Thursday, 6 August 2009

Tattered Bookmarks


On Castlereagh Street, between Market and Park, on the right heading south
(bit dangerous to head north in Castlereagh!)
at

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  1. MartinaAugust 06, 2009 6:34 am

    I like this photo of a blueish faded sign with a blueish tree nearby very much - but what does it say? ... & Grindery?

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  2. brattcatAugust 06, 2009 6:35 am

    A grindery merchant sounds like something straight out of Dickens.

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  3. JulieAugust 06, 2009 6:43 am

    Even up close I had to squint ...
    "Johnson & Sons, Pty Limited, Leather & Grindery Merchants, Wholesale & Retail" ...

    It does sound Dickensian, I agree. I gather a grindery is a place where you can purchase those little tools that leatherworkers use to make and decorate their wares.

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  4. joanAugust 06, 2009 7:50 am

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  5. Joan ElizabethAugust 06, 2009 8:18 am

    I really like old signs like this, they preserve a past era. There are few down at Haymarket too.

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  6. JulieAugust 06, 2009 8:47 am

    I think they speak volumes about our past and our appreciation of it. I have a few in my knapsak (sp?) and am always keeping a watchful eye out ... hence the generic title ...

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  7. StephanyAugust 06, 2009 11:38 am

    Wonderful old sign, Julie! It certainly is tattered. I would never have gotten the word "Leather".

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  8. UnknownAugust 06, 2009 10:59 pm

    I've been catching up your blog and must tell you you allways amaze me with your posts and fantastic shots, some of them very 'Julie' style indeed! :-)

    Thank you so much for the nice words.

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  9. VPAugust 07, 2009 1:50 am

    I ignored what a grindery is or was. Love this kind of photo and never miss a faded sign on a wall.

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  10. eamon@ewmphotographyAugust 07, 2009 9:05 pm

    I do like these old ads on walls. Petrea did some interesting ones too. The tree to the right adds that little something to this photo.

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