Welcome to Room 8 Interiors! Specialising in interesting vintage, antique & very often unique period items including lighting, furniture, advertising & decorative pieces. A large blue on white enamel Shaving Saloon sign. A striking, unique & early sign and a brilliant piece of social history in a wonderful colour-way with some fantastic traditional typography. Named after,’The Better Ole’ also know as,’The Romance of Old Bill’, An Edwardian musical comedy & accompanying book by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Elliot featuring the cartoon character infantryman Old Bill. While in the trenches, Old Bill at some point told one of his troops, who were complaining about conditions, that if they knew of a’better ole’ to go to it (as per last image). Hugely popular at the time, the shaving saloon was named after the cartoon.. 122cm x 61cm approx. Wear commensurate with age, unrestored with a decent gloss as pictured. Any questions, please do ask (07415 154 914, John) & always feel free to get in touch for a detailed condition report. Thanks for looking & please do check out our other items! This item is in the category “Collectables\Advertising Collectables\Advertising Signs”. The seller is “room.8.vintage” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Republic of Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Macau, Monaco, Maldives, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom