
© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump
vintage mural ads & other signage by Frank H. Jump & friends
Posted in: Camping Suppliers, Dupont Chemical & Plastics, Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms.

© Frank H. Jump
Previously posted on FAB – Apr 20th, 2010 – Kornblau-Goldblum Supply Co Inc — Robert’s Books & Stationery — Verveelen Place, Bronx
Posted in: Books, Bronx, Electrical, Hardware, Plumbing, Stationery.

© Frank H. Jump

Buster Brown & his dog Tige © Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump
Buster Brown was a comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcaultwho was known for his association with the Brown Shoe Company. (The name “Buster” came either directly or indirectly from the popularity of Buster Keaton, then a child actor invaudeville.)
This mischievous young boy was loosely based on a boy near Outcault’s home inFlushing, New York. His physical appearance, including the pageboy haircut, was utilized by Outcault and later adopted by Buster Brown. The actual boy’s name was Granville Hamilton Fisher, son of Charles and Anna Fisher of Flushing. The family subsequently moved to Amityville, New York where Charles Fisher ran a real estate and insurance business on Merrick Road. Granville operated a phonograph and radio sales and repair shop across the street from his father until his sudden death in 1936.
Richard Barker played Buster Brown in the Brown Shoe Company advertising campaign as a small child. There is a book written about Richard Barker and his life as Buster Brown in the advertising campaign. The book about Richard Barker is titled “Buster Brown and the Cowboy”. – Wikipedia
Posted in: Brooklyn Storefronts, Shoes & Boots.

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump
ROYAL NEON SIGNS
LISTED AT: 147 Harrison Ave., Brooklyn, NY
YEARS ACTIVE: c. 1945 – c. 1955
Posted in: Brooklyn, Chow Mein, Crown Heights, Derelict Neon.
Posted in: Audio Equipment & Products, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Storefronts, Greenpoint, Sign Shadows.
Another lousy day
Carelessly dreaming of hope
Daring to surrender to its promise
Whether now
Or in days approaching…It will come!
Posted in: Murals, Seattle WA.
Posted in: Brooklyn, Featured Fade, Pearline Soap, Williamsburg.

© Noah Pardo

Fox Furniture Co. / Crawford Ranges, Newton, Massachusetts

Harrington Advertising Co

© Noah Pardo

© Noah Pardo
Posted in: Featured Fade, Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms, Massachusetts, Stoves & Ranges.

© Iman R. Abdulfattah
If I am not mistaken, this ad is painted on a building on Bridge Avenue in Red Bank, NJ. The building is located right across from Red Bank’s train station. When I took the photograph, a resident approached me and said that there used to be an A. Citarella Meat Market in the building, and that old photos survive showing the ad when it was first painted. – Iman R. Abdulfattah
Posted in: Featured Fade, Meat Markets, New Jersey, Wrigley's.

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