Sign

Object Name:

Sign

Object ID:

1987.073

Place of Origin:

Stratham, NH

Description:

Road sign, painted wood. Horizontal rectangle. Raised lettering, painted black: "GREENLAND 4M. / STRATHAM 3M." Two hands with pointed finger, painted black, one pointing left after first line, one pointed right after second line. Background painted white. Holes at top and bottom where sign was attached to a post with bolts.

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

H-9.75 W-36 Dia-1.6 inches

Provenance:

Sign probably stood at intersection of Depot Road (south of Stratham Station) and N.H. Route 101 (Portsmouth Ave.).

Purchased by donors at Green Mountain Antique Center, Route 16, Ossipee, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Garvin

Subjects:

Road signs