Except this isn’t a sandwich sign. I have no idea what you would call it, but it’s essentially the same thing. Actually, it looks like one of those stocks that people got locked into in a New England town for the crime of adultery, cursing or parking your horse in front of someone else’s house.
Either way, four bits for a haircut sounds pretty good too me, although you have to be a kid to qualify for that one. That doesn’t make sense to me. My grandfather had about eight hairs on his head when he got into his thirties. Why should he have had to pay the extra dime? As usual, click on the photo to supersize it and if you’re unfamiliar with the series click on the tag to the right.
Thank you so much for finding these and sharing them with us. I have enjoyed a look at NY in the good old days.