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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Batman_2000, post: 289410, member: 481&quot;]Forgot about this thread... some of your great finds make mine look like very meagre pickings! I struggle to find anything interesting in our charity shops these days. I suspect they have wised up and the good stuff goes straight online.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, this morning&#039;s wander unearthed a trio that were a) cheap and b) got my attention. Especially the painted box. It&#039;s about 10cm tall x 15cm wide. I&#039;ve googled and can see similar painted signs but no boxes. Does anyone know anything about this? It looks like vintage advertising to me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]93503[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Another view:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]93504[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The little metal trinket(?) box I just thought was cute. Made from three colours of metal and has a lot of wear. A tourist/mass produced piece, or something else? I remember seeing similar items in the 70s:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]93505[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And the print of King George VI looks original. 1930s I would have thought. I took it out of the frame where (horror of horrors!) it had been sellotaped to a piece of card. I don&#039;t know if it&#039;s saleable or not but I like it anyway, just for the social history <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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