It took me a while to realize that I enjoy collecting signs as much as, and in some ways, more than, collecting signals.  My favorite signs to collect are old highway shields, guidepost signs, place markers, and so forth, especially from New Jersey and New York City. I also like regulation signs like STOP or KEEP RIGHT that are antiquated or in some way unusual or particular to the area – though I do not own any yet.  I have (so far) resisted the urge to go down the “get signs from all 50 states” rabbit hole.

The images below will link you either to more info about the sign, or to the full-size image.

New Jersey Signs

16″ cast aluminum NJ Route 27	18″ cast aluminum NJ Route 69	20″ die-cut NJ Route 208	23″ die-cut US-NJ Route 46
16″ porcelain Public Service Bus Station marker	24″ cast iron guidepost (Union County)	30″ cast iron Passaic River marker	Two-sided 36″ ONE WAY sign from Newark
18″ NJ Turnpike	1970s Clifton sign that was posted close to my boyhood house – a gift from Ed Tapanes	16″ embossed porcelain Hunterdon County Route 517 (NOS)

New York Signs

porcelain humpback Greenwich Village street sign

NY Route 55 directional

Unknown Location Signs

Slow – Children at Play warning sign (NOS?)