Authentic enameled directional sign indicating access to an Emmaus community. Made of white enamel on a dark blue background with a directional arrow, it uses the graphic charter used by many French communities around 1950/1960. The presence of the spelling "EMMAÜS" with a diaeresis, combined with the modernist design and the enameled manufacture, refers to the period of development of the movement founded by Abbé Pierre in 1949. This sign was intended to guide visitors to a community, a depot or a recycling center.
✦ Provenance: France ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1950-1960 ✦ Dimensions: approx. 45 x 25 cm ✦ Material: Enameled sheet metal ✦ Condition: Good overall condition with preserved shine. Small localized enamel chips on the edge. Discreet signs of use. Original fixings absent.
An emblematic testament to the history of the Emmaus movement and 20th-century French associative signage, this plaque will naturally find its place in a collection of enameled signs or social history.
