MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: king's

IMG 0912-001-Ghostsign Palimpsest

15 Feb 2024 2 3 163
Two signs, one painted over the other, fading at different rates. King's and Bates's were owned by the same company. One sign reads: KING'S Tartaric Fruit Salts for Gout and Rheumatism BATES'S Salve Cures Wounds & Sores The other says (more faded at the top left due to how the sun hits it): THE RENOWNED SALVE for WOUNDS & SORES OF ALL KINDS. 80 YEARS _______ ALSO FOR KING'S CITRATE OF MAGNESIA INVENTED IN 1844 The ORIGINAL SAFEST & BEST Credit to Ghost Signs: A London Story by Sam Roberts for deciphering this. Here's a photo of the same ghostsign that I took back in 2007: