Excerpt from The Trade Signs of Essex: A Popular Account of the Origin and Meanings of the Public House Other Signs, Now or Formerly Found in the County of Essex Were announcements Similar to these to appear on any modern book, it would certainly give many persons the impression that the work had been printed at a public house. Again, on the cheques, and over the door of Messrs. Hoare, bankers, of Fleet Street, may still be seen a repre scutation of the leather bottle which formed their sign in Cheapside at least as long ...
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Excerpt from The Trade Signs of Essex: A Popular Account of the Origin and Meanings of the Public House Other Signs, Now or Formerly Found in the County of Essex Were announcements Similar to these to appear on any modern book, it would certainly give many persons the impression that the work had been printed at a public house. Again, on the cheques, and over the door of Messrs. Hoare, bankers, of Fleet Street, may still be seen a repre scutation of the leather bottle which formed their sign in Cheapside at least as long ago as the year 1677. In Paris, to the present day, sellers of bois et charbons (wood and charcoal or coals) invariably have the fronts of their establish ments, facing the street, painted in a manner intended to convey the impression that the house is built of rough logs of wood. This device, although not displayed upon a sign board, forms, in every respect, a true trade-sign. In all parts of France, signs still retain much more of their ancient glory than they do in England. Though not common in the newer and more fashionable streets and boulevards, they are abundant in the older quarters of Paris, Rouen, and other large towns. They are much oftener pictorial or graven than with us, and it is notable that they are used almost, or quite, as frequently by shopkeepers and other tradesmen as by the keepers of wine-shops, inns, and taverns. The sign, too, very often represents the wares sold within. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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