I think the Coke sign was painted over a old, old ghost sign. Some of the text can be seen at the top and goes like this...
Philip & Greenaway Wholesalers Of
Foreign & Domestic Fruits, Paper and Paper Boxes,
Coal Oil, Gasoline, Motor And Tractor Oils
H Philip and W Greenaway, were the proprietors of the business in and about the year 1916. I'm linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.
It still looks old. Nice find.
ReplyDeleteRather cheecky of Coca Cola to paint over the old sign....
ReplyDeleteHmmmm. I'm thinking it's still pretty old.
ReplyDeleteMotor oil and coca cola, they go together naturally. Neat ghost sign.
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice one.....love it!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing these old signs.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great ghost sign. Suspect the Coke sign is also quite old. Coke painted these all over the country in the early 20th Century and before.
ReplyDeleteI like to find these old adverts on brick- very cool.
ReplyDeleteBoth are pretty old... they feel like they've been there a long time.
ReplyDeleteThat's a wonderful find, Andy!
ReplyDeletei love it!!! i like the bricks and i have always loved coke's logo!!!!
ReplyDeleteI thought I recognized this one. I've been meaning to return to Port Hope to get a good picture, thanks for the reminder. It's still in pretty good condition.
ReplyDeleteLove the old Coke stuff!
ReplyDeleteAlways interesting to spot old signs like this one - a part of history!
ReplyDeleteOOOOOOH!!! I need to come and see this beauty in person. Tom The Backroads TRaveller
ReplyDeleteEven the coke sign looks older.
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Very nice!
ReplyDeleteI always like finding these old signs. Nice!
ReplyDeleteOld ads and signs are nice relic of the past.
ReplyDeleteNice that both signs are still readable.
ReplyDeleteFantastic ghost sign. Port Hope is always a nice place to visit.
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