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Buy your own hex sign at Zook’s Family Crafts!

Zook’s Family Crafts: The Hex Place

The Home of Jacob Zook’s Original Hex Signs

P.O. Box 176
3056 Route 30 East
Paradise, PA 17562
Phone: (717) 687-8329
Fax: (717) 687-5670
jacobzook@hexsigns.com

Hex Sign:  A geometric motif in the form of large stars of various formats traditionally painted on facades or gables of Pennsylvania Dutch farms.

 

Formerly known as Will-Char, Zook’s Family Crafts, holds one of the largest wholesale and retail hex sign collections.  Also home to the well known hex artist, Jacob Zook, it holds many of his original hex signs and related goods.  Since 1973, they have provided “locally made handcrafts at affordable prices” by more than 300 Amish, Mennonite and other local artisans.  So, if you’re ever driving along the old “Hex Highway“, here’s what you may expect to find:

 

One of the most popular of the hex symbols. A large, green shamrock — the traditional Irish good luck sign — forms the design center or heart. Irish Distelfink birds shower the shamrock with a “double measure” of good fortune. A heart for love, Trinity tulips for faith, hope and charity and a scalloped border for smooth sailing in life complete the design. Overall, this design proclaims good luck of the Irish.

 

Another of the early geometric signs, it depicts a large, eight-pointed star, usually blue. Tulips and sheaves of wheat are nestled alternately between the star’s points. A smaller, eight-pointed star forms the design center. The stars and wheat symbolize abundance and goodwill; the tulips are for faith and trust in mankind. Overall, this design offers abundance and goodwill to all. Its striking appearance and meaning made it one of the more commonly used barn signs.

 

This design features a large, multicolor 12 petal rosette. The rosette is another of the traditional good luck symbols of the Pennsylvania Dutch. Here, a good luck petal is provided for each month to give good luck all year. A much smaller 12 petal rosette forms the design center. These petals provide a little “added” good luck during particularly difficult periods in any month. A decorative outer border can also be seen. The Daddy Hex ensures good luck all year.

 

Aptly named, this very familiar geometric design shows a large rosette having twelve colorful petals. The rosette is a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch good luck symbol. Here, the twelve petals, one for each month of the year, ensure good fortune all year. The leaf clusters near the outer ring symbolize family groupings. Placing the leaf clusters in a continuous ring highlights the importance family unity and support play in a joyous, happy life. The rich earth tone colors create a very striking design. Joy and prosperity are the key themes of this design.

 

This very striking design depicts two Distelfink birds warmly embracing to show their love and friendship. Their “one” heart is laced with love for each other; the tulip adds faith this love will be everlasting. An endless ring of rain drops showers them with life’s bounty. Overall, this popular symbol proclaims “love and friendship”.

 

Amish Country Collectibles are delightful full color Amish Country scenes on collector blocks (3/4″ thick and ranging in length from 3 1/2″ to 7″) with descriptive comments on the reverse side.

 

Our certificates were inspired by early PA Dutch frakturs. Frakturs were fancy hand drawings used to commemorate special family events, like births and marriages. Colorful tulips, hearts, angels and distelfinks were added to decorate the fancy scrolled lettering.

 

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