Marble Stop Sign

In the remote northern reaches of gunnison county there s a speck of a town called marble.

Marble stop sign.

Did you scroll all this way to get facts about marble sign. Stop sign 30 x 30 municipal grade dot legal thickness reflectivity r1 1ra22rk. It was in the 1930 s when someone discovered a way to make more of the sign s. Antique yellow jeweled cats eye marble reflector stop sign.

Steel embossed stop signs with cat s eye marbles. The major change over the years was in the driving public s desire to drive at night. Or best offer 75 00 shipping. Within the 20 000 square foot museum are examples representing 100 years of american signage.

The most popular color. It s home to about 100 people one stop sign one restaurant and countless giant chunks of. Stop sign vintage double sided hand sign stop on both sides street construction sign on wood handle with thong control traffic jams. Here is an antique stop sign that i found and thought i would share with all of you.

Antique yellow stop sign with cat eye marbles rare find. On lower right side it says company mpls. In addition to road signs the museum boasts thousands of examples of road art and vintage advertising signs. Stop sign 18 x 18 aluminum engineer grade reflective legal.

Has 47 original clear cat eye marbles for reflection. 5 out of 5 stars 1 267 1 267 reviews 24 99. Add to favorites. The most common marble sign material is stone.

Now for some history on this sort of item. I know yellow stop signs were between 1924 1954 but would like better understanding. I believe it is porcelain has thick metal backing sign weighs 16 lbs. Or best offer 139 65 shipping.

There are 1895 marble sign for sale on etsy and they cost 20 09 on average. 3m red stop sign post reflector for uchannel square posts dot compliant 3 x 72. Retroflection was applied to traffic signs in the 1920 s. Antique early thru stop traffic sign cats eye reflectors raised letters heavy.

2 a must visit destination for anyone with a love of road traffic signs and signs in general is the american sign museum in cincinnati ohio. In the late 1930 s the first attempt at reflectorizing resulted in the development of cat eyes which were glass semi spheres that were inserted in holes in the signs. Time left 3d 15h left.