The fox and the ermine


I don't quite remember what kind of establishment this sign was for, but I found it somewhere in the Nikolaiviertel. The Nikolaiviertel is the oldest part of Berlin (though it has been rebuilt since the wars) and it's always fun to take a stroll through. There are loads of these old shingle-style signs there and I love seeing them all. Guess I'll have to go back and investigate what this place is offering. Don't forget you can see more signs at Signs, Signs.

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30 comments:

  1. Maybe a fur shop ?
    Beautifully decorated sign !

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  2. Some day I'd like to see where these signs are made.

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  3. It really pays off to give some of these signs a close look.

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  4. Sounds like a restaurant to me. I like the craftmanship of it.

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  5. Maybe an exotic fur store? What woman wouldn't want an ermine wrap? :)

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  6. Sounds like a pub but could be a fur coat shop!

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    1. I don't think a fur shop would be in this part of town, it's really touristy here. I am seriously going to go back and check it out. I tried looking on google maps street view, but no joy. It's probably just an old sign and there's no shop anymore.

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  7. Isn´t this lovely! Great find!

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  8. The ermine doesn't look too worried about the fox. My first thought would be a pub, but a furrier also sounds plausible.
    btw, I fixed the link.

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  9. Perhaps once a fur shop, though I doubt there's much of a market left for that anymore.

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  10. Pretty! Sounds like a good name for a Pub, but I may be thinking of the wrong country ;))

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  11. Pub. Fur shop. Either sounds plausible and the sign is great.

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  12. Very nice! I really enjoyed seeing signs like this on my trip this past summer.

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  13. Well, some people would wear the pelt of either one. A furrier, maybe?

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  14. It's a grand sign, whatever it belonged to!

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  15. Very cool. Love the design of it!

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  16. Love the place (Zille Museum and the Erzgebirge shop opposite it, the church....) And love these signs. I always hunt for them in Germany!

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  17. Such a nice sign. I like this style.

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  18. I did go back to the Nikolai Viertel yesterday to see what kind of shop is here. It's a fabric shop. It's not even really called the Fox and the Ermine. Probably this sign was for something else in ye olde days. I still love it though!

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