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	Colman's Mustard Enamel Sign S143 Original, quality 1920's, enamel advertising sign in mint, unused condition detailing "Eat Colman's Mustard with Our Noted Cooked Meats, Pies etc and Enjoy Them More" in blue and red on white background with a red outer edge, also printed to the lower right corner "1/3 Owners Colman". The sign has six screw holes for mounting, but has never been fixed up in use, for it truely is in mint condition, with full gloss and no rubs, scratches or chips to be seen. 22" x 14". Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £450.00


Colman's Mustard Enamel Sign S142 Original, quality 1920's, enamel advertising sign detailing "Eat Colman's Mustard with Our Prime Beef, Mutton etc and Enjoy Them More" in yellow and red on white upper cased text, on a Royal blue background and a yellow outer edge. Some very minor scatches and chips to the fixing holes on the right hand side and lower right corner, but really brilliant colours never the less. This example has six screw holes for mounting and the reverse shows good, enamel drip marks and only surface rust here and there. Complete and in good order. 22" x 14". Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £385.00


	Dewar's Whisky Enamel Sign S136 Original, quality enamel advert, circa 1900, quite an early and heavy enamel sign detailing in bold blue letters "Dewar's Whisky" and with "Perth" and a thistle in red (the Perth in this instance is of course in Scotland the home of Whisky manufacturers). Also detailed to the lower right corner "Permanent 139 Fleet Street" for the manufacturer and a logo "FIC" to the lower left corner. A bright clean sign with chipping mainly to the edges and the top right hand fixing hole missing otherwise complete an in good order. 30" x 16". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00


Spillers Osoko Enamel Sign S135 Original, quality pre war, enamel sign advertising "Spillers Osoko for all dogs" in yellow block text on a green background and printed in black to the lower right corner "Printed in England". A bright clean sign with some edge chipping, mainly to the left edge, otherwise complete and in good order. 30" x 20". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £165.00


	Bus Stop Enamel Sign S134 Original, quality pre war, double sided enamel sign detailing "Request Bus Stop" in red on white to both sides and with a red border. This example has two holes to the top and two on a flange to the bottom. Some chips to the top holes and considerable enamel missing to the flange, otherwise a good bright and clean enamel sign. 12" x 10.5" including flange. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £95.00


Liverpool Victoria Insurance Enamel Plaque S133 Original, quality, pre war enamel sign detailing "Liverpool Victoria Insurance Offices" in blue upper case on a pale yellow background. A good clean sign with just a few edge chips, mainly to the left and bottom edges. This sign has four corner screw holes for mounting. 29.5" x 23.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00


	Jone's Sewing Machine Enamel Sign S132 Original, quality double sided enamel sign, circa 1910 advertising "Jone's Sewing Machines", "Makers by Royal Warrant to her Majesty the Queen". The detail of the sign is a simulated wax seal with a ribbon and bow above, all in red on a white background. Two hanging holes are to the top for fixing from a sign bracket and although there are edge chips to the enamel this sign is complete, bright and clean in condition, with one side a little faded compared to the other. The maker of the sign is marked to the lower corner as "Protector Eccles". 20" x 15". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £350.00


Ingersoll Watches Enamel Sign S131 Original, quality, 1920's/30's, double sided enamel advert with white text on black, detailing 'Ingersoll Watches 5/- to 10/6' on both sides. Also, in small print to the lower corner, 'The General Sign Co Ltd, Hackney N.I.' for the manufacturer. Some very minor edge chips and a small blemish on the 'G' on one side and the 'S' on the other. A bright and clean sign with no screw holes for mounting, so it originally must have had a frame ? Complete and in good order. 27" x 15". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00


	Simonds Hop Leaf Enamel Sign S129 Original, quality, 1930's enamel advert in the shape of a Hop Leaf detailing "The Hop Leaf" in black on white beneath a black and red Hop Leaf with "Trade Mark". This sign for Simonds Brewery of Reading in Berkshire has six screw holes for mounting and apart from a few minor chips to the enamel is a super clean and bright sign. Complete and in good order. 28" wide x 28.75" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £365.00


