Guessing booth sign, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1980s
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Item 16892
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This sign invited visitors to Old Orchard Beach to have "Dave the Guesser" Glovsky guess their occupations. Glovsky's guessing booth was a popular attraction from 1945 to the 1990s.
This sign reads, "Show Me/Your Hand/I'll Guess your/Occupation/A Prize if I Fail."
The sign is duplicated in French on the opposite side, reading, "Montrez moi/votremain/Je devinerai votre/occupation/un prix si je me trompe."
Other Information
- Title: Guessing booth sign, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1980s
- Creator: Glovsky, Dave
- Creation Date: circa 1980
- Subject Date: circa 1980
- Town: Old Orchard Beach
- County: York
- State: ME
- Media: Wood
- Local Code: 1999.33.3
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Amusement parks--Maine-Old Orchard Beach
Palace Playland (Old Orchard Beach, Me.)
Curiosities & wonders--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
Street entertainers--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
Divination--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
Business enterprises--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
Fortune telling--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
Signs (Notices)--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
Glovsky, Dave--Associated objects
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