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Category
Collection
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Object type
Place
Material
Date
Pharmacy sign in the shape of a unicorn's head

Pharmacy sign in the shape of a unicorn's head

1700-1870

Tobacconist's sign, army officer smoking a pipe

Tobacconist's sign, army officer smoking a pipe

1801-1880

Roadside advertising board for mobile telephone repair shop, 2012

Roadside advertising board for mobile telephone repair shop, 2012

2012

Carved wooden apothecary sign in form of jester's head

Carved wooden apothecary sign in form of jester's head

1750-1850

Tobacconist's sign, England, 1750-1900

Tobacconist's sign, England, 1750-1900

1750-1900

Apothecary's sign in wood, Europe, 1701-1900

Apothecary's sign in wood, Europe, 1701-1900

1701-1900

Barber surgeon's sign, England, 1680-1830

Barber surgeon's sign, England, 1680-1830

1680-1830

Shop sign advertising goods in a pharmacy, England, 1801-1900

Shop sign advertising goods in a pharmacy, England, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Apothecary's moon-shaped shop sign, Europe, 1701-1900

Apothecary's moon-shaped shop sign, Europe, 1701-1900

1701-1900

Apothecary's shop sign, Netherlands, 1860-1910

Apothecary's shop sign, Netherlands, 1860-1910

1860-1910

Apothecary's wooden sign in the shape of a jester's head

Apothecary's wooden sign in the shape of a jester's head

1750-1850

Apothecary's sign

Apothecary's sign

1855-1875

Sign possibly indicating a herbalist, China, 1901-1950

Sign possibly indicating a herbalist, China, 1901-1950

1901-1950

Shop sign in the shape of pince-nez spectacles

Shop sign in the shape of pince-nez spectacles

1871-1900

Carved male genitalia, possibly a shop sign, from Pompeii

Carved male genitalia, possibly a shop sign, from Pompeii

1-79 CE

Sign, ‘Painless Chiropody’, Europe, 1900-1980?

Sign, ‘Painless Chiropody’, Europe, 1900-1980?

1900-1980

Apothecary's shop sign in the shape of the Sun, Europe, 1701-1900

Apothecary's shop sign in the shape of the Sun, Europe, 1701-1900

1701-1900

Mermaid shaped apothecary’s sign, Europe, 1840-1890

Mermaid shaped apothecary’s sign, Europe, 1840-1890

1840-1900

Shop sign

Shop sign

1751-1850

Optician's shop sign in the form of a large pair brass framed spectacles with coloured glass

Optician's shop sign in the form of a large pair brass framed spectacles with coloured glass

Polished shop sign with painted lettering

Polished shop sign with painted lettering

Mahogany desk top with scales attached, England, 1780-1890

Mahogany desk top with scales attached, England, 1780-1890

1780-1890

Pottery male genitalia

Pottery male genitalia

1-79 CE

Wooden mount for apothecary shop sign

Wooden mount for apothecary shop sign

1760-1860

Bracket and screws for shop sign in the shape of pince-nez spectacles

Bracket and screws for shop sign in the shape of pince-nez spectacles

1871-1900

Wing from apothecary shop sign

Wing from apothecary shop sign

1760-1860

Wing from apothecary shop sign

Wing from apothecary shop sign

1760-1860

C18 or c19 carved wooden apothecary's sign in form of jester's head, European

Apothecary's wooden sign in the shape of a jester's head

1750-1850

Shop sign in the shape of a pair of pince-nez, probably for an optician's shop, number 213, late 19th century

Shop sign in the shape of pince-nez spectacles

1871-1900

Sign showing prices of services available at a large mobile phone call box used in Bamenda, Cameroon, 1997-2012

sign from mobile phone call box, 1997-2012

1997-2012

Wooden doctor's signboard, inscribed, hung with human teeth, Chinese

Doctor's shop sign

1800-1936

Metal signboard: "Patent Talbotype Establishment".

Patent Talbotype Establishment

Gold coloured ball representing a pill or tablet, European, 1750-1850

Gold coloured ball representing a pill or tablet

1750-1850

German apothecary's sign with painted design of unicorn, made near Cologne, Germany, 1855-1875

Apothecary's sign

1855-1875

Apothecary's sign of wood and plaster, in the form of a mermaid, Europe, 1840-1900

Apothecary's sign

1840-1900

Plaster statue of a boy showing a goitre, a swelling at the neck, used as a pharmacy sign

Pharmacy shop sign