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Gold Discovered Here sign.
Up for sale today is this Gold Discovered Here by James W. Marshall guide sign, which would have been posted at Sutter\'s Mill to commemorate the discovery of 1848 which kicked off the Gold Rush.
This sign is made to the exact early-1920s standards used by the California State Automobile Association (CSAA) on the auto trails and other roads throughout Northern California and beyond. This style featured blue text and the CSAA logo (as well as the association name at the sides) on a yellow sharp-cornered diamond. (Later generations changed to rounded corners for safety, in case an unexpected kinetic event caused the darn thing to come flying through the windshield.) The original of this sign would be worth many thousands of dollars, if it even survives at all. So here is your chance to own an excellent display piece, without breaking the bank...or making use of a time machine.
The sign is flat printed on steel, with completely accurate layout and fonts. It weighs about 3 lb. 1 oz., and is 17 by 13 inches from point to point. If you would like a different size, please do not hesitate to inquire.
This is a high quality, heavy steel, non-reflective sign, printed with great gloss to accurately replicate the look of the porcelain enamel of the original. It is perfect for indoor or outdoor display. Accept no imitations that may be one-third this price, but are one-tenth the quality. No cheap tin to be found here, with the wrong fonts, layouts, size, shape, or any other manner of embarrassing imperfection. This one will make even the most discerning collector stick their nose into the sign, as it looks that good from that close!
I can of course make these signs with any destinations of your choice, and not just this style, but older and newer ones, and even the classic mileage, direction, and city limit guide signs from bygone eras. Anything you would like, made with unsurpassed quality right here in the good old US of A.
Figure about 5 lb. 1 oz. for shipping, packed carefully and mailed from zip code 61833. Our signs are only printed when you buy them. Allow about 10 business days for manufacturing, in addition to the usual delivery time.
The watermark and bear logo in the design preview will not appear on the actual sign. We have begun adding a watermark because we have had problems with other companies copying our artwork to make lesser-quality imitations. You will only get this high level of quality in design and materials from Signs by Jake.
\"Life doesn\'t happen along the interstates. It\'s against the law.\" —Charles Kuralt
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