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Advertisment for Ben Evans.
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Location : Swansea, Wales, Glamorganshire, Wales.
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Creator / Holder : Swansea Museum
Museum No. : SWASM:SM
Composition : Ink & Wash on paper
Height (cm) : 13cm
Width (cm) : 6.5cm

Advertisment for Ben Evans.
Theme : World War Two

Advertisment for Ben Evans Department store in Swansea.The illustration shows the store's frontages on Temple Street and Castle Bailey Street. The advertisment dates from the 1920s and makes great claims for 'The premier fashion and furnishing house of Wales and the West.' Text in advertisment reads -' Departments deal comprehensively with every requirement for personal wear or complete house furnishing at prices which are the lowest anywhere for goods of equal quality...visitors are invited to walk through at any time during business hours - there is no obligation whatever to purchase.'

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