A collection of vintage promotional point-of-sale display signs for National Westminster Bank (NatWest), dating from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. The signs are constructed from printed card or light board and feature irregular, primarily hexagonal shapes. Each sign displays a humorous anachronistic design, utilizing monochrome illustrations in the style of 19th-century engravings. These historical scenes, which include depictions of early motor vehicles such as the Benz Patent Motorwagen and Victorian social gatherings, are paired with speech bubbles promoting then-modern banking services offered by National Westminster Bank following its formation in 1968. The signs are printed in a variety of vibrant background colours, including orange, purple, pink, green, blue, yellow, and cream. Several signs feature slots or tabs, indicating they were originally part of a larger interlocking counter-top or window display system. Visible text promotes services such as insurance, personal loans, budget accounts, pictorial cheques, executor and trustee services, savings accounts, deposit accounts, and early cash dispensers.
Dimensions: Approximately 20cm to 30cm in width per sign (estimated).
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