© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
May, 2017:
Featured Fade – Fair & Square Ribbon – Joseph Loth & Company – Eric K. Washington
© Eric K. Washington
Fair and Square Ribbon painted sign
This painted advertisement endures on the back of the former Joseph Loth & Company “Fair and Square” ribbon mill, built in 1886, on Amsterdam Avenue between West 150th and 151st Streets. The ad reads, “Fair and Square — This Label Is On The Best Ribbon Made.”“In upper Manhattan, a block-long structure hulks like a stalwart old public building. But a faded ad painted in back reveals its delicate mission more than a century ago…”
Boxes & Paddocks for Pensioned [Horses] – La Seyne-sur-Mer, Toulon FR – Gaia Son
© Gaia Son
© Gaia Son
© Gaia Son
La Seyne-sur-Mer, or La Seyne is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. It is part of the agglomeration of Toulon, and is situated adjacent to the west of this city. – Wikipedia
Apparently, providing boxes and paddock space for horses is still a thriving industry in France – a service that offers “spa-like” conditions for your horse.
Mullins & Sons Furniture & Carpets – Sunset Park Industrial Park
© Frank H. Jump
Another Mullins vintage mural ad was seen from the elevated line off Broadway in Williamsburg and is featured on Kevin Walsh’s Forgotten-NY website- spotted during one of the first Forgotten Walks. [http://forgotten-ny.com/1999/01/on-broadway-brooklyns-broadway-el-has-a-fascinating-collection-of-old-advertising/]
Featured Fade – Vintage Sen-Sen Ad – Milwaukee, WI – Pete Anderson
Pete Lit – “For Hoarseness.” Gorgeous, massive ad – six stories tall. 158 N. Broadway, Third Ward, Milwaukee. © Peter Anderson
“For Hoarseness.” Gorgeous, massive ad – six stories tall. 158 N. Broadway, Third Ward, Milwaukee. I actually visited, about ten years ago, the Chicago factory where Sen-Sen was last manufactured. I brought home a sample, but don’t remember trying it – the owners warned me that it had a strange taste. According to Wikipedia (which noted its “frequent use in covering up the odoriferous evidence of perceived vices such as drinking and cigarette smoking”) the product was discontinued in 2013. – Pete Lit, April 30, 2017
Vintage Ad from June 1901 – Judge Magazine – © Getty Images
