White-painted wooden sign. The sign is stenciled with gate toll rates based on vehicle type, including types of carriages and carts pulled by various animals.
Context
Said to have been used on the road through Stockbridge, Vermont, possibly at the Old Cobb Bridge.
Acquisition
Accession
1936.3
Source or Donor
Wyman, Martin L., Jr.
Acquisition Method
Gift
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Sign, Traffic
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
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
25-1/2 in
Width
41-3/4 in
Depth
10 in
Material
Wood, Paint
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Stockbridge
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Interpretative Labels
Label
This sign is similar in age to the other toll road sign in this exhibit dating from the early 1800s. It was used at Toll Gate No. 4 in Stockbridge on the road between Middlebury and Woodstock. It may have hung on the old Cobb Bridge in Stockbridge which was near the donor's home.
