Please Keep Off The Grass.

(London): I Was Lord Kitchener’s Valet, 1970. Vintage ‘drug’ sign from the famous store. “I Was Lord Kitchener’s Valet” was a clothing boutique which achieved fame in 1960s “Swinging London” by promoting antique military uniforms as fashion items. Among the shop’s customers were Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix. Peter Blake, the artist who designed The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, said that he and Paul McCartney got the idea for the record sleeve while they were walking together past the shop. Items from the store seldom appear on the market. This sign printed on thin card is in near fine condition. Measures approx. 24cm by 29cm