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YA BETTER WATCH OUT

Schorr Signs / Sign Catalog

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TAKE IT EASY WITH THAT LOAD

EXTRACTING, ANYONE?

THINKING OF YOU, ALWAYS (AI reproduction)

Uncle Sam, I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER (ad mascot) (AI reproduction)

The signs, as AI reproductions. Tap one for its page, photos of the originals and the record.

YA BETTER WATCH OUT laundromat sign: Too much suds prevents proper washing and rinsing. NEVER USE MORE THAN 1/4 to 1/2 CUP OF DETERGENT FOR EACH LOAD. (original) — Original. American Coin-Op, November 1961. Marked © 1960, no signature.

YA BETTER WATCH OUT laundromat sign: Too much suds prevents proper washing and rinsing. NEVER USE MORE THAN 1/4 to 1/2 CUP OF DETERGENT FOR EACH LOAD. (AI reproduction, not the original) — Faithful digital recreation made from the ad at left. Not the original artwork; details may differ.

Registration: K58994, 15 Mar 1960
Figure (catalog wording): Comic tough character with slingshot
Rule on the sign: Too much suds prevents proper washing and rinsing. NEVER USE MORE THAN 1/4 to 1/2 CUP OF DETERGENT FOR EACH LOAD.
Seen: Coin-Op ads Nov 1961, Jan 1962. Never seen in a photograph.

The record

The 1960 Catalog of Copyright Entries lists this design under the claimant LAUNDESIGNS. The entry reads, word for word:

Ya better watch out. Sign display. [Comic tough character with sling-shot] Print. Author of the print: Joseph Schorr. © Laundesigns; 15Mar60; K58994.
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, 1960, Works of Art (Class K). Documented

Scan of the 1960 Catalog of Copyright Entries page listing the Laundesigns sign displays, including YA BETTER WATCH OUT — The Laundesigns entries in the 1960 Catalog of Copyright Entries, via the Internet Archive.

← Sign Catalog · ‹ WE’RE SORRY · DRY? (poster) ›

An open file on the Laundesigns of Schorr Sign Service, Glendale, Queens. Sign images are faithful digital recreations made from photos of the originals; each sign page links to the record. The recreations were generated with Grok, chosen after comparing image quality across several AI models.