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What type of sign is this?

Started by jlin, January 31, 2020, 10:57:43 AM

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jlin

Hi folks, someone emailed me with a sign that she found while going through the belongings of her parents-in-law, which she is trying to identify and I've never seen.



Also, it looks pretty small:



To quote:

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We are caring for the estate of my husband's parents who have passed away. The sign was found with his belongings. Maybe pre-1925? He was air force, so I thought it might be from one of his duty stations. He was also stationed in Germany so, maybe it's from a base there.

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Given the shape and font, it's probably not pre-1925, but other than that, this sign really puzzles me. Any ideas?

Thanks,
- Jim


DRMan

With the decorative elements, I'm thinking it's a house number sign printed on a miniature US shield. It seems like it would be much too small to be an effective road sign.

kphoger

I sent a picture of it to Jake Bear, but he never answered.  I honestly don't even know if he has the same phone number anymore.  My last message from him had been in Decmber 2017.

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roadman

Quote from: DRMan on January 31, 2020, 02:55:01 PM
With the decorative elements, I'm thinking it's a house number sign printed on a miniature US shield. It seems like it would be much too small to be an effective road sign.

^^^  Bingo.  We have a winner.  I remember a couple of people in my childhood neighborhood that I delivered papers to had these on their houses.
"And ninety-five is the route you were on.  It was not the speed limit sign."  - Jim Croce (from Speedball Tucker)

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Of years of roads and highway signs" (with apologies to Carole King and Tom Rush)



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