Sign Collection (page 38)

Mark Twains boyhood home and Tom Sawyers Fence at Hannibal, Missouri, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Abbey Gatehouse, Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
The 12th century (1130) Abbey Gatehouse, Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. The sign requests funds to aid the continued support to local builders employed to maintain and restore the Abbey Gatehouse

Comic Postcard - Advantageous vantage point
Comic Postcard - An advantageous vantage point! A workman adjusting a gas main keeps a score of the choice of underwear of the ladies passing above his vantage point pavement manhole cover)

Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais, France - The Red Cross Date: circa 1909

Kensington High Street, London - Note the lovely end-of-building advertising for Abbotts Phit-Eesi Shoe Company. Date: 1907

Spinet - this lovely example with its six-legged stand was made in London by Stephen Keene at the Sign of the Virginal on Threadneedle Street in the 17th century

The Coronation of George VI - Celebrations at St Helier
The Coronation of George VI - Celebrations and decorations on the street at St Helier, Jersey - The corner of King Street (now pedestrianised)

Amorous Gent makes his move
A suave gent takes advantage of his position and makes his move on his lady love, although his boldness doesn t seem guaranteed to bring success with the coy target of his affections

US President Roosevelt signs the Lease-and-Lend Bill
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lease-and-Lend Bill onMarch 11th 1941. Lend-Lease was the programme under which the USA aided the Allied nations with material between 1941 and 1945

Vietnam - Chinese Butcher
Vietnam - A Chinese Butcher Date: circa 1910s

Blackpool - Entrance to the Winter Gardens
Blackpool, Lancashire - Entrance to the Winter Gardens Date: circa 1904

Cartwright Hall, Bradford - Princess Gate - Bradfords Civic Art Gallery, opened in 1904 with a collection of Victorian and Edwardian works donated by Samuel Lister

Three cats impatient for their fish supper
Three furry moggies wait (im)patiently for their Fish Suppers... " Hurry Up Waiter!" Date: 1907

A Busy Corner, Hamilton, Bermuda
A Busy street Corner, Hamilton, Bermuda Date: circa 1940s

View of the Natural History Museum through the museums new signpost

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. A NATO sign is seen through flags masts, on November 18, 2010 in Lisbon on the eve of a NATO Summit of Heads of States and Government held on 19-20 November 2010 in Portugals capital

Advertisement sign for absinthe Mugnier, 1895
" Advertisement sign for absinthe " Mugnier", 1895. Engraving."

Advertisement sign for Pate dentifrice du Dr. Pierre
" Advertisement sign for " Pate dentifrice du Dr.Pierre", 1896. Art Nouveau. Engraving."

Advertisement sign for Chocolat Menier, 1893
" Advertisement sign for " Chocolat Menier", 1893. Litography."

Village in the Dordogne, France
Busy scene in a picturesque village in the Dordogne, south west France. Date: 1951

Bass & Cos Extra Stout
Late 19th Century printed tin advertising sign for Bass & Cos Extra Stout late 19th century

Crosse & Blackwells Pure Malt Vinegar
Late 19th Century printed tin advertising sign for Crosse & Blackwells Pure Malt Vinegar late 19th century

Chelmsford Prison, Essex
A view of the entrance to Chelmsford Prison, Essex. A sign above the date is inscribed County Gaol. Cell blocks are visible behind the high walls. Date: Date unknown

Sign for Health
A magical sign which will infallibly ensure your good health if you use it properly Date: 1908

Prince Philip signing a register at the new LFB HQ
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, signing a register at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II

Princess Michael of Kent signing a book at St Pauls
Princess Michael of Kent signing a book while attending a Carol Service at St Pauls Cathedral, London, on 17 December 1992

Auxiliary Fire Service member with van, WW2
An Auxiliary Fire Service member with an LCC-London Fire Brigade van. Above is a sign: Join the London Auxiliary Fire Service

Firefighters at the scene of an explosion at 157 The Broadway, London

Sign board says, Do not climb this tree (black pine tree) Si
Sign board says, Do not climb this tree (black pine tree). Print shows a pine tree branch falling on a Russian soldier. Date 1904 or 1905

Enroll American Merchant Marine Special training - deck department, engineering, radio, steward, cooks, etc. : Sign up to-day!

Portrait of a Glasgow news boy

The sign painter. Date 1889 March 8

223 E. 107th St. NY Rent sign states that these are Eleganti Apartmenti. License was recently revoked and after that, our investigator found eight families doing home-work there

Sign, San Augustine, Texas. Date 1939 Apr

Sign in Albany, New York. Date 1937 Sept

Our Village in Silhouette by Worthington
The fold-out cover of a promotional brochure booklet of Worthington Silhouettes for the Worthington Brewery Company by H L Oakley Date: circa 1920s

Sign in country store near Vacherie, Louisiana. Date 1938 Sept

Sign on camp site opposite potato packing sheds. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. General caption number 63-1. Date 1939 Sept

Sign in Hermiston, Oregon. Date 1941 Sept

Sign and general store, Olga, Louisiana. Date 1938 Sept

Concessioners sign, state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Date 1938 Nov

Sign along the road near Capulin, New Mexico. Date 1939 Sept

Sign in front of post office, Taylor, Texas. Date 1939 Oct

Sign on restaurant, Lancaster, Ohio. Date 1938 Aug

Sign near Boonsboro, Maryland. Date 1939 May

Minstrel sign on billboard at Benson, Arizona. Date 1940 Apr.-May

Sign on rail, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Date 1939 Aug

Know him by this sign - the medical caduceus The wounds of war are not all healed. US Army Medical Department recruiting poster showing bust portrait of man wearing hat

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