Original Wooden Speed Limit Sign
While we don’t know where this sign came from, how it came into private possession, or how the white paint of the field can be so dull in ordinary lighting, but uniquely reflective under certain circumstances, we DO know that this sign has the kind of great patina that can’t be replicated.
Wooden road signs like this had a relatively short shelf life, requiring frequent replacement and leading to dedicated sign-painters churning out signs like these on an industrial scale until they were superseded by metal signs. Measuring 24”x30” (here’s a fun fact- all speed limit signs of this style made after 1930 are this exact size!), it’s ready to spice up your wall space. Just don’t shine a flash light at it!
While we don’t know where this sign came from, how it came into private possession, or how the white paint of the field can be so dull in ordinary lighting, but uniquely reflective under certain circumstances, we DO know that this sign has the kind of great patina that can’t be replicated.
Wooden road signs like this had a relatively short shelf life, requiring frequent replacement and leading to dedicated sign-painters churning out signs like these on an industrial scale until they were superseded by metal signs. Measuring 24”x30” (here’s a fun fact- all speed limit signs of this style made after 1930 are this exact size!), it’s ready to spice up your wall space. Just don’t shine a flash light at it!
While we don’t know where this sign came from, how it came into private possession, or how the white paint of the field can be so dull in ordinary lighting, but uniquely reflective under certain circumstances, we DO know that this sign has the kind of great patina that can’t be replicated.
Wooden road signs like this had a relatively short shelf life, requiring frequent replacement and leading to dedicated sign-painters churning out signs like these on an industrial scale until they were superseded by metal signs. Measuring 24”x30” (here’s a fun fact- all speed limit signs of this style made after 1930 are this exact size!), it’s ready to spice up your wall space. Just don’t shine a flash light at it!