harrycatcat1 Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 I have been given this little metal sign it's about 8" high and 11" wide and I was wondering if anyone has seen one like it before or where it would be displayed? Any information really. Thanks Hcc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) I think that it is a modern, Made in China, item. I've seen images of tinplate recruiting signs and they don't look like that. And I've seen an original British Army one that used to on a public house in Leicestershire for years even through into the 1960s. The spacing on yours at the bottom is wrong. And usually they use three colours not two. They look like this. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30027960 Or this. Which yours is a cheap eBay knock-off of. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-an-old-recruitment-sign-for-the-royal-navy-and-the-royal-marines-circa-20098894.html Or this. https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/nesbits-auctions-ltd/catalogue-id-srnes10018/lot-ba253409-a3fb-4940-a34f-a56900d6c109 Sorry it isn't good news. Edited August 28, 2020 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 2 hours ago, enfieldspares said: I think that it is a modern, Made in China, item. I've seen images of tinplate recruiting signs and they don't look like that. And I've seen an original British Army one that used to on a public house in Leicestershire for years even through into the 1960s. The spacing on yours at the bottom is wrong. And usually they use three colours not two. They look like this. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30027960 Or this. Which yours is a cheap eBay knock-off of. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-an-old-recruitment-sign-for-the-royal-navy-and-the-royal-marines-circa-20098894.html Or this. https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/nesbits-auctions-ltd/catalogue-id-srnes10018/lot-ba253409-a3fb-4940-a34f-a56900d6c109 Sorry it isn't good news. Thanks for taking the time to reply, to be honest it was given to me so it didn't cost me anything. I won't be guilty now when I screw it to my garage door to protect it when it sticks/swells in winter and I have to kick it. Thanks again 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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