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Oh wise fediverse, can anyone offer any historical context as to why a large signboard such as this would have been dedicated to detailing weather records in the early 1900s?

[Edit: Answer now below in thread.]

#Signwriting #SignPainting #Felixstowe #Weather #AskFedi #YeOldeSignShoppe

Two men in suits and flatcaps standing on a long board resting at each end on the lower rungs of ladders. One is turning to look at the camera while the other is working with a mahl stick and brush to paint lettering on a large wooden sign that is titled “Felixstowe Weather Record 1904” with three columns below recording “Sunshine”, “Bright Sunshine”, and “Rainfall” for different locations.

Sam at BLAG

@blag@typo.social · 2 months ago

Oh wise fediverse, can anyone offer any historical context as to why a large signboard such as this would have been dedicated to detailing weather records in the early 1900s?

[Edit: Answer now below in thread.]

#Signwriting #SignPainting #Felixstowe #Weather #AskFedi #YeOldeSignShoppe

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