{"product_id":"vintage-brass-instruction-sign-to-place-penny-in-the-slot-and-slide-knob","title":"Vintage Brass Instruction Sign To Place Penny In The Slot and Slide Knob","description":"\u003ch1\u003eVintage Brass Instruction Sign To Place Penny In The Slot and Slide Knob\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis very small Vintage Brass Instruction Sign To \u003cem\u003ePlace Penny In The Slot and Slide Knob \u003c\/em\u003ewould have been found Victorian times to pre-1970s on the door in public conveniences \/ lavatories. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn old penny would need to be placed in a slot on the toilet door to enable you to open the door and act as payment for entrance: (coin operated lock). Hence the phrase 'To spend a penny' as a euphemism for needing to use the loo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximate Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e  7.4cm x 6.2cm x 0.3cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn pretty good condition it makes a nice piece of social history or \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mullardantiques.co.uk\/collections\/vintage-signs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esign \u003c\/a\u003efor the toilet door!\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45401826722049,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/5122\/8972\/files\/DSC09713.jpg?v=1721398627","url":"https:\/\/mullardantiques.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/vintage-brass-instruction-sign-to-place-penny-in-the-slot-and-slide-knob","provider":"Mullard Antiques and Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}