Hand-Written Shop Signs
Dublin Core
Title
Hand-Written Shop Signs
Description
This collection displays a variety of hand-written shop signs. These are rare in Hong Kong as they are gradually replaced by computer printing.
Format
Hand-written
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
Hong Kong
Collection Items
Cheung Heung Tea Restaurant sign
The Cheung Heung Tea Restaurant sign is a hand-written shopfront fascia. It has been existing for more than half a century in Kennedy Town. The name of the restaurant is hand-written in black colour on a pale yellow background.
Cyun Wai Book Store sign
The Cyun Wai Book Store sign is a hand-written shopfront projecting sign in Tuen Mun. It has a simple design of white traditional Chinese characters on a green background.
Hang Yuen Cafe sign
This is the sign of a Hong Kong style 'cha chaan teng' named Hang Yuen Cafe in Sha Tin. It adopts a style often seen in older public housing estates. The name of the store is hand-written on a shading tent in white colour.
Nan Fung Textile Limited sign
The Nan Fung Textile Limited sign is an old-styled building fascia located in Tsuen Wan. It has two versions of both English and traditional Chinese. It is hand-written on a wall of the building.
Peng Fei Hardware Store sign
The Peng Fei Hardware Store sign is one of the rare hand-written shopfront fascia in Hong Kong nowadays. It is located in Sha Tin. This kind of hand-written signs is more vulnerable to physical damage and is gradually replaced by computer printing.…
Shun Fat Chinese BBQ sign
The Shun Fat Chinese BBQ sign is a traditional hand-written shopfront fascia located in Kennedy Town. It consists of four traditional Chinese characters in red colour on a pale yellow background.
Tam Pak Hung Social Centre for the Elderly sign
The Tam Pak Hung Social Centre for the Elderly sign is a traditional hand-written sign with a long history and significant meaning. It is located at the Kennedy Town Kai-fong Welfare Association which is one of the earliest welfare associations in…
Victory Beef Ball sign
The Victory Beef Ball restaurant has two signs. This item page refers to the projecting one shown on the right in the photo. This sign is a tradition hand-written shopfront projecting sign. It has a simple and clear design with white background and 6…
Wah Lik Industrial Building sign
The Wah Lik Industrial Building sign is a typical hand-written building fascia commonly found in commercial or industrial buildings. This type of signs was very common in the past Hong Kong. However, it was gradually replaced by other signs such as…
陳卓明降脂排毒王招牌
This is a hand-written sign of 陳卓明降脂排毒王, which is a well-known herbal medicine shop in Hong Kong. It has a form of projecting banner which spans across over 7 meters. The name of the store is in two different colours, which are yellow and green.
長城集團參茸海味招牌
The sign of 長城集團參茸海味 is a typical hand-written projecting banner with a few meters long extended from a building. It consists of a list of red squares. Each traditional Chinese character of its name is written on each square in white colour. The sign…
好到底麵家招牌
The sign of 好到底麵家 is a traditional hand-written shopfront fascia. It is located in Yuen Long with a long history of more than half a century. The name of the restaurant is written in red colour.
嘉寶大廈招牌
The sign of 嘉寶大廈 is an old-styled hand-written building fascia located in Kwai Tsing. This kind of signs is commonly found in commercial centres or industrial buildings. However, due to the high demand of maintenance, these signs are gradually…
均益凍肉食品市場招牌
This sign is a typical projecting banner with hand-written words in Sham Shui Po. This kind of projecting banner was widely used in Hong Kong before. However, many of them were removed due to safety problem. This sign spans across 5 meters or more…
廟街百寶堂招牌
This is the sign of a herbal tea shop named 百寶堂 on Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei . It is one of the largest hand-written sign on the wall of a building. Two colours including red and green are used for the painting of the traditional Chinese…
乒乓招牌雲吞招牌
The 乒乓招牌雲吞招牌 is one of the common hand-written shopfront fascias in many old-fashioned restaurants in Hong Kong. This sign is located in Tuen Mun. The background colour is red with white traditional Chinese characters on top.
達明服裝用品招牌
This is a hand-written shopfront fascia of an old-styled retail shop named 達明服裝用品 in Tuen Mun. It has a white background with red traditional Chinese characters written on it.