Sign writing and design class

This material is held atDe Montfort University Archives and Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 3071 D/028/20
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1924
  • Physical Description
    • 1 photograph

Scope and Content

Male students work at easels painting the lettering onto sign boards. In the foreground one is writing a sign for Palmolive shaving foam, while in the background a teacher watches a student work on a board for Colgates Perfumes. The image was used in the 1924 prospectus with the caption 'Sign writing'.

Administrative / Biographical History

Sign writing classes were part of the Course for House Painters, Decorators and Sign Writers.