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 really unique going on with it, and I have so far resisted the urge to go down the “get signs from all 50 states” rabbit hole.

Although I do not have a large collection, I am fortunate to have a decent variety of vintage New Jersey sign types, including cast aluminum and iron, embossed porcelain, and cut out sheet metal.  I have at least one shield each from New Jersey’s US, State, and County highway systems.

Click on any sign below to find out more about it.

Union County Cast Iron Guidepost Sign	Cast Aluminum NJ State Highway 27 Shield (1935 spec)	Cast Aluminum NJ State Highway 69 Shield (ca. 1953)
US Route 46 Shield with Junction Banner (ca. 1960)	Embossed Porcelain Hunterdon County Route 512 Shield	Porcelain Public Service Bus Station Marker
Porcelain NYC Humpback Street Sign	Steel New York State Route 439 Shield	Garden State Parkway Shield (1962)