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£1000 Reward

Posted by
Sarito (Basingstoke, United Kingdom) on 20 September 2011 in Miscellaneous.

Happy ST!

The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running 10 miles (16 km) from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network. The line gained its popular name in the days that it was used to transport locally grown watercress to markets in London. The railway currently operates regular scheduled services, along with dining trains and numerous special events throughout the year. The line is also well known for the facilities, staff and the quality of restoration work performed at Ropley MPD. - Wikipedia.

Watercress Line, Hampshire, England.

Canon EOS 60D 1/400 second F/5.0 ISO 100 47 mm

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Comments (37)

Laurent from not far from Lyon, France

lovely old sign

20 Sep 2011 5:41am

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

nice idea
well done indeed

20 Sep 2011 5:47am

Ralf Kesper from Attendorn, Germany

This is very nice.

20 Sep 2011 8:01am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Vintage shot - that was a big reward in those days!

20 Sep 2011 8:09am

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Wonderful collection...

20 Sep 2011 8:33am

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

I love the designs of the twenties ... I like to see represented here in the XXI! Excel · lens Sarito image ... a man of means ... a hug Adela

20 Sep 2011 8:42am

@Adela Fonts: Thank you very much, Adela. I am not sure what is XXI! Excel · lens? Can you give me a link so that I can have a look?

J.R. from Ginowan, Japan

Colorful, sorry I'm older than dirt and I never used that soap! LOL!

20 Sep 2011 8:58am

@J.R.: ha ha.. thank you :)

Amerlina from Tehran, Iran

lovely colors and design :) excellent.

20 Sep 2011 9:14am

Mhelene from Paris, France

Superb framing and colors !

20 Sep 2011 10:09am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

My Granny used to use this soap!

20 Sep 2011 10:19am

El pare from Prepirineu, Andorra

I like this sort of old boxes full of publicity.

20 Sep 2011 10:32am

klausz from Kustein, Austria

wonderful sign and find! love that kind of this old "billboards"

20 Sep 2011 10:47am

@klausz: They are quite interesting...

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

A grand old sign Sarito! I recognize the brand in a different form! Well seen and captured! ;-)

20 Sep 2011 11:51am

@Eric Cousineau: It is amazing to see and compare what is advertising now.. These are posed on this old train station... very well maintained

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

This one is in superb condition - my son claims the reward, he reckons there were "injurious substances" which spoiled his dirty looks!

20 Sep 2011 12:03pm

@Curly: haha.. Congratulations to your son.. :). Thank you :)

Laurie from Prescott, United States

Excellent capture of this old sign, Sarito! $1000! In those days, that was a fortune! Heck - in these days, though it won't buy as much, it's a fortune!;-)

20 Sep 2011 12:07pm

@Laurie: They must have been 100% sure about their product.. to reward £1000.. a lot of money indeed. Now a days you can probably buy a good DSLR with this :)>

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Wonderful work done here!

20 Sep 2011 12:16pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Great shot, wonderful colors...funny about the reward! Have a nice day!

20 Sep 2011 12:35pm

Priscilla from Amsterdam, Netherlands

Beautiful strong, confident advertising!

20 Sep 2011 1:15pm

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

I love those old commercial drawings. Wonderful mood in this beautiful capture. Great colors.

20 Sep 2011 2:33pm

libouton from bousval, Belgium

J'adore les vieilles publicités et celle-ci est superbe!!!

20 Sep 2011 3:02pm

Marie LC from Entre montagnes et Bretagne, France

A must !

20 Sep 2011 4:16pm

mohkum from Cochin (Kochi), India

Fine show of this classic advt. Nice capture

20 Sep 2011 4:41pm

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Grandisoe compo et iamge très belle compo superbe fantastique

20 Sep 2011 4:55pm

Landy from Miami, United States

buen trabajo y un acercamiento con una textura imprecionante un saludo

20 Sep 2011 5:02pm

Behnam from Esfahan, Iran

1000 Pounds !!! Do you know if anybody won this prize?! :D
It is a really creative shot !

20 Sep 2011 5:18pm

@Behnam: Not sure.. it would be interesting to find out.. Thank you very much for your comment.

Mirjam from Kyiv, Ukraine

Nice old advertisement

20 Sep 2011 5:50pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

What an intriguing find! It's interesting to see how the vocabulary was used back then, e.g., "Free from Adulteration", "...to anyone finding cause for complaint."

20 Sep 2011 5:52pm

@Steven: Very interesting indeed.. few more to come :)>

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

A very nice old ad !

20 Sep 2011 6:40pm

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

iconic capture.

20 Sep 2011 6:49pm

franz from Baden, Austria

very colourful and beautifully framed. what a curious reward this is, though! ;-))

20 Sep 2011 8:33pm

kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

Hasn't packaging and adverstising come a long way. Well spotted.

20 Sep 2011 9:07pm

@kiwisa: Thank you very much, Frances.

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

terrific

20 Sep 2011 9:47pm

Dokmateo from Madrid, Spain

Nicely presented...Happy ST Sarito =)

20 Sep 2011 11:38pm

Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States

Great close up of this product.

21 Sep 2011 12:58am

Riccardo from Rome, Italy

Great details and colours!

21 Sep 2011 12:34pm

domlortha from Roanne, France

I love this kind of old things. Nicely done.
have a nice day.

23 Sep 2011 7:43pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A brave offer for 1889 but probably a foolish one today. Someone would find something harmful that seemed so safe back then. A pretty shot.

25 Sep 2011 11:06pm

@Steve Rice: Indeed.. now that we are so advanced in science and technology... someone will find something wrong with it, for sure...

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Canon EOS 60D
1/400 second
F/5.0
ISO 100
47 mm

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