Brenta Black Italic

A gift from a friend, the wooden board used two create this was composting for about 3 years. 

York Safe & Lock Company at Rust Rail Brewing

Located in the lobby of the Rusty Rail Brewing Company in Mifflinburg, PA

D.L. Mathews & Co.

 Spotted during an 8-mile run just off of Carolean Industrial Drive, State College PA

Bullock Swing & Chair Manufacturing Co.

I noticed this ampersand on a small brass tag tacked to a wooden swing at my in-laws.
The swing, is at least from the early 1960s, once belonged to my mother. I spent many a mild summer afternoon escaping reality by reading on the swing on our front porch on North Walnut Street, Lewistown. Photo by Terri Lukens-Gable.

A quick search online turned this up:
Keystone Gazette December 18, 1903, page 8
“The Bullock Swing & Chair Manufacturing Co., of Milesburg, of which Ralph Spigelmyer of Bellefonte, is the business manager, will have a large display at the World's Fair at St. Louis next summer. The expenses will run $2,000 to $2,500.  The booth alone cost $1,000. It comes high but we must have it.”

Dumpster Ampersand

Stenciled ampersand discovered recently in NYC

Hook & Ladder

Image of the Day: Dirty Little Ampersands

Amperbear

Spotted by my son in Japan

The Nittany Printing & Publishing Company

Everest & Jennings

Though it brings back some not so good memories, I still wanted to share this quite creative combination of the E and J of the company name Everest & Jennings.

Ampersand in Cumberland, MD

Silver paint on glass on an old storefront.

Crow and Ampersand

Also from my son, it was pasted on the back of the wood block ampersand.

Letterpress Ampersand

A perfect little wood block ampersand my son gave to me!

Signage Rule #27: No, You Cannot Use an Ampersand in Place of the Letter "G"

P.S. Grizzly is a type of dipping tobacco, and apparently the decimal point is just understood by their customers.

Postler & Jaeckle

Odd thick sans serif with super thin serif ampersand. On a van in Walmart parking lot.

Fast Eddie’s Billiard Parlor & Saloon

Located in downtown Carlisle, PA

I believe this is our first stained glass ampersand!

Jayyid Harvest Cafe

18" Square, hanging in the Ladies Room at Jayyid Harvest In Harrisburg, PA

I have a suspicion they just think it's a squiggle since the one is hanging askew.

Dan Piraro’s Ampersand

Terri and I went to listen to a two hour talk given by one of my favorite cartoonists, Dan Piraro, at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) in NYC. After the talk, he generously took time to chat a bit with members of the audience and sign copies of his most recent book, Bizarro Heros. An unexpected bonus was this ampersand (below).
A bit more about our experience can be found here.

Scranton: Brixx Ampersand

Though it looks like this Scranton, PA  establishment has closed,
it is still double duty for this ampersand serving food.

Ampersand of Ice

This gift from our son and daughter-in-law
has lots of other alphabetic symbols as well!