Private Fishing Enamel Sign S128 Original, quality pre war enamel sign detailing in black text on white background "Private Fishing", "Anyone caught fishing without a members book or day ticket will be prosecuted", "Sheffield and District A.A Ltd". Enamel damage to the fixing hole areas, a bend to the lower edge but otherwise a very clean, bright sign. 24" x 18". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £200.00


	Kodak Enamel Sign S127 Original, quality, unsued 1930's double sided enamel advert in mint condition and with the orginal hanging hooks to the top. This sign is in outstanding condition and details white text on black background to both sides "All Kodak Supplies" and to one side only, to the lower edge "Burton Palmers Green" for the manufacturer and "The property of Kodak Ltd, Kings Way London England". Sign 28" x 12.5" x 15" tall including hooks. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £385.00


Clemak Razor Enamel Sign S125 Original, quality, 1920s two-sided enamel advert with an end flange for mounting "bus stop" fashion. This is a very clean and bright sign, has black text on white, with a yellow background and both sides are the same detailing "Clemak Safety Razor, British make 5/=, why pay a guinea?" There are 3 small holes cleanly drilled to the end nearest the flange that I presume are not original, and there are a few very minor chips to the edges of the enamel. Otherwise this unusual sign is in near mint condition and looks unlikely to have ever been fixed up for use. 24" x 6" Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £565.00


	Stamp Machine Enamel Plate S122 Original, quality, 1950's, unused, white enamel plate detailed to both sides in black and red text, detailing 'Postage Stamps', '1d' to one side and '2d' to the other. These were used in stamp machines outside post offices, or attached to pillar boxes. Totally unused and in mint condition. 2 7/8" square. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00


Toogood's Seeds Enamel Sign S121 Original, quality, square, enamel advert circa 1900, detailing white text on black and red 'Toogood's Seeds Southampton, The Best That Grow'. A faded sign with damage to the enamel mainly at the edges and with some internal area damage, but a good subject. 30" x 30". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £150.00


	Toogood's Seeds Enamel Sign S120 Original, quality, 1920's, square, enamel advert detailing white text on blue and red 'Toogood's Seeds, The Best That Grow, Southampton'. A clear, bright sign with some damage to the enamel on the outer edges, but a good sign to find. 30" x 30". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £385.00


Spillers Enamel Sign S119 Original, quality, 1920's, near mint enamel advertising sign in full bright colours, with text in brown on yellow and white on black, all on a brown background and detailing 'Spillers Balanced Rations for Cattle Sheep Pigs & Poultry' and 'Ingredients and Digestible Analyses Declared'. Some very very minor chips to the outer edge, otherwise complete and in superb order. 30" x 20". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00


	Spratts Bonio Enamel Sign S118 Original, quality, 1930's, near mint enamel advertising sign in full bright colours of yellow on blue, detailing 'Spratts Bonio, Bone Shaped Dog Biscuits' and in small print to the lower right corner 'Woods & Penfold Ltd London EC2', for the manufacturer of the sign. Complete and in good order. 30" x 20". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00


Wills's Star Cigarettes Enamel Sign S114 Original, quality, 1920's, enamel advertising sign, detailing red text on white 'Wills's "Star" Cigarettes'. A brightly coloured sign with some edge chips and damage mainly to the top and bottom central mounting holes. Otherwise, all is complete and in good order, with ten screw holes in total for mounting. 40" x 18". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £165.00


	Sussex Soles and Heels Enamel Sign S109 Original, quality, 1920's, enamel advertising sign, detailing 'Wear Always Sussex Rubber Soles and Heels' in yellow on black. Not the best condition sign, but an unusual one, with bright colours. 30" x 18". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £130.00


Lyons' Tea Enamel Sign S108 Original, quality, pre-war, double sided, enamel advertising sign with a flange for wall mounting 'bus stop fashion'. This very clean example details 'Lyons' Tea Sold Here', in white letters which have an orange border on a dark blue background with an orange outer border. Some minor chips to the outer edge, otherwise in superb condition and complete. 18" x 12" and 2" flange. Another identical sign may be available, reference code S124. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £185.00


