No Cycling Roller Skating Skateboarding handpainted sign
A fantastic decades old handpainted sign by the resident sign writer of Coney Island funfair, Porthcawl, South Wales, which recently closed after 107 years.
A large, handpainted sign in red on white with Roller-Skating and Skate-Boarding underlined with flair to both sides. Cycling was clearly deemed the greatest, most prevalent crime of all of them though.
A perfect gift for our two-wheeled foes.
A great collector’s example of the dying art of sign writing, all done freehand, with just pencil guide lines to keep the vertical consistent.
The reverse top left has the note scrawled in pencil, ‘Street Dancer wall’, presumably a note for the handyman to where it should be mounted.
The fair at Porthcawl named after the original Coney Island funfair in New York was opened in 1918, just at the end of the first world war to give some distraction and comfort to returning soldiers.
They had a permanently employed dedicated sign writer for many decades, known in true Welsh style as John Art.
There are cracks and some softness along the base as well as the obvious missing patch at the bottom.
Look out for several more of his pieces to be listed in the coming days and weeks, or use the contact form to enquire about the others in advance.
It measures 74cm X 48.5cm X 6mm.
£145
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A fantastic decades old handpainted sign by the resident sign writer of Coney Island funfair, Porthcawl, South Wales, which recently closed after 107 years.
A large, handpainted sign in red on white with Roller-Skating and Skate-Boarding underlined with flair to both sides. Cycling was clearly deemed the greatest, most prevalent crime of all of them though.
A perfect gift for our two-wheeled foes.
A great collector’s example of the dying art of sign writing, all done freehand, with just pencil guide lines to keep the vertical consistent.
The reverse top left has the note scrawled in pencil, ‘Street Dancer wall’, presumably a note for the handyman to where it should be mounted.
The fair at Porthcawl named after the original Coney Island funfair in New York was opened in 1918, just at the end of the first world war to give some distraction and comfort to returning soldiers.
They had a permanently employed dedicated sign writer for many decades, known in true Welsh style as John Art.
There are cracks and some softness along the base as well as the obvious missing patch at the bottom.
Look out for several more of his pieces to be listed in the coming days and weeks, or use the contact form to enquire about the others in advance.
It measures 74cm X 48.5cm X 6mm.
