Restorations require a light hand and delicate balance to honor a specific earlier time determined by several factors: the remaining information, National Register status, the context within the surroundings, and the desires of the customer.

Before
Before
Before "Bull Durham", Grand Island, NE
Before "Bull Durham", Grand Island, NE
"Eat Beef", Grand Island, NE
"Eat Beef", Grand Island, NE
American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, OH
American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, OH
American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, OH
American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Before "Palmquist", Helena, MT
Before "Palmquist", Helena, MT
"Eddy's Bread", Helena, MT
"Eddy's Bread", Helena, MT
"Bull Durham", Grand Island, NE
"Bull Durham", Grand Island, NE
"Bull Durham", Grand Island, NE
"Bull Durham", Grand Island, NE
American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, OH
American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, OH
American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, OH
American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, OH
"Palmquist", Helena, MT
"Palmquist", Helena, MT