# Beware of Dog font unchanged in 50 years **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 11, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-of-dog-font-unchanged-in-50-years/624835 "2012-06-11T17:52:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-of-dog-font-unchanged-in-50-years/624835/1 "2012-06-11T17:52:13Z")
šŸ˜ƒ What other observations from this 50 year old picture? > **[Shorpy Historical Picture Archive :: Bowl-A-Matic: 1960s high-resolution photo](https://www.shorpy.com/node/13049?size=_original)** > > Vintage photographs available as fine-art prints or digital stock images But seriouslyā€¦ the Beware of Dog signā€¦ itā€™s unchanged after all these years. [http://www.petco.com/product/14609/Hillman-Sign-Center--Beware-of-Dog.aspx](http://www.petco.com/product/14609/Hillman-Sign-Center--Beware-of-Dog.aspx) šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-of-dog-font-unchanged-in-50-years/624835/2 "2012-06-11T18:09:40Z")
Iā€™d not be surprised if it were the same company thatā€™s been producing exactly the same sign all these years. One of my uncles had a Bowl-a-matic up on a shelf when I was a kid and I desperately wanted to play with it but we werenā€™t allowed to touch it. He said it was missing pieces and didnā€™t work but I never believed that. It was still in the box and everything; Iā€™m pretty sure he was afraid me and my cousins would break it (and to be fair, we probably would have). Probably worth a pretty penny by now. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-of-dog-font-unchanged-in-50-years/624835/3 "2012-06-11T18:16:13Z")
Well, itā€™s not like they have an expiration dateā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![QuarkChild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c5a1d2/32.png) [@QuarkChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuarkChild)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-of-dog-font-unchanged-in-50-years/624835/4 "2012-06-11T18:53:10Z")
Not much plastic packaging in those days. Iā€™m so envious. I wish hardware stores still looked like thatā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![gunnergoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e95f7d/32.png) [@gunnergoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gunnergoz)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-of-dog-font-unchanged-in-50-years/624835/5 "2012-06-11T19:50:25Z")
Dogs donā€™t read very well and maybe the consistent font helps them remember how fierce they are supposed to be. Seriously - [Shorpy.com](http://Shorpy.com) is a really wonderful site to spend some time browsing at. I stop by every few days to look at the new additions. It is a window into worlds gone by. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-of-dog-font-unchanged-in-50-years/624835/6 "2012-06-11T20:01:11Z")
Itā€™s a different dog now, though. ---
**Author:** ![excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e8c25b/32.png) [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-of-dog-font-unchanged-in-50-years/624835/7 "2012-06-12T03:46:04Z")
I dunno, the ā€œGā€ in DOG is most certianly different. Hard to tell, but the ā€œRā€ in BEWARE seems to be a bit different, too. Interesting, though. If it wasnā€™t for the barcode, you could make the change and nobody would notice. excavating (for a mind) ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-of-dog-font-unchanged-in-50-years/624835/8 "2012-06-12T03:59:48Z")
I think the G looks different because of the black bar of the display rack. And the extreme angle may account for any perceived difference in the R. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-of-dog-font-unchanged-in-50-years/624835/9 "2012-06-12T06:18:44Z")
3-m logo is different now. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-of-dog-font-unchanged-in-50-years/624835/10 "2012-06-12T07:03:10Z")
Allow me to share one of my favorite works: [Beware of God](http://www.amazon.com/Beware-God-Stories-Shalom-Auslander/dp/0743264568). ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-of-dog-font-unchanged-in-50-years/624835/11 "2012-06-12T14:52:39Z")
> [@gunnergoz](#): > > Dogs donā€™t read very well and maybe the consistent font helps them remember how fierce they are supposed to be. > > Seriously - [Shorpy.com](http://Shorpy.com) is a really wonderful site to spend some time browsing at. I stop by every few days to look at the new additions. It is a window into worlds gone by. Some of the best pictures have mundane things in the background that fascinate me. The Victoria era beach pictures are my all-time favorites. .