Some cool ghost signs at 120 Prince Street in NYC.
Lithographing - Manifold Books - Special Forms - Engraving
Stationery - Office Supplies - Paper & Twine
These cool signs have been posted on a lot of other websites, but I haven't seen anyone attribute them to a specific business. I looked a the terrific 1940s.nyc website, which has 1940s tax photos of every address in Manhattan, and found the answer - Herman Leff Stationery.
I couldn't find a whole lot online about this business, other than a 1959 New York Times article about the business cited for a safety violation at this site. Still, it's cool that the signs have lasted such a long time.
Very cool sign. Is it made out of tin and mounted onto the brick? Regardless... I'm glad that that so many of them have been preserved over the years.
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