Signage Collection

View down Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London
A superb postcard view down Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London - the detial is incredible, with individual shops identifiable, the pavements as busy (as they ever are)

The neon lights of Piccadilly Circus at night, London Date: circa 1950s

Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove Station Date: 1906

Jacks Saloon, Happy Hollow, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Jacks Sallon Bar at Happy Hollow. An " amusement park" of sorts, Happy Hollow was established in the late 1880s or early 1890s by Norman McLeod off Central Avenue on what is now Fountain

The Main Street, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada Date: circa 1920s

Sadar Bazar, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India - May, 1922. Date: 1922

Acacia Avenue, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa. Postcard published by Moloo Brothers & Co Ltd. Curios and Carpet Dealers of Dar-es-Salaam, the premises of whom we can see in this shot

Korean War era - Speed Limit sign close to the 38th parallel north, which formed the border between North and South Korea prior to the Korean War. Date: circa 1952

The Largest Glacial Kettle at Taylor Falls, Minnesota, USA
The Largest Glacial Kettle (Pot Hole) at Taylor Falls, Minnesota, USA. Date: circa 1930s

St Bartholomews Hospital, London - The Dispensary
St Bartholomews Hospital, Farringdon, City of London - The Dispensary Date: circa 1907

Japan - Fishmonger
Fishmonger, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Japan - Spice Dealer
Spice Dealer, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Cunard Line, QE2 - master clock control system with original signage. Ex. Cobwebs Southampton. 27 x 14 inches. (1 of 2) Date: 20th century

New Road Sign
Illustration of a new type of road sign. This warning, or advance direction sign, was to be installed at Tadworth Corner on the Brighton Road. Date: 1933

Sign at Gleneagles
A sign at Gleneagles golf course, explaining the procedure of sounding a siren in the event of a dangerous thunderstorm. Date: 1933

Baker Street, NW1, London - Street sign. Date: circa early 1980s

Your dog can be photographed sign
Sign for Thomas Fall Photographers reading Your dog can be photographed at this show. Date: C.1930

ANTIQUES & TEAS 1930S ANTIQUES & TEAS 1930S
A quaint and artistic sign on a miniature windmill, outside Apple Tree Farm, Surrey, England, which will appeal to hungry motorists as well as to lovers of antiques. Date: 1930s

Ice cream man in kiosk, Aqaba, Jordan
An ice cream saleman smiles from his kiosk on the sea front at Aqaba, Jordan Date: circa 1995

Beware camels sign, Jordan
Beware of camels - a triangle road sign on the desert road in Jordan Date: circa 1995

Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - note the wonderful signage advertising the Hotel Metropolis and the (rather wonderful) Poodle Dog Cafe !! Date: circa 1940s

The Royal Palace Hotel, Kensington, London - the ballroom became one of the most fashionable cabaret night-spots in London during the 1920s and a popular dancing rendezvous. Date: 1905

Avenue Eugenie and Eastern Exchange Hotel, Port Said
The Avenue Eugenie and Eastern Exchange Hotel, Port Said, Egypt. Date: circa 1920s

Man driving a Horse and cart with black sacks on a street in
Man driving a donkey with cart carrying black sacks on a street in Cairo. The man is dressed in black traditional Arab work wear, facing the camera

Ginza at night, Tokyo, Japan. Ginza is a district of Chuo, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyobashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yurakucho and Uchisaiwaicho, and north of Shinbashi

Butchers Shop of J G Randall of Muswell Hill Road, London. Date: circa 1905

People walking in different directions on crowded street, Ho
People walking in different directions on a crowed street in Hong Kong. Figure of a thin elderly Chinese?s man in white tee shirt and black shorts in close view

Two cable carts on a busy street in San Francisco. People standing close to the edge of the cable cart to the left of picture

Koziatyn, Ukraine - High Street
Koziatyn (Kozyatyn, Kazatin, Kasatine) Ukraine - High Street. The sign on the right is advertising Sewing machines and Gramophones. Date: circa 1910

Making Japanese Paper Chochin lanterns - one used as a sign
Making Japanese Paper Chochin lanterns and an example of one being used as a sign. Date: circa 1930s

Old London Signs - The Bull & Mouth Inn sign - formerly to be found in Aldersgate Street, London - from the original sign now in the Guildhall Museum

Collins Music Hall in Islington
Photograph of the frontage of Collins Music Hall in Islington, circa 1908. It was originally opened on 4th November 1863. The proprietor was Mr Sam Collins

Oyster and Cavier Bar / Restaurant in Hamburg, Germany
Johann Colln - Oyster and Cavier Bar/Restaurant in Hamburg, Germany Date: circa 1930s

The Golden Griffin Hotel at Kitzbuhel, Austria. Date: circa 1930s

Three men walking in different direction on a street in Hampstead. An old lamppost and shop signage are to the right of the image on Perrins Court Hampstead NW3 London Date: 1980s

Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China - Nighttime Lighting
Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China - Nighttime Neon Lighting on the buildings. Date: circa 1930s

A View of a Chinese Street with all of the street furniture one might expect - lanterns, signs, children and a man wheeling a barrow... Date: circa 1910s

Hotel Californie, Marseille, France
Welcome to the Hotel Californie, on le Cours Belsunce, Marseille, France (!) - pink champagne on ice not pictured... Date: circa 1940s

Dotonbori (Theatre Street), Osaka, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

The east end of Walton Street, London Date: circa 1910s

St. Marys Russian Hospital for British Officers, Mayfair
St. Marys Russian Hospital for British Officers, South Audley Street, Mayfair. The sign on the corner reads (rather wonderfully): " Motors please do not hoot" ! Date: circa 1910

WW1 - St. Quentin, France under German Occupation
WW1 - Place de Hotel de Ville, St. Quentin, France under German Occupation - the theatre being used as a War Cinema ( Kriegs-Kino ). Date: 1916

Clemenceau visits ruined and formerly-occupied Alsace
October 1918 - French Prime Minister Clemenceau visits ruined Alsace. Note the official German signs remaining on the formerly-commandered/occupied buildings. Date: 1918

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan - Busy street scene Date: circa 1910s

Gates to Alexandra Palace Park and Airship pilot Dr Barton
An absolutely fascinating postcard showing the gates to Alexandra Palace Park and Airship pilot Dr Francis Alexander Barton (1861-1939), who made a successful flight on 24th July, 1905

Kyoto, Japan - Kyogoku shopping street Date: circa 1908

China - Guangzhou - Street Scene
China - Guangzhou (Canton) - Street Scene. Date: 1911

China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - General View Date: circa 1907

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