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Lot 315: Player's, Woodbine and Diplomat Illuminated Advertising Signs

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Start price: £20

Estimated price: £50 - £100

Buyer's Premium: 16%

A trio of retail illuminated advertising signs for tobacco brands. The group includes a Player’s cigarettes sign featuring a chrome-plated metal frame with a blue and white plastic graphic insert. The internal metal bracket bears a blue adhesive label reading MADE IN LINOLITE ENGLAND. The second sign is for Woodbine cigarettes, constructed with a white metal casing and a printed plastic front panel displaying white serif lettering on an orange-red ground. The third sign is for Diplomat cigarettes, featuring a red crest and white lettering on a red and white ground with the price 3’2 for 20 filter. Both the Woodbine and Diplomat signs have metal mounting brackets and vintage wiring with a two-pin plug. The Player’s sign has wiring without a plug.

Width: 13.75 inches (Player’s sign)
Width: 12 inches (Woodbine and Diplomat signs).


Condition report:

Woodbine and Diplomat are in fair condition overall. The Player\'s sign has a broken and missing section of the plastic face and surface pitting to the chrome. Electrics are untested.