Macfilos Weekender with Richard Alton

At road junctions in Zambia you’ll often find rubber gloves, mounted on steel rods and waving in the breeze. They’re used by plumbers for self-promotion — like a barber’s pole outside the shop.

Sometimes the rubber gloves have company — used ballcocks and floats, worn out spanners — in fact any plumber’s tools or accessories that are going spare. With a phone number attached, the displays provide graphic and cost-effective advertising.

I came across this elegant flock of gloves on the outskirts of Lusaka. 

Note: Camera used – Leica M6 (0.85) with 50mm Summicron (circa 1960)

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