A Scarce Original `The New Standard` Headline Billboard Sheet; 'John Lennon Shot Dead' c.1980 sub-Curios The handles are later but

The handles are later but probably still late Victorian and the interiors to the draws

There are a few chips to the paint on the base

This style of spinning wheel was often imported into England

at the latter end of the Art Deco period

A Scarce Original `The New Standard` Headline Billboard Sheet; 'John Lennon Shot Dead' c.1980 sub-Curios The handles are later butOrigin: British Period: Late Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: 1980 Height: 28 inches Width: 16. 5 inches Framed: 33. 75 x 22. 25 inches Condition: B Having originally been displayed at a news stand or kiosk from the day after John Lennon`s death on Monday 8th December 1980, the dramatic headline flyer simply reading John Lennon Shot Dead in capital bold text over the mid blue bannered logo of The New Standard news group. The sheet has been