Sign, Trade

Production date
Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century
 Description
An ornate grey and gold pressed cardboard advertisement for Robert Edwards. The advertisement features a large horse being led by a man wearing riding clothes. The man holds a riding crop in one hand and leads the horse with the other hand. A low brick fence and foliage is pictured behind the horse. " For Satisfaction & Good Value in Harness & Saddlery / Robert Edwards / Currie St New Plymouth / Repairs neatly executed " is written on a gold coloured side at the top right facing side. " C.T. Ingleman " appears to be impressed in the lower right facing corner. A thin piece of nylon for hanging is looped over the horses head and is also threaded through a hole in the sign on the right facing side.
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Object detail

Artist/Maker
Production role
Possible Manufacturer
Production date
Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century
Classification
Advertising Medium/Communication Artifacts
Credit line
Robert Edwards worked as a saddler in Currie Street, New Plymouth between 1894 and the mid 1920s.
Accession number
TM1999.050
Collection type
Social History
Material
Cardboard

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