Carved signs have been a New England tradition dating back to the 1650's, when inn, tavern and trade signs were held in great esteem by the community and provided distinctive landmarks for travellers as well. These signs depicted the services and hospitality offered by the innkeepers and tradesmen and were a source of pride to their owners.

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At Miller Signs & Graphics the tradition of the hand-carved sign has continued on since 1984, and is still the most requested from business professionals and home-owners alike. Though we have embraced the computer age whole-heartedly for designing and many aspects of our business, we still find the quality of the hand-made to be superior to the computer-driven carving machines that are prevalent in the sign industry today. Our wood and durable urethane signs, hand-crafted with chisels and knifes, not only provide unrivaled and enduring beauty, but harken back to a time when American craftsmanship produced objects of lasting value.

Other signs use a combination of various materials. This sign, for the Newport Elementary School, has MDO board cut-outs at the very top, then a carved middle section. The bottom half of the sign incorporates vinyl lettering and a changeable letter message board.

We can also design contemporary signs, such as the GS Building Systems, Technology Center sign (Pittsfield, Maine) This sign is actually a box that surrounds a stuccoed monolith. The sign shown is a small version of their 14' long entrance sign. Gold-leaf, three-dimensional letters, used for the address, tie this sign visually to the raised gold-leaf letters on the building itself ( upper right corner of picture)

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