Bartolomeo

The site in 2003:
Additions, modifications, news


 
December 2003 + Roadsigns: New finds from Turkey by A. Anselin and M. Tailly. Several men at work (unique man with pick-axe !) and fine children crossing. Definition of a design invading many countries in southern Europe: the Mediterranean sign group.
Also two new rock signs from Portugal (F. & G. Coghe)
  + Mills in Aragón: The mill of Caballera with an impressive reservoir. (Molen van Caballera.)
November 2003 + Roadsigns: The first Children and Men at work from Taiwan (by Darren Hodges).
  + Animals in advertising: Need to convey well-being? Consider hiring a cat. The first part of cats in advertising: Small cats. Het eerste deel over katten in de reclame: Kleine katten.
October 2003 + Roadsigns: New finds from Madeira (Baeten & De Dier) forced us to rewrite several pages. Men at work, Children's crossing and Falling rocks explaining why rock warnings leave much to be desired. Also two new signs from Czechia: Children's crossing (H. De Meyer) and Man at work (A. Guët). Finally also two men at work signs from France by Philippe De Priester (new contributor) having a personal website about old-fashioned road-signs made of concrete (in French).
Painted advertisements: From Prague the brewery Cerná Hora (H. De Meyer) and a very elaborated Twinings of London (A. Anselin). From France Ilford film (M.T. Weal), Tires Kléber and Slavia beer. In our Miscellaneous section two new Camel paintings from Armenia (M. Tailly).
Mills in Aragón: The mill of Troncedo could be up and running in no time. (Molen van Troncedo.) We have now 75 mills on line.
September 2003 + Roadsigns: A new man at work from Italy (C. Vanhercke). From Luxembourg: Men at work and Children's crossing by B. Hoeyberghs (new country, new contributor). From Norway: Children's crossing by P. Karlsson (new contributor).
  + Painted advertisements: We have a nice set from Peru. In our Bodycare section a sweet Colgate toothpaste wall. And then drinks: Pepsi Cola and Triple Kola. All found by M. Chartier.
  + Mills in Aragón: Page about the mill of Alquézar extended with pictures from inside. (Molen van Alquézar) The mill of Sarsa da Surta is now an etnological museum with its own website (Spanish).

August 2003 + Roadsigns: Our first samples from Switzerland: Men at work, Children and Falling Rocks by C. Vanhercke.
July 2003 + Mills in Aragón: Mill stones from La Ferté sous Jouarre were the best in the world. Business was soaring in the 18th century. Is La Ferté proud about its history or is all forgotten? We set out to investigate. Nice coincidence: La Ferté is this year's starting point of the Tour de France. Volg ons team naar La Ferté.
The mill of Morana with a special cubo. (De molen van Morana met een speciale cubo.)
  + Road signs: new finds (and new insights) from Armenia Falling rocks and Men at work (by A. Anselin)
  + Painted advertisements: We have Champagne Abel Lepitre, lubricant Spidoleine, and Film Lumière (A. Guët). Also a short history of Biscottes Darry with several images from the archives of John Darry (new contributor).
June 2003 + Mills in Aragón: Molino Cosme in Cortillas (Molino Cosme van Cortillas)
Mill in Aso de Sobremonte extended with a testimony from someone who knew the mill in action. (Molen van Aso de Sobremonte)
May 2003 + Road signs: Received from the Philippines Children's crossing and Men at work by Sidney Snoeck (new country and new contributor)
Painted advertisements: Camel and Mars from Armenia by A. Anselin
Animals in advertising: Mice are extremely versatile. Muizen in de reclame. Also a new ad in two language versions in the sidebar about True Colour
April 2003 + Mills in Aragón: The mill of Naval (De molen van Naval)
Road signs: We have from Mali Children's crossing and Men at work (new country by our devoted contributors B. Baeten, A. De Dier, M. Chartier and H. De Meyer)
Painted advertisements: from Mali: Janus and Ségou milk, two different Maggi walls (the secret of good cooking), a mayonnaise Clema and tires Michelin (B. Baeten, A. De Dier and H. De Meyer); from Spain: liquor Calisay
  + Number of page views: (previous overview dates from November 2001)
Nov. 2002Dec. 2002 Jan. 2003Feb. 2003
Road signs (*) 146 23746 118 49 68347 659
Painted advertisements 15 65814 843 14 32913 734
Animals in advertising 2 9862 939 3 7453 389
Mills in Altoaragón 5 8395 287 5 5504 859
Opiliones in Belgium 1 2251 006 1 0671 131
(*) no typo; visits mainly coming from Japan
March 2003 + Animals in advertising: How to plant True colour in people's mind. Added site-map.
Dieren in de reclame: Hoe illustreer je Correcte kleuren. Inhoudstafel toegevoegd.
  + Road signs: Men at work from Japan; Children's crossing from China, Hong-Kong and South Korea (new country!) all by Darryl Young. A new Belgian rock-sign by H. De Meyer. (Sensitive collectors should skip this find. It's a new step towards unification.) And some new Children from Ecuador by De Knijf & Demolder.
February 2003 + More road-signs: Children's crossing from Venezuela by Filiep Tjollyn (new country and new contributor!). In view of this latest find I felt it necessary to rewrite the Argentinian page.
  + Mills in Aragón: Olsón and Abiego with impressive dam. (Molens van Olsón en Abiego.)
  + Road signs: A workman from Tanzania by Rik Clauws (new country and new contributor!). We proudly present our new sheet with Best Practices for the road worker.
  + Painted ads: a nice batch from Senegal by our regular contributor M. Chartier. Nescafé and four milk brands (Nido, Nesquik, Vitalait and Bestlait).
January 2003 + Bartolomeo starts his eighth year on-line.
  + Road signs: Children from Zanzibar, Rocks and Children from Kenia (new country) by Baeten & De Dier
December 2002 + More Painted ads: Schneider in Home appliances, Mik in cleaning, cigarettes Fortuna in miscellaneous, Cheese Port-Salut in food and Jean's West in clothing. (All pict. by P. Rigault)
 
cover De Verdwijning
+ Animals in advertising: It took a while, but here is a new chapter about Bears in adverts
Dieren in de reclame: het heeft even geduurd. Eindelijk een nieuw hoofdstuk: Beren.
Roadsigns: Vanacker & Kesteleyn supplied us with new rock-signs and some very nice children's signs from Turkey. Also a new children's sign from Spain.
Painted adverts: Sunlight soap and a very nice WAVI-soap in the cleaning section (J. Muller). Anisette Gras in the liquor section (M. Jullien). Film Lumière, liquor Suze, hair-care Forvil and lubricant Renault by M. Chartier. Also two new Dubonnet walls.
New book for children: De Verdwijning (The disappearance) by Suzanne Visser.
A couple of friends via the internet land in a fascinating and magical world. Bartolomeo's collection helps to unravel the mystery. Read more: www.suzannevisser.com. Site is in Dutch with short summary in English.

History + This site in 2002
  + This site in 2001: July - December

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