MADAM – I believe I can shed some light on the story regarding the Gilbert Rae’s embossed tin sign (Letters, ATG Nos 2389 & 2391) – also pictured .
In the early 1980s I was in the vanguard of dealers specialising in early advertising material. One day I had a call from a dealer friend in Camden Town who had just purchased about 10 of the Gilbert Rae’s signs and was very excited.