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| Parisian shop signs, initially used to identify location before buildings had street numbers, and later evolved to more elaborate designs to attract customers at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Stained glass window with religious themes at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Stained glass window with religious themes at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Gallery with antique metal shop signs & stained glass windows. Paris, France. |
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| Gold crown sign advertising an inn from Bourbon Restoration era (c1814-30) at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | At the Three Rats (18thC) possibly a sign for a cheese merchant at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | À La Bonne Rénommée i.e. To the Good Name shop sign (18thC) at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Little Swiss wine merchant shop sign (18thC) at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. |
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| Chocolate fountain (19thC) displayed in a shop at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Veterinary practice sign with carved animals (19thC) at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Clairon de Plaisance Café sign (late 19thC) advertising breakfast special at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Insurance Company sign displaying firefighter (late 19thC) at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. |
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| Sailing ship sign (18thC) for unknown business at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | "To the Millionaire", symbol used by an itinerant bread & milk seller who had the idea to mold his deformed hand for his sign (19thC) at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Sign of a well-known jeweler & clockmaker on Rue Saint-Denis (1st quarter 19thC) at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Small model of a stagecoach (c1830) advertising Laffite & Caillard which provided service between Paris & Strasbourg at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. |
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| Salvaged shop front with large scale model of scissors shop sign beyond at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Large pair of glasses used as sign of an optician (early 20thC) at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | The Coco Merchant pouring from chocolate fountain on his back painting (1843) by Augusta Le-Baron-Desves at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Savoyard Chimney Sweeps Quenching their Thirst from a Water Pump painting (c1840) signed by D.C. at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. |
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| Au Gourmand, Corcellet grocer's sign painted (c1801) by Philibert-Louis Debucourt at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | The Grocer (c1830) one of a set of plates decorated with food shopping scenes, Choisy-le-Roi fine earthenware made by Valentin Paillart & Hippolyte Hautin at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | The Butcher Shop (c1830) one of a set of plates decorated with food shopping scenes, Choisy-le-Roi fine earthenware made by Valentin Paillart & Hippolyte Hautin at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Ceramic circular canteen (gourd) with ad for Companion Tanners (1850) by Faïence de l'Ouest from Nantes at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. |
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| At the Auterlitz Vigil showing reunion of Emperor Napoleon with his officers on wine merchants sign (19thC) at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. | Tobacco of the Great Conqueror tobacco merchant sign (19thC) showing Napoleon riding across flags of Italy, Prussia, Russia & Turkey at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France. |
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