Antique Clippings

Antique humor and clippings, randomly discovered ephemera and interesting things! A lot of the things here are from before 1950, maybe way before. There will be things not politically correct today, ethnic humor, and enemies called names. The past is very messy.

Showing posts with label signs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label signs. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

"Boots By The Quart"

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1895 A Series of Remarkable Signs That Created Great Astonishment. In South street, New York, there is an Italian who runs a Yankee notion s...
Friday, April 4, 2008

Few Old Signs Left

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1920 Many of the familiar trade signs used to advertise business enterprises have been discarded entirely in the onward sweep of advertising...
Saturday, July 28, 2007

Cold Winter Signs

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Nov. 1917 There is always a great deal of predicting by old-fashioned prognosticators at this time of year, of what kind of a winter we are ...

Another Comet Coming

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Nov. 1917 Another big comet is said to be on its way. That is, a scientist claims to have discovered a comet of gigantic proportions speedin...
Friday, July 13, 2007

Bowlegged Fellows Are Not Likely to Face Poverty

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1919 Bad Luck for Turn-In Toes There is an old saying that a bandy legged boy will never lack warm stockings, meaning that he will never be ...
Friday, June 8, 2007

The Story of the Swastika

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1916 The Most Ancient of All Symbols of Good Luck It Comes Down to Us with Undiminished Reputation BY GARRETT P. SERVISS Have you a "sw...
Sunday, May 6, 2007

Sign Painter's Work – Advertisements on Fences, Billboards

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1887 The Sign Painter's Work Interesting Information About the Advertisements We See on Fences "That man is a sign painter by trade...
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