Site Map Page...YOU
ARE HERE
Current Projects Page
Here you will find what is in my shop now, or what I recently completed.
Fire
Apparatus Page
This page is a quick overview of the different eras of fire service
vehicles.
Hand Drawn Pumpers -
page 1 These
simple pumps replaced the bucket brigades of Colonial times.
Hand Drawn Pumpers -
page 2
Hand Drawn Pumpers -
page 3
Steam Powered
Pumpers - page 1
Horse drawn vehicles with pumps powered by a coal fired boiler.
Steam Powered
Pumpers - page 2
Steam Powered
Pumpers - page 3
Miscellaneous Fire
Apparatus - page 1
Early vehicles such as hose carts, wagons and a water tower.
Miscellaneous Fire
Apparatus - page 2
Miscellaneous Fire
Apparatus - page 3
Ahrens-Fox Motorized
Trucks - page 1
Motorized trucks by the Ahrens-Fox Company.
Ahrens-Fox Motorized
Trucks - page 2
Ahrens-Fox Motorized
Trucks - page 3
American LaFrance
Motorized Trucks - page 1
Motorized trucks from the American LaFrance Company.
American LaFrance
Motorized Trucks - page 2
American LaFrance
Motorized Trucks - page 3
Other Brands of
Motorized Trucks - page 1
Trucks by Seagrave, Maxim, Garford, etc.
Other Brands of
Motorized Trucks - page 2
Other Brands of
Motorized Trucks - page 3
Modern Era Fire
Vehicles
Trucks built after 1950
Original
Decoration on Antique Fire Apparatus - page 1
Photos of antiques with their original decoration preserved.
Original
Decoration on Antique Fire Apparatus - page 2
Boat Lettering Page
Here is an overview of boats I have put lettering on, including a fire
boat for FDNY
Gold Leaf
Lettering on Boats - page 1
Examples of gold leaf lettering and striping on boats.
Gold Leaf
Lettering on Boats - page2
Gold Leaf
Lettering on Boats - page3
Painted Lettering
on Boats - page 1
Pictures of boats with hand painted lettering.
Painted Lettering
on Boats - page2
Painted Lettering
on Boats - page3
Vinyl Lettering on
Boats Boats
with vinyl lettering. Some are computer cut, some are custom cut by
hand.
Signs Page
I started my career as a sign painter. Here are a few examples of my work.
Gold Leaf on Signs
Painted Lettering
on Signs
Vinyl Lettering on
Signs
Other Jobs
Some of what I do isn't on fire vehicles, boats, or signs.
Gold Leaf on Other
Jobs Photos
here show an antique theatre pipe organ, and other gilded objects.
Pinstriping -
page 1
Pin stripes on antique cars, wagons, etc.
Pinstriping -
page 2
Miscellaneous
Other Jobs
Sand blasting on glass... and a commercial mural.
My Artwork
I do some fine art painting also.
Vinyl Graphics Page
This section is to help a customer pick lettering for their boat or
sign.
Colors of Vinyl,
etc. A
description of vinyl colors and vinyl with 22 karat gold in it.
Examples of Vinyl
Lettering
Showing a wide variety of the ways vinyl can be used.
Block Fonts
Here are five pages of letter styles to choose from.
Roman Fonts -
page 1 The
letter styles I use the most for boat names.
Roman Fonts -
page 2 More
letter styles, including printing fonts and calligraphy.
Roman Fonts - page 3
A page of enduring styles of type from printing and advertising.
Script and Italic
Fonts
Cursive styles of lettering.
People and Places Page
This page shows other restorers, museums, and some of the places I work.
Links Page
Links to museums, boat yards, restorers, and other interesting sites.
My Workshop
Pictured below is my workshop. This page has more photos of its
interior.
Firefly Restoration
This is the restorer that I do most of my work for.
Ken Soderbeck
Restoration
This man has been called the "Godfather of fire apparatus restoration".
FireGold
