Shop Sign

1873 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Until it was hit by a bomb during the Second World War, Pollock's shop was the sole remaining outlet for the sale of traditional toy theatre sheets or 'penny plain and tuppence coloured'. Robert Louis Stevenson, Ellen Terry, G.K. Chesterton and Charles Dickens were amongst the many famous people who visited the shop in North London.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted wood
Brief description
Fascia board from Benjamin Pollock's Toy Theatre Shop, 73 Hoxton Street, London
Physical description
Fire damaged wooden shop sign with painted lettering and varnished surface. One lower corner section missing, various cracks and small holes due to bomb damage during September 1944.
Dimensions
  • Length: 409cm (approximate)
  • Height: 46cm (approximate)
Marks and inscriptions
  • JUVENILE / THEATRICAL (Inscription on left hand side of sign)
  • PRINT / PUBLISHER (Inscription on right hand side of sign)
  • BENJ POLLOCK (Inscription in centre of sign in larger letters)
Summary
Until it was hit by a bomb during the Second World War, Pollock's shop was the sole remaining outlet for the sale of traditional toy theatre sheets or 'penny plain and tuppence coloured'. Robert Louis Stevenson, Ellen Terry, G.K. Chesterton and Charles Dickens were amongst the many famous people who visited the shop in North London.
Other number
V.9/V.10 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.970-1990

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Record createdApril 2, 2012
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