VTG Yellow Black Diamond "Stop Ahead" US Metal Warning Sign Patina Collectible
From 1924 to 1954, stop signs (and related warning signs like "STOP AHEAD") in the US were commonly designed with black letters on a yellow field. In 1954,
the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) mandated the shift to the now-familiar red octagon with white lettering for STOP signs, and similar color shifts for other warning signs like "STOP AHEAD" followed to distinguish them.
likely dating from before the mid-1950s.
Does have some fading and rusting along the edges.
Please look at pictures for condition.
Selling as pictured, save on shipping by coming to store in Butler, PA
092625 CC