The Canton Repository featured a story in their January 27, 2019 edition entitled "Canton Sign Co.'s Inventory of Old Photos, Relics Depicts Business Development of the Area - HISTORY IN STORAGE" written by Tim Botos, Repository staff writer. Below is an excerpt of the story and link to read it in it's entirety:"Matt Franta's great-grandfather was a pack rat, which has turned out to be a thrill for the younger Franta. The Franta family has operated Canton Sign Co. for 109 years. Plenty of Frantas have come and gone: John, Joseph, Edward, Thomas, Mark.
The shop on Fifth Street NE dates to 1920. From the outside it resembles an abandoned building. The inside hasn't changed much since those olden days. Employees still hand-shape metal for signs they produce. In recent years, 39-year-old Matt Franta has explored and organized the four corners of the shop building. From the second-floor room in the corner that once was his late great-grandfather John Franta's office, to crevices that unveiled a largely hidden crawl space attic.
"I'm pretty sentimental," said Matt Franta, who operates the company along with his dad, Tim Franta. Matt Franta has uncovered piles, boxes, folders, envelopes and drawers full of old photos of signs, glass slide negatives which he developed into photos, drawings, blueprints and other company records, which together provide a mini-history of business and development in Canton."
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