Ghost signs

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Ghost signs by Richard Sutcliffe as part of the Geograph project.

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Ghost signs

Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 28 Apr 2022

The ghost signs between the windows on the first storey appear to read: IMPORTERS OF REBUILT TYPEWRITERS __ERONE AND TYPEWRITER REPAIRS TO EVERY MAKE According to research by the Glasgow City Heritage Trust, the Typewriter Repair Co. was located at 47 Oswald Street from 1911–1914. The business was owned by the Dracup family. See https://www.glasgowheritage.org.uk/ghostsigns/.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.857941
Longitude
-4.259999