Tavernkeepers in early America were required to display a sign large enough for the inhabitants of a passing stagecoach to see. The licensee's name was generally placed on the sign, in addition to an image which reflected the political climate. Add a family name to your own tavern sign to conjure an instant ancestor.

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"Starbuck's Tavern"

"City Tavern", Philadelphia
Gold letters and sun on black ground
48" H x 33 3/8" W
SOLD

"Anchor Tavern"
The word "entertainment" in yellow on a green ground with a gold anchor
34 3/4" H x 18" W
SOLD

"Rising Sun Coffee House"

"Inn & Stable"

"Tavern Menu"
Black letters on faded cream wash
38 1/4" H x 16 1/2" W

R. Hammon Inn, 1770
Anchor and lettering in shades of brown, black and white
42"H x 24" W

"Inn and Store"
Black horse and rider on mustard ground, gold and red lettering, breadboard ends
18 1/2" H x 29" W

"Ship's Inn"
Gold letters on black sand paint (very crusty)
15 3/4" H x 86 3/8" W

"Man Full of Trouble Tavern" (with figurehead)
37" x 26 1/2"
SOLD

Eagle Publick House/Entertainment
32 1/2" x 42 1/2"
SOLD

Pemaquid Tavern
SOLD

"White's Tavern"
Black horse, white ground, gold trim
43 1/4" H x 21 1/2" W
SOLD

"Sign of the Mermaid" Tavern
20" x 40"
SOLD

1780 "Publick House"
22"x 34"
SOLD

"Ocean House"
32" x 40"
SOLD

"Publick House" with Angel Gabriel
21" x 48"
SOLD

"Mermaid Hotel"
22" x 48"
SOLD

"E. Fitch's Inn"
18" x 32 1/2"
SOLD

"Sunset Hill Tavern"
30" x 45"
SOLD

"Nathaniel Swift's Inn"
12" x 36"
SOLD

"Sign of the Pine Tree" Tavern
SOLD