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Sailtrack Fastening:
    A system to more permanently fasten banners to walls etc.  The banners sewn edge piping is inserted into a length of aluminium extrusion and fixed flat and taut to a wall, billboard etc.

Script:
    Commonly referred to as 'running writing'.  

Sidewalk / Footpath / A-Frame / Sandwich Sign:
    A moveable sign supported by its own frame and most often forming the cross-sectional shape of an A.    see example

Sign Face:
    The area of a sign on which the advertising copy is displayed.

Signage:
    A system of signs.

Signply:
    A pre-finished plywood used for signage..

Signwriter:
    A tradesman skilled in the art of hand painted lettering

Silver Leaf:
    Silver beaten into thin sheets, typically used by signwriters for sign work on inside window glass as exposing to the elements causes it to tarnish.

Single-Face Sign:
    A sign with only one face.

Slimline Lightbox Sign:
    A thinner than conventional sign that is illuminated by a light source that is contained inside the sign, typically T5 flourescent tubes that are a much smaller diameter than standard flourescent tubes.

Solvent Printer:
    A printer that uses ink that is solvent based and as such is long wearing and waterproof.
see example

Stainless Steel:
    Stainless steel's resistance to corrosion and staining, low maintenance, relative inexpense, and familiar luster make it an ideal base material for a host of commercial applications.
Stainless steel is available in polished and linished finishes.    see example

Stand Off Sign:
    A sign that is mounted on pins so that it stands off the wall and gives a more dimensional look to the sign.  Stand-offs are ready made machined stainless steel, brass and aluminium fixings, plated in various finishes that sign makers use for this purpose. 

Street Furniture:
    Advertising displays, many which provide a public amenity, positioned at close proximity to pedestrians for eye-level viewing or at a curbside to reach vehicular traffic. An example is a bench sign.

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