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Old Oregon Trail sign.
Up for sale today is this Old Oregon Trail sign. Made to the exact standard introduced by the state of Nebraska in 1951 when US highway 26 was extended along the old trail all the way to Oregon. The sign features a Conestoga wagon being pulled by a team of oxen, similar to the state's highway markers.
An original of these is not only very rare to find scrapped, but is a herculean effort to transport; most are long since retired but some still enjoy their active service on the highways. So here is your chance to own an excellent display piece, without chancing legal trouble... or a hernia.
The sign is flat printed on steel, with completely accurate layout and fonts. It weighs about 5 pounds 12 ounces. the signs in use in the field are much more colossal - this one is a precise rescaling of the freeway style sign down to a much more manageable 22 1/2 x 13 1/2 inch size. it is a non-reflective sign - perfect for ordinary display, indoors or outdoors. (if you would like a larger size version, please ask as I can certainly make one!)
This is a high quality, heavy steel sign. Accept no imitations that may be one-third this price, but are one-tenth the quality. No cheap tin to be found here, with the wrong fonts, layouts, size, shape, or any other manner of embarrassing imperfection. This one will make even the most discerning collector stick their nose into the sign, as it looks that good from that close!
I can of course make these signs with any route number of your choice, and not just this style, but older and newer ones, and even the classic mileage, direction, and city limit guide signs from bygone eras. Anything you would like, made with unsurpassed quality right here in the good old US of A.
"Life doesn't happen along the interstates. It's against the law." - Charles Kuralt
Figure about 7 pounds for shipping, packed with care and mailed from zip code 61833.
Thank you for your purchase!