Sign Collection (page 43)

Enamel sign advertising Mobil Regular
An enamel sign advertising Mobil regular motor oil. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Enamel sign advertising Dunlop
An enamel sign advertising Dunlop tyres. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Circular sign for Filtrate
A round enamel sign advertising Filtrate. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Sign for Mobiloil
An enamel sign advertising Gargoyle Mobiloil. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

A signwriter painting a pub sign
A signwriter paints the pub sign for the Hare and Hounds pub. Behind him can be seen other examples of his art and traditional tavern signs hanging in situ. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled
Undated illustration of magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled crowd, entitled " Le Joueur de Gobelets". HPG/8/2/1 (xxxvi)"

Assembling a Sign
A female factory worker assembles a sign as part of a production line for COTY Beauty House. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

George Corbett, Brading Station, Isle of Wight
Mr George Corbett, who was employed all his life on the Isle of Wight railway at Brading Station. At the time of this photograph he had the distinction of being the oldest stationmaster in the world

Railway Sleeper - Cardiff Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh rugby fan at Cardiff Station, delighted that Wales beat France 23-11! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Grimsby Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing deep sea fisherman propped up against a bollard at Grimsby Station holding onto his latest catch of a giant cod! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Kings Cross Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing tramp at Kings Cross Station dreaming of wealth as he clutches a copy of the Financial Times. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Oxford Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing University graduate seated on his trunk, nods off at Oxford Station as he studies a map of the London Underground

Railway Sleeper - Bath Station (Christmas)
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Tramp at Bath Station at Christmas. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Downham Market Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Farmer at Downham Market Station awaiting his return train back north of the border. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Aberystwyth Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh shepherd takes forty winks leaning up against his crook, sitting on a wooden crate at Aberystwyth Station, his trusty Collie sheepdog at his feet

Afghanistan - Khyber Pass - Border Sign
A fantastic photograph showing a group of British soldiers at the Afghan border at the Khyber Pass, standing and sitting around a sign which reads

Yemen - Hotel D Europe in Aden

Tatler Motor Show Number 1954
Front cover of The Tatler featuring an illustration of an intrepid driver wearing cap, goggles and scarf steering his vintage car to the summit of a very steep hill

Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa, Italy
Street sign with a Maltese Cross for the Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa, Italy

St Brieuc - Red Cross Hotel on Place Dugueselin. The town if named after Welsh Saint Brioc, whi evangelised the area in the 6th century AD

Road Advice by Frank M. Lea
Humorous colour illustration by Frank M. Lea showing a somewhat bemused car driver stopping before a road sign which has given him some coincidentally good advice

Sign Now
Risks and liabilities new golf insurance scheme for golfers. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Superstition. By A. E. Bestall
A humorous cartoon showing a young woman driving her uncle through the countyside. She is reassuring her passenger about how safe and experienced she is, not concentrating on the road sign ahead

Catching fish in an old boot
A humourous painting by Malcolm Greensmith depicting a lad fishing by a stream (ignoring the warning sign!) having far more success catching fish in his boot

Grandfather and Grandson go fishing
A Grandfather and his Grandson go fishing in a stream with nets on long poles. The young lad, wearing blue dungarees, catches a big one!

Mirjan Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
The Mirjan Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. On the road in the foreground a traffic official direct what little traffic there is! The sign to Keep on the Left is a direct indication of the British

Homeless Berliners walking through Nollendorf Platz, 1945
Photograph showing a group of Berliners walking past the ruins of Nollendorf Platz looking for a place to live, after the end of the Second World War, Summer 1945

German Workers Re-erecting a Free Passage Sign, Berlin, 19
Photograph showing German workers re-erecting a Russian and German sign declaring Free Passage on the border between West Berlin and the Soviet Sector at the end of the Berlin Blockade, May 1949

Allied truck watering Italian roads; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing an Allied truck employed in watering dusty Italian roads, 1944. The warning sign on the right-hand side gives the reason for the watering

Statue of Napoleon
A sign of changing times : a statue of Napoleon I is erected at Lyon

Alexander Deposed 4
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube, where he is forced at gun-point to sign his abdication

Miming a gesture, the method of registering sunshine, posed
Human speech the result of a variety of movements made by the muscles which control the lungs. A typical deaf-mute gesture, the sign language for sunshine

London Opinion 1936
Illustration showing a bemused motorist driving his car past a SLOW sign and a rather seductive looking hiker busy powdering her nose

THE KNOWLEDGE
A London taxi driver (note the for hire sign) gives directions to a lost gentleman, perhaps a foreign tourist. Drivers armband reads Je parle Francais

GOLDEN POT INN SIGN
The Golden Pot inn sign, which portrays a large golden jug or pot, at Eversley, Hampshire, England

THE JOHNNY GILPIN PUB
The inn sign of the Johnny Gilpin at Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Holly and Laurel Sign
The Holly and Laurel a Christmassy inn sign at Holmwood, Surrey, England

THE CROSS HANDS PUB
The Cross Hands inn sign, near Gloucester, England. This amusing pictorial inn sign shows two hands crossed, holding foaming tankards of ale!

ENGLAND SIGN POST
An England signpost on the border with Scotland

QUEEN ADELAIDE INN
The Queen Adelaide inn sign, Worcester Park, Surrey, England. Queen Adelaide was the queen of King William IV, who became unpopular after meddling with politics

THE HEART IN HAND INN
The striking inn sign of The Heart in Hand at Bourne End, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

PHEASANT INN SIGN
The attrative sign of the Pheasant Inn at Winnersh, Berkshire, England. Date: 1950s

PARROT INN SIGN
The fun inn sign for The Parrot inn at Shalford, Surrey, England

Dervish Water Carrier
Saka, a dervish who carries water for the townspeople, giving it free as a sign of charity

Tired Tandem Rider
A tired cyclist rests against a signpost, with his tandem leaning close by

Police Officer & Jaguar
A police officer emerges from his rather smart 1968 S-type Jaguar police car, equipped with police sign and flashing lights on the roof

Emergency Equipment
Metropolitan Police road accident emergency equipment kept in a police car, on display

No Hawking Notice
Metropolitan Police notice warning against the selling or hawking of goods or newspapers by shouting, in London

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