Frisch’s Big Boy Statue Sign

This Big Boy, of Frisch’s, has red hair, stripped overalls, and running pose. He dates from sometime in the 1950s – 1960s. The redheaded Frisch’s Big Boy design debuted in 1952 but was later redesigned to match the dark haired Boy wearing checkered overalls that originated on the West Coast in 1969. Dating the statues is challenging as there was no firm deadline for when a restaurant had to update its statue to the new design.  Prior to the Museum acquiring the statue, Big Boy was stripped and repainted with striped pants and red hair like the 1950s – 60s version.

This Big Boy statue was a key figure in the Museum’s early days as it was one of the first signs to go on display in the proof of concept, a prototype museum in 2001 at the International Sign Association’s expo in Las Vegas. Big Boy was crated and shipped to Las Vegas as part of Prototype Museum “Signs on Main Street” display, unveiled on March 24, 2001 in conjunction with the ISA Sign Expo show.

Donated in perfect restored condition. Small stress crack in back foot and gouge/chipped paint on body happened during crating and shipment to Las Vegas

Big Boy was completely stripped of paint and then masked and repainted by donor.