Painted wooden usher's sign: Quiet Please

Dating to the mid-1900s, the rare, double-sided paddle sign was used by torch-bearing ushers for discreetly shushing cinema or theatre audience members. Painted in glossy white, red and blue enamels. 50.5 x 15 x 1cm. The handle with a hanging hole – handy for wall mounting as per the first image. Light age wear