Antique Railroad Glass Marble Reflector Sign...Not One Chipped Marble..Unique

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Great antique item up for sale... Early 20th century railroad marble reflector sign... It is in great condition there are no cracks or chips in any of the marbles... 21 glass marbles altogether... Lights up real nice when light hits it... a great addition to either the railroad or transportation ,sign collection.. About 7.5 x 10 x 1.25"Please see our the listings we do encourage grouping multiple items to ensure maximum buyer discount and combined shippingInternational customers please wait for the adjusted invoice before completing check outThanks for lookingPosted with eBay Mobile The development of automobiles encouraged more complex signage systems using more than just text-based notices. One of the first modern-day road sign systems was devised by the Italian Touring Club in 1895. By 1900, a Congress of the International League of Touring Organizations in Paris was considering proposals for standardization of road signage. In 1903 the British government introduced four "national" signs based on shape, but the basic patterns of most traffic signs were set at the 1908 International Road Congress in Rome . In 1909, nine European governments agreed on the use of four pictorial symbols, indicating "bump", "curve", "intersection", and "grade-level railroad crossing". The intensive work on international road signs that took place between read more