Hello all,
This is my first post here. I'd like ot kick off with a question about a GSP shield I acquired a few years ago.
It is 18" diameter, and has a dark green reflective finish. Written on the back in black grease pencil is the following text:
"Assist by: D. Louis Tonti
Exec Director
NJ Highway Auth.
From: J.A. Artale Tr. Engr.
NJ State Hiway Auth
Woodbridge, NJ 9/13/62
Request to Chas Fromherz
Attn April's office"
I wonder what the writing is about. Could this sign have been a prototype of some sort? It has two mounting holes, and appears to have been mounted on a post at some point.
These are the pictures I took with my lousy cell phone. The good camera is temporarily out of service. I did have better snaps a while ago, but left the files on a kaput hard drive.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi722.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww222%2Fpb4fjk%2FTraffic%2520Lights%2Fth_gsp1.jpg&hash=26c51eae8ea2ddd838926bf72e88a58e5947689a) (http://s722.photobucket.com/albums/ww222/pb4fjk/Traffic%20Lights/?action=view¤t=gsp1.jpg)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi722.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww222%2Fpb4fjk%2FTraffic%2520Lights%2Fth_gsp2.jpg&hash=2ba6668fffcebcbc24d8d75a88b404c6d780e5ff) (http://s722.photobucket.com/albums/ww222/pb4fjk/Traffic%20Lights/?action=view¤t=gsp2.jpg)
Political favor, I'd say.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on December 02, 2010, 07:35:50 PM
Political favor, I'd say.
Hmmm, I dunno. What kind of favor comes with a GSP shield? I wish I could remember whom I got this from so I could ask what they know of its history. They had a LOT of signs from around the country, so I doubt they had any details on this particular one. It is an interesting quirk though!