Cobblers Shop Sign Shoe Repair Leather Antique Folk Art Wooden Hand Painted Sign

A wonderful vernacular & witty cobblers trade shop sign dating to circa 1910-1920. After a lot of research we believe this sign was made by & originally used in Harry Spooner's Cobblers shop in the market town of Arundel, South Downs in the early part of the 20th-century. Size 33" x 22" (cm measurements are given opposite)- 8 kg in weight. Untouched time worn & aged condition with a good depth of patina. Painted pine moulded frame with a triple braced wide boarded backing & a hessian based oxidized linseed linoleum frontage. Naively free hand drawn with ink painted lettering & trade related item illustrations. There are over 100 years worth of marks, knocks, wear, fading etc, also there are several nails straight through & just bent over at the back. It is such a lovely old interior trade shop display sign directly associated with one mans shoe & leather repair business in the early part of the 20th-century. An extremely rare survivor. Without doubt highly decorative. Any questions please do not hesitate to ask. Additional images are available on request.

Harry Spooner born in Petworth in June 1886 - died December 1961 aged 75. Pictured last image. Harry Spooner working outside his shop come home in Arundel around 1920. Above him reads another one of his witty trade signs. He must have been quite a local character!

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