January 24, 2024
WOODLAWN JEROME 1920s New York Subway Sign IRT Metal Sign Bronx 4 Train Yankees
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Questions? Please call us at . This listing is for a 1920s-era painted, metal destination sign from an Interborough Rapid Transit "Lo-V" subway car. This technology predates the Vellum signs we have for sale. Each car had two sets of signs in it, one for each side. The conductor would go through the train and place the right plates for the route of his particular train. The Lo-Vs (shorthand for "Low Voltage Cars") comprised the majority of the IRT fleet from the 1920s through the late 1940s/early 1950s, when the new NY Board of Transportation began to order new trains. Most of the Lo-Vs were retired in the 1960s, but some still survive. The Shoreline Trolley Museum in East Haven, CT, is home to #5466. The New York Transit Museum has a few cars that were most recently used in service - courtesy of HBO - in 2011 to commemorate new episodes of its series, "Boardwalk Empire." Each car had two sign boxes, one per side. There were three metal signs like this one displayed in each sign box at any time. The top one displayed the northern destination, the middle one displayed the southern destination, and the bottom one displayed the name of the route. This plate has the destination on both sides. This plate measures 25.5 inches wide and 4 inches tall. Please carefully review the photos before bidding. Item shipped via USPS Priority
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