My favorite signs to collect are old route shields, guide signs, markers and so forth from in and around New Jersey. I’m not as interested in regulation signs like STOP or KEEP RIGHT, unless there’s something unique going on with it. I’m resisting the urge to go down the “get signs from all 50 states” rabbit hole.

Click on any sign to find out more about it.

Cast Iron Guide Sign from Union County (1920s)	Cast Aluminum NJ State 27 Highway Shield (1927 spec)	Porcelain NYC Humpback Street Sign
US Route 46 Cutout Shield and Junction Banner (’50s-’60s)	Embossed Porcelain Hunterdon County Route 512 Shield	Porcelain Public Service Bus Station Marker
Garden State Parkway Shield (1962)	Steel New York State Route 439 Shield

My other signs on display include:

• Welcome to Clifton (NJ) shield that I believe was posted a mile from the house I grew up in. Thanks, Ed Tapanes!
• Stop When Flashing sign: I’m not sure where I got this. It appears to have been part of a railroad crossing or entrance gate.
• NJ Route 28 Shield (24″ x 24″): According to sign expert Steve Alpert, this sign can be likely dated to the 1980s by the NJDT printed in the lower right corner.
• Great Falls signs from Paterson: These were a neat bonus thrown in with the Paterson signal that I obtained in 2019.