Painted signs and mosaics

Several family-owned nineteenth-century firms of undertakers are still in existence today, including John Nodes & Sons Funeral Service, ...

As promised yesterday, here is another sign for one of Redfern's products and a bit about the company itself. Redfern's Lettered Ru...

Like yesterday, here is another palimpsest but at least this one is a bit easier to read. The most recent sign advertises: Nestlé Milk Riche...

With three if not four signs painted on this wall next to Tooting Station, reading anything but the most recent one becomes virtually imposs...

Back to Saintes for a brand well known to several generations of gardeners across France. The story began in 1854 when André Blain founded ...

It's funny how a change of typeface and a curvy line can suddenly make a sign stand out... E. Reeve, House Agent & Decoraator 33, W...

At the corner of San Ignacio and Obrapía in La Habana Vieja, the colonial part of the Cuban capital, is this decaying little gem: a former b...