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Edinburgh Live
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David McLean

Ghost sign for long lost Edinburgh shop uncovered by workers during refit

Family-run general store Mama Said, which is situated at 40 Cockburn Street, have stripped back their shop signage to reveal the historic hand-painted lettering for city baby carriage manufacturer Scott Brothers'.

Established back in the 1880s, Scott Brothers was the oldest pram shop in Edinburgh and operated for more than a century.

Mama Said had previously uncovered a sign for Scott Brothers during a refit in four years ago and retained it above their entrance, but this latest discovery looks to be even older.

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