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Take a photographic journey into London’s often overlooked advertising history and see how the capital’s businesses of old made use of hand-painted signs to inform, advertise, and appeal to consumers. This intriguing book profiles hand-painted advertising from across the city, and investigates the companies that commissioned the signs that now appear faded—like ghosts—on the brickwork of buildings. It is a snapshot of a time that is almost forgotten, but which lives on through the sometimes haunting presence of ghost signs on the city’s streets. Richly illustrated with over 150 full-color signs, this collection reveals the many varied industries and businesses of London’s past and is a must for all true local historians.
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Fading Ads of London, Helen Cox
- Language
- Released
- 2014
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Fading Ads of London
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Helen Cox
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN10
- 0752497626
- ISBN13
- 9780752497624
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Historical Themes, Photographic Publications, Photography, Great Britain, London, Advertising and Promotion
- Rating
- 5 out of 5
- Description
- Take a photographic journey into London’s often overlooked advertising history and see how the capital’s businesses of old made use of hand-painted signs to inform, advertise, and appeal to consumers. This intriguing book profiles hand-painted advertising from across the city, and investigates the companies that commissioned the signs that now appear faded—like ghosts—on the brickwork of buildings. It is a snapshot of a time that is almost forgotten, but which lives on through the sometimes haunting presence of ghost signs on the city’s streets. Richly illustrated with over 150 full-color signs, this collection reveals the many varied industries and businesses of London’s past and is a must for all true local historians.