Time was, they were as much a part of Pennsylvania Dutch households as schnitz un ... Emerging in the 1750s, the decorative texts, called fraktur, found their way into several different places.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Dutch influence on the Lehigh Valley ... authentic when painted on barns but also are popular on decorative wooden circles. Eastern Berks and western Lehigh ...

Perhaps nothing symbolizes Pennsylvania Dutch culture more than the hex sign ... Others believe the signs were just decorative — an art form that added beauty to ordinary barns.

They were a York company who manufactured all kids of decorative signs and novelties, including Pennsylvania Dutch trinkets. The ad reads: YORKRAFT Pennsylvania Dutch… Greeting Cards and Gift ...