Quotidien Contributions from A. Guët, M. Chartier, H. De Meyer, Bartolomeo.
January 2001 + Jordan (new country for this site): Men at work, Children, Falling rocks (Baeten & De Dier)
  + Several new men at work from the Azores by S. Visser. Belgian children run for their lives (a new sign spotted by Leo Nederlof a new contributor) A new set of road-signs from Iran by H. De Meyer: Children, Men at Work and Rocks
Some new murals: Home appliances Frigéco, Frigéavia - Téléavia and Brandt; a new car brand Citroën and a Petit Journal mural (M. Chartier and A. Guët)
+ Bartolomeo starts his sixth year on-line under a new domain name www.elve.net.
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History + This site in 2000: July - December
  + This site in 2000: January - June

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