Lot 49: Antique Cadbury's Cocoa Essence Enamel Advertising Sign

A single antique advertising sign constructed of vitreous enamel on metal, promoting Cadbury’s Cocoa Essence. The sign features a bright yellow ground with a highly detailed red and black striped border, accented by decorative corner flourishes. The primary text, rendered in bold red letters with black shading, reads CADBURY’S COCOA ESSENCE. Secondary text in black and red confirms the product is REGISTERED, GUARANTEED TO BE GENUINE COCOA, and ABSOLUTELY PURE. The sign displays characteristic late 19th or early 20th-century typography and design. A manufacturer marking is visible along the lower edge, identifying the maker as CADBURY BROS B’HAM.