SET OF THREE HAND-PAINTED TIMBER BARBER SHOP PRICE SIGNS - PRE-DECIMAL CURRENCY

A GROUP OF THREE HAND-PAINTED TIMBER BARBER SHOP ADVERTISING SIGNS, EACH LISTING SERVICES AND PRICES IN PRE-DECIMAL AUSTRALIAN CURRENCY (SHILLINGS AND PENCE). THE SIGNS ARE PAINTED IN A CONSISTENT COLOUR SCHEME OF GOLD, RED AND GREEN LETTERING ON A TIMBER GROUND, SUGGESTING THEY WERE PRODUCED AS A SET FOR THE SAME ESTABLISHMENT.

THE THREE SIGNS READ AS FOLLOWS:

* SIGN 1 - RAZORS GROUND & SET: "RAZORS GROUND & SET / (EVERY RAZOR GUARANTEED) / 2/-"
* SIGN 2 - SINGEING: "SINGEING / STRENGTHENS THE HAIR / PREVENTS IT FALLING OUT - / GENTS HAIRCUT, 2/-"
* SIGN 3 - DRY SHAMPOO: "DRY SHAMPOO / REMOVES DANDRUFF. CLEANSES THE SCALP. / 2/- / WITH ELECTRIC SCALP MASSAGE 3/6"

THE LETTERING STYLE IS CONSISTENT WITH COMMERCIAL SIGN-WRITING OF THE EARLY TO MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY, WITH A MIX OF BLOCK CAPITALS AND ITALIC SCRIPT. THE PRICING IN SHILLINGS AND PENCE PLACES THESE SIGNS PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF DECIMAL CURRENCY IN AUSTRALIA IN 1966. THE SERVICES ADVERTISED, INCLUDING SINGEING AND RAZOR GRINDING, ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF TRADITIONAL BARBER SHOPS OF THE PERIOD.

CONDITION:
ALL THREE SIGNS SHOW CONSIDERABLE SURFACE WEAR, SCRATCHING AND PAINT LOSS CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND EXTENDED USE. THE TIMBER SURFACES ARE WORN WITH AREAS OF DISCOLOURATION AND STAINING THROUGHOUT. THE PAINTED LETTERING REMAINS LARGELY LEGIBLE ACROSS ALL THREE SIGNS. EDGES ON ALL SIGNS SHOW WEAR, CHIPPING AND DARKENING. THE DRY SHAMPOO SIGN HAS A WHITE MARK TO THE UPPER LEFT AREA. THE RAZORS SIGN SHOWS HEAVIER SURFACE SCRATCHING ACROSS THE TIMBER FACE.

SPECIFICATIONS:
* TYPE: HAND-PAINTED TIMBER ADVERTISING SIGNS
* MATERIAL: TIMBER WITH HAND-PAINTED LETTERING
* COLOUR SCHEME: GOLD, RED AND GREEN LETTERING ON TIMBER GROUND
* NUMBER OF SIGNS: THREE
* CURRENCY: PRE-DECIMAL (SHILLINGS AND PENCE)

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

583064+3

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