35 www.signlink.co.uk June / July 2025 - Issue 259 articles in travel and trade publications, where the museum is presented as a hidden gem. However, as more and more locals become aware of its existence, the conversations about the letterforms themselves are increasingly being supplemented by those about the memories triggered by the displays. While the original shops may be long gone, these memories are preserved through the humble medium of the letters that once spelled their names. ADVENTURES IN SIGN PAINTING WITH SAM ROBERTS ► Museum founder and director Barbara Dechant with a B for Buchstabenmuseum ▼ This medley of letters once served businesses as diverse as a Berlin bank, a Chinese restaurant, a furniture store, and a corset shop ▲The script letters on this sign once adorned a shop in northwest Berlin, simply stating what was available inside: schuhe (shoes). The sign is constructed from metal, with a white front and brown metal body, while the white-coated neon tubes are mounted to these with metal supports
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