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Sign, Traffic

Object Name:
Sign, Traffic
Object ID:
2006.023
Place of Origin:
Northwood, NH
Date:
circa 1910
Description:
Road sign, painted wood, used on Route 4 in Northwood, NH. Silver painted block letters, "LOUDON / CONCORD", with silver arrow extending right from each. Black smalt ground. Pine plank with heavy molded edge. Inner edge of molding painted silver. Two holes for screwing to signpost.
Material:
Wood
Pine
Dimensions:
H-13.5 W-36 D-1.5 inches
Provenance:
Purchased by Thomas J. Copadis of Peter Wood Hill Antiques from an individual who had acquired it from the state of New Hampshire when they were replacing wooden road signs with metal signs in the mid-20th century.

Purchased by NHHS at NH Antique Dealers Association show in Hopkinton, 06/03/2006.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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