1900s
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advert
advertising
adverts
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brick adverts
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commercial history
consumerism
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early 1900s
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faded signs
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london
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sign
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Product details
- ISBN 9780750992596
- Dimensions: 193 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 19 Nov 2019
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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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 150 full-colour signs, this collection reveals the many varied industries and businesses of London’s past. Fading Ads of London is a must for all true local historians.
HELEN COX is a writer and freelance journalist who is passionate about architecture, travel, history, branding, film and feminism. She is educated to masters level and has worked both in full time employment and as a freelance journalist for a variety of publications and media outlets. She lives in London.
