Tailors sign of unknown origin, Winchester, 1974.

Tailors sign of unknown origin, Winchester, Hampshire in 1974. A trade or shop sign.

An iron trade or shop sign for a tailoring business in Winchester town centre in 1974. It may no longer be located there. Many trades hung signs to advertise their wares to a largely illiterate public. Commercial signage has a very ancient history. The symbol of cloth cutting scissors. Historical photograph, taken in 1974 for a Readers Digest publication.