3 Jul 2012
Signwriter Bruce Buckley profiled in 2007 Signcraft magazine
This article about signwriter Bruce Buckley of the Chicago Sign Company is worth a read. (Thanks Andrew Cordani for this link to this page which led me to the article.) More press about the Chicago Sign Company can be found on their website and here is the home page of Signcraft magazine.
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