Traditional signwriting by Arne Barker

Here are some examples of traditional signwriting by Arne Barker. No artistic flair being used here, just a technical representation of each hand-painted sign-written character. The old style classic number plates shown here are supplied as “Show Plates”.
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New-Map 1935 motorcycle with period plate — New-Map 1935 motorcycle with hand painted period plate

New-Map 1935 motorcycle with period plate — New-Map 1935 motorcycle with period show plate

Early Land Rover with hand painted number plate — Early tray back Land Rover with hand painted number plate

Early tray-back Land Rover with sign written number plate

Hand painted number plate completed

LUI 776 hand painted number plate fitted at the front of an early Land-Rover — LUI 776 hand painted number plate fitted at the front of an early lights through the grill Land-Rover

LUI 776 signwritten number plate fitted to the rear of early lights through the grill Land-Rover

Signwritten number plates ready for posting

Red early Land Rover with hand painted number plates

Signwriting in progress

CCF 288 Classic vehicle number plates

Hand painted plate on early Land Rover

Signwriting by Arne Barker an early Land-Rover number show plate — Sign writing an early Land-Rover number plate

1940's 50's hand painted number plates — 40’s & 50’s hand painted period number plates

Signwriting by Arne Barker Period hand painted number plates — 40’s & 50’s hand painted period classic number plates

Hand painted show plates ready for customers

New show plate fitted — New Show Plate Fitted

Sign written number plates and Towing sign

Signwriting by Arne Barker Hand painted Spanish classic number plates — Hand painted Spanish classic number plates

Spanish trailer towing weights — Hand painted Spanish trailer towing weights

Signwriting by Arne Barker Hand painted 80km speed limit sign — Hand painted 80km speed limit sign

Hand painted front number plate — Early Land Rover with hand painted front number plate

Signwriting by Arne Barker Period hand painted number plates on rear of Land Rover Series One — Period hand painted number plates on rear of Land Rover Series One

Hand painted show plates — Period hand painted show plates on rear of Land Rover Series 1

Signwriting by Arne Barker Land Rover number plate — Land Rover with hand painted front number plate

Civil Defence Brockhouse trailer — Sign writing Civil Defence Brockhouse trailer Field Cable Party

Signwriting by Arne Barker AFS Land Rover door signwritten — AFS Land Rover door sign written

Signwriting Auxiliary Fire Service AFS Land-Rover

AFS Brockhouse trailer sign

Signwriting by Arne Barker AFS Land Rover front wing — Auxiliary Fire Service AFS Land Rover front wing

Brockhouse trailer Unladen weights — Hand painted Civil Defence Brockhouse trailer Weights

Land-Rover number plat — Land-Rover number plate

Land-Rover hand painted number plate

Land-Rover early number plate

Brockhouse trailer hand painted number plate

Old style number plates on Brockhouse trailer and Land-Rover

MFF 471 on 86 — MFF 471 on early Landrover

Number plate on lovely patina Land-Rover

ERX and FMO front view