Dark Mountain Metal Works

11/25/2025

We offer 4 different pole designs, direct burial or welded plate. 2-3 guys can set poles by hand. Poles or wall brackets can be powder coated or rusted patina. Texaco style pole 3x5” pole base 8-10’ ring 42-48” with tabs for sign. Sw***er poles 3” pole base 18’ (4’ in ground, 8’ walk clearance, 4’ Sign and 2’ above arm. Hook pole 2 ½” pole base 17’ (4’ in ground, 8’ walk clearance, 4’ Sign and 1’ above arm. Wall brackets for 42-48” sign (Any feature is customizable)
Texaco Style Pole 1800 Top ring bolts on can be transported by van or PU
Sw***er Pole double arm 1000
Sw***er Pole single arm 800
Hook Pole 800
Wall bracket hook 1 ¼” pipe 350
Wall bracket straight 1 ¼” pipe 300
Powder coat or rust pole 200
Powder coat or rust wall bracket 45

11/25/2025

Porcelain Signs and Brackets

Sign brackets are handmade here in Hildebran, NC . Made with 1-1/4" schedule 40 pipe they are heavy duty and built to last. Brackets are designed for 30-48" signs. Come with HD adjustable mounting bracket which can bolt direct to sign or use "S" hook. Standard colors Black, White and Rust custom color by request.

Curved bracket are $350 bare and $395 finished
Straight Arm Bracket are $300 bare and $345 finished

Porcelain signs are high quality heavy duty new signs weighing 45lbs can add any one of the pictured signs to a bracket for $400

Bracket and Sign $795

Note : These new porcelain signs are an option for collectors to display without some of the concerns of putting a 8K sign up that might be exposed to theft, weather damage, Vandalism, target practice, lawn mower rocks ect. We are in no way representing these as old they are new.

10/08/2025

New pole design and in house powder coated ! This pole and sign will be for sale at Dickerin Donkeys next sale Oct 25 and 26 reach out to us if you need any custom pole work or choose from 1 of our 5 existing sign pole designs.

09/26/2025

New Sign for the Dickerin Donkey (well kinda) new custom bent wall bracket and steal cut logo and aged patina applied!

09/24/2025

Some of the most intricate work we have done!

09/18/2025

09/18/2025

We are making some sw***er poles single and double, these are direct burial poles can be set by hand. Lenth can be cut up to 21’. These are heavy duty 3” schedule 40 pipe. Sw***er arm typically at 50” can be adjusted as needed. Poles single arm $800.00 and double arm $1000.00. (rounded arm pole is 2 ½”) Powder coated +$200 828-449-1909 (Signs NFS)

07/21/2025

New panel design with rust finish, available in black finish also. Can be purchased at Dickerin Donkey and Copper Mill Mercantile Granite Falls-Antique&Artisans Market.

06/30/2025

Some of our recent work!! Our design or yours, yard/wall art, custom signs, aluminum and steel fabrication

06/30/2025

We can turn most any image into metal wall art !!