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This week I am listing these "Three Rare:" and what, I believe, to be 1960's era Olympia Beer Signs. Each will be listed separately so that any collector that only needs one sign to complete this series of Olympia Beer advertising signs,, need only bid on that particular sign, A, B, C. This listing is for (B), 23" x 15" Heavy plastic shield with knights Armor Helmet on Top~Family Crest of a Cardboard Ostrich Bird holding a Lucky Horseshoe ( DIGBY FAMILY CREST ), attached in center (10" x 8-1/4")~Below Family Crest is a Raised, Oval, embossed Letter Sign that says "Light "Olympia Beer"~Across bottom says "Olympia" Info from Google Search:"
 The Ostrich.
Legend has it that the Ostrich dates from 100BC, when the Romans were attacking Numidia, which is now Tunisia. Jugurtha, who was the King of the Numidians, put young warriors on ostriches who were so fast that they outflanked the Roman cavalry who subsequently fled the scene. The horseshoe in the Ostriches mouth is to show how they defeated the horses. This was apparently a well-known tale in Hungary & Romania. It was later the crest of the Angevin Kings with Charles Robert, King of Hungary adopting it as his Crest and in particular, his son, Louis the Great of Hungary. Louis donated a chapel at Aix-le-Chapelle in the cathedral as a place of pilgrimage for Hungarians & this contains a large number of ostriches with horseshoes. Several of the tombs in Aachen Cathedral depict the ostrich.Our records do not show how it came to be in the Digby family, although it has been the family crest since 1350 AD. I consider it to be in good condition for it's age, Still has 4 unused peel off stick-on tabs on back, Plus has a hole below the nights Helmet for hanging. Buy one, two, or all three for your collection. We are happy to combine shipping. Shipping Weight for ONE well Packed Sign will be 5 # from Zip Code 98542-0354
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