The Signs of Williamsburg, Virginia

Signs are made to catch your eye, to draw you in to a business. In colonial times, when many people were not able to read, it was important that these signs conveyed the name and type of business visually. 

barber

bell

cabinet maker

carpenter

charlton coffee

chowning flagchownings tavernduBois grocerelks headmarket squareramRed Lion Innweatherburn

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5 years ago

A fine collection, Jonathan!

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