Shop Window Sign
Production date
1890s
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Description
This hand painted sign hung up in the shop of Mr G H Cox. Butcher of Enfield. It depicts a dead dog by a bone and dog house. It reads:
POOR TRUST IS DEAD, BAD PAY KILLED HIM
My meat is good, my weights are just
I cannot tell what man to trust
I have trusted many, to my sorrow
Pay to day, trust tomorrow
POOR TRUST IS DEAD, BAD PAY KILLED HIM
My meat is good, my weights are just
I cannot tell what man to trust
I have trusted many, to my sorrow
Pay to day, trust tomorrow
Production place
Production date
1890s
Production period
Collection type
Measurements
H 460mm x W 637mm x D 3mm
Accession number
72952
System ID
21977
Current Rights
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Organisation Credit Line
Collection of the Waitaki Archive. Id 21977
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