	Craven A Enamel Advert S107 Original, quality, bright and clean, 1920's, enamel advertising sign, detailing 'For Your Throat's Sake - Smoke Craven "A"'. The black text and the larger red text is on a yellow background with borders of deep yellow, orange, red and black. The other black border has twenty screw holes for mounting and, apart from minor edge chipping and one chip above the large red 'R', all is in superb condition and complete. 90" x 18". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £360.00


A & J Main Enamel Sign S101 Original, quality, pre-war, manufacturer's enamel name plate in a horizontal diamond shape, with black text on white detailing 'Manufactured by A & J Main & Co Ltd, Glasgow & London', a manufacturer of agricultural buildings, etc. Some surface damage, mainly to the right hand side between 'Co' and 'Ltd', otherwise a clean bright sign with four screw holes for mounting. 30.5" x 13.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00


	St Julien Tobacco Enamel Sign S97 Original, quality, 1920's enamel advertising sign, detailing 'St Julien Tobacco Empire Blend', in yellow on red and blue letters on a dark blue background and to the centre a pictorial of the tobacco packet. Although there is damage to the enamel around the screw holes, the packet is perfect and the sign, generally, is in super condition and very bright and shiney. 36" x 24". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00


Barnes and Co Estate Agents Enamel Sign S93 Original, quality, pre-war, double sided enamel advertising sign, detailing 'For Sale apply Barnes and Co Estate Agents Newbury, Tel 1218'. This example has a flange for wall mounting 'bus stop' style. One side is bright and clean with just one blemish, the other, although still bright and readable, has some staining and spot damage. 14" x 12" and 1.5" flange. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00


	Perth Dye Works Enamel Sign S92 Original, quality, late 19th Century, double sided enamel advertising sign, detailing 'Agent for the Perth Dye Works' to one side and 'Agent for P and P Cambell Dyers Perth' to the other, with the date code for 1892. This sign would have been mounted 'bus stop' style, on a wrought iron bracket. A bright clean sign, but with damage around the top mounting hole on both sides and overall to one side only. Otherwise, complete and in good order. 18" x 13.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00


Watson's Matchless Cleanser Enamel Sign S91 Original, quality, late 19th Century, double sided enamel advertising sign, originally from within a chair back of an all wooden chair, intended to be used in the grocer's or ironmonger's shop for customers use. A bright and glossy, blue and white enamel ad, detailing 'Watson's Matchless Cleanser is the Best Soap for All Purposes'. Some damage to the enamel at two corners, some other minor chips and one to the inner detail between 'The' and 'Best', but otherwise a great sign. Top 13", base 11.5" and 14" high. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00


	Post Office Enamel Sign S79 Original, quality black on white, rectangular shaped enamel sign, circa 1900/20's, detailing 'Post Office for Money Orders, Savings Bank, Parcel Post, Insurance & Annuity Business' and to the lower right corner for the manufacturer 'Chromo, Wolverhampton'. Some damage to the outer edge, but very little beyond the black boarder and one area of enamel missing on the letter 'S' of 'Insurance', otherwise a clear bright sign. 26" x 12". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £230.00


St Julien Enamel Sign S73 Original quality, 1920's, yellow and red on blue enamel advertising sign detailing "Ogden's St Julien Tobacco, Cool and Fragrant". A bright enamel sign but with considerable edge damage. 56" x 18". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £165.00


	Westward Ho! Enamel Sign S72 Original quality, 1920's, red on white enamel advertising sign detailing in upper case "Westward Ho! Smoking Mixture". A very clean and bright enamel sign. Complete and in good order. 18" x 36". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £165.00


Woodbine Enamel Sign S36 Original quality, 1940/50's, yellow enamel advertising sign for 'Woodbine The Great Little Cigarette'. In amazing condition, with only a few tiny chips. In fact it has never been screwed up on a wall and the colour is as bright as the day it was made. A fairly ordinary sign in superb condition. 60" x 17". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £165.00


