Enamel sign

An enamel sign is a sign made using vitreous enamel. These were commonly used for advertising and street signage in the period 1880 to 1950. Benjamin Baugh created the first purpose-built factory for making such signs in Selly Oak in 1889 — the Patent Enamel Company.[1] The technique of porcelain enamelling on cast iron was developed in Central Europe in the early 1800s.[2]

A selection of historic enamel signs advertising a variety of products, Herefordshire, Great Britain

See also

References
  1. Christopher Baglee, Andrew Morley (2008), Enamel Advertising Signs, Osprey Publishing, p. 5, ISBN 9780747805106
  2. Christopher Baglee, Andrew Morley (1978). Street Jewellery: A History of Enamel Advertising Signs. London: New Cavendish Books. p. 12. ISBN 0-904568-21-0.


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