Left-Off Boots and Shoes

Left-Off Boots and Shoes

£65

25 × 20 in. poster. Bold blue-and-red shop-window sign advertising the purchase and sale of second-hand boots and shoes.

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Condition: B (Good).

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Genuine original period advertising

Shipping: £10 UK, £20 Int’l. Usually dispatched within 2 working days. 14-day returns. Genuine original period advertising.

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Description

A striking shop-window poster announcing that “LEFT-OFF BOOTS AND SHOES” are “BOUGHT & SOLD”, printed almost entirely in enormous blue and red block lettering. The straightforward message and limited palette give the sheet the instant readability of practical high-street advertising. The lower edge carries the imprint of Samuel Reeves Ltd, Caledonian Road, King’s Cross, London.

Reeves supplied inexpensive printed signs for a wide variety of retail trades. Other surviving signs from the firm advertise cobblers and everyday shop services, offering a glimpse of the second-hand footwear trade and the direct commercial language of London’s older shopping streets.

Details

Dimensions 25 × 20 in
Linen Backed No
Subject Fashion
Period 1930s
Country UK

Condition:

  • Grade: B (Good).
  • Paper: Minor surface wear with a fold mark across the sheet, and small handling marks near edges.
  • Colour: Blue and red printing remains clear and strong, with some surface variation.
  • Restoration: No restoration visible.

Comment:

  • Printed and sold by Samuel Reeves Ltd of Caledonian Road, King's Cross, London.
  • An evocative shop-window notice for the once-common trade in second-hand footwear.
  • Its bold red-and-blue typographic design is immediately legible without an illustration.