Some more signs to pass on. Firstly, the Gilmour's Milk sign uncovered by accident on Moreland Road, Brunswick:
Now for Moonee Ponds and the brilliant Marchants drink sign I heard about on Facebook recently, followed by a few others in the area. Note the smiling faces of the cartoon kids on the Marchants sign:
And last, a building with Victorian ghost signs, in Williamstown on the way back:
Now for Moonee Ponds and the brilliant Marchants drink sign I heard about on Facebook recently, followed by a few others in the area. Note the smiling faces of the cartoon kids on the Marchants sign:
Now for the fantastic wall of signs near Seaholme station (Altona). This was previously snapped by Tony Mead, but I had to see it in person:
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| The tea, by the way, is Glen Valley tea...looks like it was a locally distributed brand. See the following sign (right hand side), courtesy Public Records Office of Victoria |
And last, a building with Victorian ghost signs, in Williamstown on the way back:
What is a liscenced Victualler?
ReplyDeleteLooks like it's pretty well a pub owner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licensed_victualler#Licensed_victualler
ReplyDeletePlenty of seadogs in Williamstown, circa 1860, to ply your trade to!