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Lot 43: Guinness Advertising Sign Featuring Gilroy Toucan

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A rectangular metal advertising sign for Guinness stout. The sign features a printed illustration of the iconic toucan character designed by John Gilroy, depicted with a pint-sized bottle of Guinness Extra Stout held in its wing and a bottle cap balanced on its beak. The graphic is set against a white background and includes the text Opening Time is GUINNESS TIME in blue and orange-red block lettering. The bottle label within the illustration is a detailed graphic depicting the traditional Guinness harp logo and the words GUINNESS and EXTRA STOUT. The sign is constructed from sheet metal with four pre-drilled mounting holes, one at each corner. There is a small white adhesive price tag reading E18 in the upper right corner.