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Human Billboard

📢Hu·man·bill·board

/ˈ(h)yo͞omənˈbilbôrd/

Noun: Human Billboard | Plural Noun: Human Billboards


Human billboard is an early term for sign holder. Most commonly this would refer to people wearing sandwich boards, which can be traced back as early as London in the 1800’s. Human Billboards or human advertisements have been around for centuries. Similarly, Romans would evenplace jugglers and jesters at the end of marketplaces to attract customers to the square. Ye Olde advertisements holdeth thy sign.

Today, Sign Spinners are the superior form of human billboards, but basic sign holding services are available.

Human Billboard in action
Human Billboard in action

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