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Vintage Pennsylvania Turnpike Felt Pennant – Illustrated Highway and Tunnel Map – Approximately 27 Inches
Wonderful vintage Pennsylvania Turnpike souvenir pennant featuring an orange-red felt background, bold golden-yellow lettering, and a detailed illustrated map of the historic Pennsylvania Turnpike.
The map includes Pennsylvania communities such as Pittsburgh, Irwin, Greensburg, Bedford, Johnstown, Altoona, Lewistown, Chambersburg, Harrisburg, Gettysburg, and York.
A particularly interesting feature is the printed list of seven historic turnpike tunnels:
* Laurel Hill
* Allegheny
* Rays Hill
* Sideling Hill
* Tuscarora
* Kittatinny
* Blue Mountain
The seven-tunnel map design is a fascinating piece of early Pennsylvania Turnpike history, making this pennant especially appealing to collectors of transportation memorabilia, historic highways, vintage road-trip souvenirs, Pennsylvania history, and Americana.
Item Details:
* Subject: Pennsylvania Turnpike
* Material: Felt
* Approximate dimensions: 27 inches long by 8 inches wide at the base, excluding hanging ties
* Color: Orange-red with golden-yellow lettering and map illustration
* Design: Historic Pennsylvania Turnpike route map with towns and seven named tunnels
* Construction: Contrasting yellow stitched binding at the wide end
* Hanging ties: Two attached orange felt ties
* Reverse: Plain orange-red felt
* Age: Vintage; exact manufacturing date and maker unknown
Condition:
Pre-owned vintage condition. The pennant shows age-related wear, including fading and unevenness in the printed lettering and map, minor surface marks, and general signs of age and handling. Please review the close-up photographs for the condition of the printing, felt, binding, and hanging ties.
Estate Collection Information:
This pennant was acquired as part of an estate lot of vintage collectible pennants.
Please carefully review all photographs, as they are an important part of the description and accurately represent the pennant’s current condition.
Due to the age of these collectibles, normal vintage wear, fading, discoloration, creasing, and other signs of age or previous use should be expected.
This pennant is being sold AS IS, in the condition shown. Please examine all photographs carefully before purchasing.
SKU: 8
