Directional Sign

Name/Title

Directional Sign

Entry/Object ID

2022.70.7

Description

Rectangular metal road sign. The side is printed with yellow lettering on a black ground that reads, "GILMAN / VERMONT" beneath a right-pointing arrow. There is a yellow rectangle for writing the distance followed by "MI". Protective tissue paper applied by the manufacturer is still attached to the face of the sign, indicating it was never hung.

Context

Likely produced for use at a railroad station.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.70

Source or Donor

Kanell, Elizabeth L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sign, Directional

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Visual Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Visual Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Material

Metal, Paper

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Village

Gilman

Town

Lunenberg

County

Essex County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America