EAT and DRINK

If you've been to Timeless Treasures on Sutter Street in San Francisco, you know that we are huge fans of vintage sign letters. And when it comes to assembling a word or phrase from these architectural gems, we usually opt for a "mix 'n match" approach. That's why most of the words on the walls of the store are made up of a hodgepodge of old letters in different sizes, materials and fonts.
Occasionally, though, we acquire vintage letters that seem destined to remain together. So these words are for sale "as found". We want to sell them as a group and preserve their togetherness.
Right now we have the two words shown here that would look fantastic on the wall of a kitchen, a dining room, a bar or a restaurant. EAT comes from Michigan, where it was part of the signage for an old lakeside hot dog stand. Its letters are painted a deep green and have a raised and rounded surface.
We've embellished the look with a couple of old hand-painted signs for new corn and green beans from a farm stand.
The letters in DRINKS, including an "S" that didn't fit our wall space, came from San Francisco. (After we hung the word, we were reminded of the Yankee saying, "Measure twice. Cut once," which, in this case, could be interpreted as "Measure twice, HANG once.") These cocoa brown wood letters with lots of character would add personality to any otherwise sleek, modern design. If you love to cook and entertain, we can't think of a more personal expression of art for your home. The letters in EAT measure 23 inches tall, and DRINKS is 22 inches.