Custom from period cyclists was much desired by inns, alehouses, Temperance Hotels, Coffee Taverns and other such establishments. Those which didn’t display the all-important CTC cast iron sign often used unofficial claims to attract cyclists anyway. Above is an example from Wales. Llywelyn Cottage in Beddgelert was an alehouse in the 1890s and a B&B of sorts in the 1930s. It was false advertising to claim it was CTC-recommended.
Such false claims were also commonplace in the 1880s so the CTC wanted something imposing for their official recommendation marks, hence the 2-ft-wide cast iron signs. These were surprisingly chunky; perfect, then, for a 3D scan.
Use this clever doohickey to pinch, zoom and spin this still in situ Headquarters sign from the Black Swan at Pickering.