Mirrored Glass

In the late 1970’s an Adelaide craftsman was discovered who would play an integral role in the decoration of the Melbourne Pancake Parlour restaurants.

Reg Stevens ran a tiny sign writing business in Adelaide with his two sons, specialising in and becoming a legend in exquisitely crafted reverse painting on mirrored glass. Shops all over Adelaide already had superb windows emblazoned with gold leafed lettering – his work was a natural for The Pancake Parlours.

Reg Stevens, together with Peter Von, took the well established characters, The Granny, The Telephone Man, The Tossing Lady and of course, The Lovely Lady and adapted them to produce the exquisite mirrors that you see in every restaurant.

Sometimes a mirror would take months to produce, so elaborate was the technique. With each layer of painstakingly applied paint permanently backed to withstand the rigourous mirroring process and the 24 carat gold leaf lettering lifting the whole design. They were works of art!

Reg Stevens mirrors are amongst the best produced anywhere in the world.