The Letterville BullBoard: Is This a Traffic Sign from the 1970's?

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Posted by Mark Bachman (Member # 802) on :

I'm designing signs for a movie taking place in NYC in the 1970's. The graphic people are period, but I don't know if the overall shape is. I must show the production designer proof. Go to:

School Sign Image

Thank you very much!

Posted by Mark Bachman (Member # 802) on :

Anyone have an answer? A decision has to be made soon.
Thanks!

Posted by Checkers (Member # 63) on :

Hiya Mark,
That's a tough call. From what I recall, they've always been what they are today. The only difference that I'm aware of is there are better materials used in the manufacturing process.
Anyway, I realize that this isn't much help, but you can try this link...
http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/ser-shs_millennium_eng.htm

Havin' fun,

Checkers

Posted by Patrick Whatley (Member # 2008) on :

Don't know how much help it will be but I had this site bookmarked. It's all vintage roads.

http://caltrafficsigns.com

Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :

Mark,

Being only a wee little kid in the 70's I don't remember much about the exact road signage around New England but that sign you show does look later than that. Remember that unless it HAS to be a new road sign most road signs would have been around from the 60's and even 50's in the 70's

I don't remember the international "stick" people being used in the 70's

Posted by Suelynn Sedor (Member # 442) on :

I thought people were thinner in the 70's. That looks like a politically correct, Y2K, "weight challenged" family! ha ha ha

Posted by Mark Bachman (Member # 802) on :

The figures are from 1970's research, but from another sign.

Thanks.

Posted by Suelynn Sedor (Member # 442) on :

I'm sure they are correct Mark. They just struck me as funny.

Suelynn [Smile]

Posted by Bill Lynch (Member # 3815) on :

I was a municipal sign painter circa 75-76 and
I don't recall using thst design, it might have been starting to be used in some locations bt not here. The one we used was an 18"x24" with two oldfashioned looking kids. I always remember it looked like the boy had a beanie on.
Then under it would be a smaller sign that said
"SCHOOL XING"

Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :

Link not found.... nope, that's not a 1970's sign, term, phrase, or anything else from 1970.

Posted by Deri Russell (Member # 119) on :

I got the same as Dave. Link not found. Sorry.

Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :

I tried to post this earlier, but my damn Internet has been down alll day.
I think the smaller child in your pic looks a bit stubby.
I liked this better:

I seem to remember signs that looked more like this when I was a schoolkid in the 70s:

Love....Jill

Posted by Mark Bachman (Member # 802) on :

Thanks for the images. Turns out, we won't be using that shape--it is used to cover an existing shape.

Posted by Deri Russell (Member # 119) on :

Oh JILL!!!!!!!! Were you not ****ed as a kid that they called you slow? [Wink]

Sorry. It was too easy. Here- I'll slam myself [Bash]

Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :

Mark

these are a coupla pages out of a 1956 Minnesota Sign makers manual for the state sign codes...I do not think the "Pictograms" were in use until the late 70's....This is all I came up [img] http://www.letterhead.com/images/mm/school.jpg[/img]with...[img] http://www.letterhead.com/images/mm/road.jpg[/img]

Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :

I tried Barb..i give up.

Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :

Mike,

Try this.

with...

There can be no space after [img] or before [/img]. If posting two images, hit "Enter" between them and make each address tag on a different line.

Now, you can teach me how to hold a brush. Chapman's given up!

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