Description: To maximize the chance your signs will arrive before Christmas, please order before December 5! California US Route 395 route marker. Up for sale today is this California US Route 395 sign. Made to the exact Automobile Club of Southern California standards, as used between 1934 and 1939 along this famous highway. This sign style was the second style of US route marker in California, and the first for US 395. The route was extended down from Washington in 1935, and therefore it received the 1934 style of highway marker from the get-go. US Route 395 is the easternmost principal highway in California, and originally ran from San Diego through the Inland Empire area, overlapping Route 66 through Cajon Pass, and then heading north through the high desert. It briefly enters Nevada, passing through Minden, Carson City, and Reno, before looping back into California to head through Susanville and Modoc County, then continuing even further north through Oregon and Washington. US-395 retains most of its original mileage, but between San Diego and Hesperia it has been replaced with Interstate 15, and with the historic Cabrillo Freeway through Balboa Park in San Diego. (The Cabrillo Freeway, San Diego's first freeway, dates to 1948, but nowadays it has lost its US-80 and US-395 dual designation and is known simply as State Route 163.) However, north of Hesperia, US-395 survives largely unchanged in California, with just a few four-laning projects taking it through such historic eastern Sierra towns as Lee Vining and Independence. An original of these, complete with the logo of the Automobile Club of Southern California, is very hard to come by. They were retired from the roads of California long ago, with most of them being destroyed and only a few examples circulating on the collector's market. An original would easily run thousands of dollars on the collector's market. So here's your chance to get your hands on a fantastic display piece...without breaking the bank. The sign is 12 by 11 inches, and weighs 3 lb. 11 oz. This is a high quality, heavy steel replica sign. 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! Please do see my other auctions for quality California state and Interstate route markers! Would you like a number not seen here? Or perhaps a different style? I can of course make these signs with any route number 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 the era. Anything you would like, made with unsurpassed quality right here in the good old US of A. "Life doesn't happen along the interstates. It's against the law." —Charles Kuralt Figure about 5 lb. 11 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. Thank you for your purchase!
Price: 109 USD
Location: Tilton, Illinois
End Time: 2025-01-09T12:57:55.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Shape: Polygon
Size: Small
Orientation: Horizontal
Item Width: 12.188 in
Item Length: 11.813 in
Item Weight: 3 lb 11 oz
Year: 1935
Type: Traffic & Road Signs
Brand: Signs by Jake
Style: Vintage/Retro
Theme: America, Bar & Club, Barber Shop, Café & Bistro, Cars & Vehicles, Caution & Safety, Cities & Destinations, Fun & Curiosity, Landmarks, Landscape, Retro & Lounge, Transportation, Travel, Vehicles
Material: Steel
Subject: Vehicles
Pattern: Road Sign
Room: Any Room, Basement, Bedroom, Den, Dining Room, Entryway, Foyer, Garage, Guestroom, Indoor, Indoor/Outdoor, Kitchen, Living Room, Lounge, Mudroom, Office, Outdoor, Outside, Patio, Porch, Shop, Study, Sunroom, Terrace, Utility/Laundry Room, Workshop, Man Cave
Features: Decorative, Indoor, Ready To Hang, Outdoor, Smooth
Personalize: Yes
Additional Parts Required: No
Finish: Glossy
Color: Multicolor
Department: Kids, Teens, Adults
MPN: N/A
Mounting: Door Mounted, Free Standing, Hanging, Wall Mounted
Item Height: 0.125 in
Personalization Instructions: Please specify any customization requests: route number, destination cities, size, color, etc. Some requests may result in a different price point than the original advertised item.
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
