This lovely 'Refreshements' enamel sign comes from the Eastern Region (identifiable by it's dark blue background colour) of the British Rail Network and dates to the 1950s. British Railway's enamel signs are very iconic and combine simple, clear typography with vibrant colours and have their lovely rounded edges. 

 

This sign is single sided - it would have originally been back to back with another sign of the same format so that it could have hung from the middle of the platform/station and been visible on both sides. It now hangs neatly against a wall. 'Refreshments' is one of the more unusual subject matters and a perfect for a kitchen / cafe / restaruant where it can be both functional and decorative.

 

The sign is in good, clean and bright condition. The gloss is excellent (I've tried my best to capture this in the angled photographs) and the blue is wonderfully deep. It has a few patches of enamel loss - primarily around the outer edges as well as some surface scratching. Some of the enamel loss has been subject to some touch-ups / restoration over the years, though with these railway signs, this often occured during their functional life as part of station repairs / re-decoration and so is to be a little more tolerated than restoration often is... Generally this is all inline with what you would expect, even hope, to find with an original piece of vintage signage. 

 

The sign measures 

 

S/N: #2660