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Sign, Traffic

Object number2008.128.10

Date1950-1959

Mediumsteel; paint

Credit LineGift of Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

DescriptionTin road sign in shape of keystone. Front: green with beige text with beige border. Two cut holes, top and bottom center.Dimensions0.75 x 4.25 in. (1.9 x 10.8 cm)
InscriptionsFront: beige text "PENNA / TURN- / PIKE".

On back: stripe of beige paint with black ink, "T95(?).02.12".

Paper sticker label has number "2".
Historical NotesRoad sign signifying the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Part of a collection of artifacts that document the history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the first toll road in the United States.

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