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The Balton
name is synonymous with SIGNS. D.F. Balton founded BALTON &
SONS SIGN COMPANY in 1875, before signs as we know them today were
produced, when house painting was their main source of revenue,
decades before Neon signs were even invented. For 100 years
the family produced most of the signs in the Memphis area.
BALTON & SONS designed and produced perhaps the most
successful commercial sign ever built, the original Holiday Inn
Great Sign. In 1961, H.A. BALTON SIGN COMPANY was founded by
great, great grandson, H.A. Balton. H.A. BALTON SIGN
COMPANY fabricated Memphis landmark Angel Food Ice Cream's twenty
foot diameter ice cream bucket sign. In 1995, great,
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great, great grandsons Jeff and Scott Balton opened PRECISION SIGNS to
create specialty design signs using the latest technologies, but
inspired by their love of vintage signage. PRECISION SIGNS
refurbished and brought back to life the famous Sputnik sign in
Memphis. Their vintage inspired Katz Wines and Babalou
signs in Jackson, Mississippi have become the talk of the town.
In 2010, Jeff and Scott Balton brought together BALTON & SONS,
H.A. BALT0N, and PRECISION SIGNS under one roof, and one name,
BALTON SIGN COMPANY. BALTON SIGN COMPANY is sought not only by
Memphis area businesses, but also by national concerns.
BALTON SIGN COMPANY carries on the family tradition. |