	Colman's Starch Enamel Sign S35 Original quality, 1920's, enamel advertisement for Colman's Starch, with dark blue letters and borders on white. This sign is truely shiny and bright and has spent most of its life away from the weather. Some chips to the enamel, mainly on the border, and two that just creep into the white area. No holes apart from fixing holes. Marked to the lower left corner '1/25 Owners Colmans'. A really super sign, complete and in good order. 24" x 36". Click on photo for larger view. Price: £270.00


White May & Royal Standard Lamp Oil Enamel Sign S29 Original quality, 1920's, double sided, brightly coloured enamel advertisement for 'BP White May & Royal Standard Lamp Oils', with a flange for wall mounting. The sign is very clean, a little bent, and has only two areas of damage to the enamel. An inch or so area is missing on the 'T' of 'Standard' to one side and a larger area is missing from the same spot on the other side, otherwise all is complete and in good order. 12" x 18", 1.5" flange. Click on photo for larger and reverse views. Price: £120.00


	Craven A Cigarettes Enamel Sign S27 Original quality, 1920's, enamel advert for Craven A Cigarettes with pictorial of cigarettes spilling from the packet. Complete and in amazing condition. 36" x 18". Click on photo for larger view Price: £400.00


Will's Gold Flake Enamel Sign S26 Original quality near mint, 1920's, enamel advert for 'Wills Gold Flake cigarettes' a really clean bright sign. Complete and in good order. 60" x 20". Click on photo for larger view Price: £475.00


	Large Spillers Shapes Enamel Sign S25 Original quality, 1920/30's, enamel advert "Feed your dog on spillers shapes". Good bright colour overall with some minor damage to right hand side of "H" and close to "E". 36" x 84". Click on photo for larger view Price: £225.00


Ruberoid Roofing Enamel Sign S20 Original quality, 1930's enamel sign advertising "Ruberoid Roofing felt". A clean sign with very minor damage to the enamel and slight fading to the detail on the roll of felt. 36" x 27". Click on photo for larger view Price: £360.00


	Pillar Box Enamel Plate LB38 Original, quality, pre-war, curved white enamelled "Next Collection" plate, as issued by the post office for the circular free standing cast iron pillar boxes. This example is detailed "300 Lawrence Avenue" and is in mint condition. Another similar shaped plate may well be available ref code LB37. 8.25" x 5.25" x 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £85.00


Pillar Box Enamel Plate LB37 Original, quality, pre-war, curved white enamelled "Next Collection" plate, as issued by the post office for the circular free standing cast iron pillar boxes. This example is detailed "6 Park Place" and apart from a few edge chips it is in super condition. Another similar shaped plate may well be available ref code LB38. 8.25" x 5.25" x 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £65.00


	Letter Box Plate LB14 Original quality, pre war, white enamelled 'Next Collection' plate as issued by the 'G.P.O', 'General Post Office'. This model has a righthand top corner cut out to take a smaller enamel plaque with other information. Some chips to the edges of the enamel, but generally in good condition. 8.25" x just under 5.5". Price is for each. Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £50.00


Ludlow Enamelled Letterbox Plate LB6 Original quality, enamelled plate as used on 'Ludlow' post office, wall mounted postboxes; this example is detailed for King George VI, 1937 to 1951. Some chips to the enamel around the edges and some scratching to the surface, otherwise a very bright, clean and complete plate not readily found. 12" x 14", aperture 2" x 8.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £270.00


	Newbury Railway Station Enamel Totem Sign R36 Original, quality post war, enamel "totem" sign from Newbury Railway Station. Although this sign is from 'British Rail' it is in the 'GWR' colours and comes from Newbury in Berkshire. This example is complete and in superb condition with just some minor edge chips, one chip to the right of the 'B' painted in and another to the lower cream line also paint touched in. A very sought after enamel sign. 36.5" x 10" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £950.00


Insurance Co. Enamel Sign FM10 Original quality, 1920/30's, enamel plaque for 'The Agency of Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Co. Ltd', in coffee brown enamel with cream detail. Some damage around the screw holes but otherwise complete and in good order. 10" x 15". Click on photo for a larger view. Price: £140.00

Online Catalogue > Enamel Signs

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