Ted Kaczor Posted December 11, 2022 Posted December 11, 2022 Several weeks ago, Russ Huber posted the pic. of first GE logo from 1892 (cannot find that post), Jim Kovar commented on it that this should be framed to preserve it, well I suffer with my arthritic hands for a long time but succeed making it out of brass including 1/4" Dia, circle frame, all solid and polished brass. The first picture is the original copy from Russ's post, the second is my brass work. Pictures are not best, it look much better in real. You be the judge. 6 Quote
Steve Butler Posted December 11, 2022 Posted December 11, 2022 Beautiful job Ted. Your arthritic hands do a hundred times better quality than my healthy hands can do! 2 Quote
Ted Kaczor Posted December 11, 2022 Author Posted December 11, 2022 Question is; was it used on anything, or it was just a drawing prototype/tryout, Jim, Russ? Quote
Russ Huber Posted December 11, 2022 Posted December 11, 2022 “The Initials of a Friend”: A History Of GE’s Iconic Monogram Logo | GE News 2 Quote
Jim Kovar Posted December 12, 2022 Posted December 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Ted Kaczor said: ...was it used on anything[?]... Hi, Ted. I've never seen thatlogo on anything. Quote
Jim Henderson Posted December 12, 2022 Posted December 12, 2022 Used on anything or not...I'll take two.😄 Quote
Dave Hoatson Posted December 12, 2022 Posted December 12, 2022 GE lamp sockets were marked “GECo” until around 1910, at which time their common round GE logo appeared. Quote
Michael Rathberger Posted December 12, 2022 Posted December 12, 2022 It's fantastic work. Why would GE use a lowercase "G?" Quote
Bejon A. Boranian Posted December 12, 2022 Posted December 12, 2022 14 minutes ago, Michael Rathberger said: It's fantastic work. Why would GE use a lowercase "G?" ...Excellent question... Answer: Because uppercase cursive "G" would look awkward squeezed into a circle... ...HINT: Think "GENERAL MILLS" logo...💡🤔 When making a logo, easily identifiable is key. ...brought to you by: gE 😎 Quote
Jim Kovar Posted December 12, 2022 Posted December 12, 2022 Different strokes for different folks... Quote
Ted Kaczor Posted December 13, 2022 Author Posted December 13, 2022 both G and E are capital letters, as usual the style makes difference. 1 Quote
Jim Kovar Posted December 14, 2022 Posted December 14, 2022 10 hours ago, Ted Kaczor said: both G and E are capital letters, as usual the style makes difference. Quote
Levi Mevis Posted December 14, 2022 Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) I believe they refer to that as "script" style cursive, which was more common back in the late 19th and early 20th Century. The Form of Cursive that was taught in school in the late 20th Century (when I was in school, which was in the 1990s) is what's referred to as "simplified" cursive. Its just like how in Chinese they have "Traditional" and "Simplified" Chinese. Edited December 14, 2022 by Levi Mevis 1 Quote
Ted Kaczor Posted December 15, 2022 Author Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/13/2022 at 10:17 PM, Jim Kovar said: love the Will(y)s... Quote
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