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Beauty! Predates Vignelli by a little bit--this is likely from the late 1940s or 1950s, one of the last pieces to use that unique art deco type face that signs from the 1930s and on were fabricated wi...
What a beauty! I'd put my bets on the 1920s-1930s on that sign, as that font matches some of the oldest designs in the subway. For some reason, Times Square was one of the last stations to have those ...
Very elegant piece. You can usually tell by the wear on these pieces if they're steel enamel or porcelain enamel--the latter tend to chip around the mounts. Phenomenal sign, with a lot more character ...
Incredible font design on that piece--very elegant, modernist look. Love the colors.
Beautiful! 1930s-1950s sounds right to me, though I'd lean to the early edge of that range. That "Transit Commission" title is extremely archaic: in 1940 came the Board of Transportation, and by 1953 ...
Beautiful sign! I would imagine that dates from the 1940s or 1950s, as by the 1960s few signs were still cast with that dark porcelain backing and by the end of the decade Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noo...
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