Camp Signage

[Transport]

Ahoy!

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Would anyone have knowledge of any links or sites on line where one might be able to view examples of French Road Signs used during the Great War? I have exhausted Google and no results. The only examples that come up are modern signs.

I wanted to make a few to have in camp for static displays along with the usual ones- "H.Q" "YMCA CANTEEN" etc.

Thanks very much in advance!

Chuck

[Marcus]

Curious as to how much they would have changed between the Wars? If not a big change you can probably find tons of pics of signs from WW2 era. Usually, white with black lettering and borders, no?

[Transport]

Ahoy!

Marcus you are correct on the WW2 signs being white with a point on one end and a what looks like a 1/2 black border with Black letters in CAPITOL letters then the distance lettering half the size of the City's name. Guess I could go with that and seeing how the number of WW1 vets that might show up is pretty slim I might be able to go with that.

Thanks
Chuck

[oskar2ndchev]

From what pictures I've seen, signs tended to be pretty crude, ad hoc affairs. A lot of them seemed to be painted on pieces of wooden crates.

[Transport]

Ahoy!

That is what I was leaning to-wards- a very simple road sign, however would distance be in Kilometers or miles?

Chuck

[Larry Dunn]

Feb 5, 2009 13:44:33 GMT -8 Transport said:

Ahoy!

That is what I was leaning to-wards- a very simple road sign, however would distance be in Kilometers or miles?

Chuck

Kilometers--the French invented the metric system as part of the reforms of the Revolution.

-Larry

[Transport]

Ahoy!

Thanks Larry, that sure helps.

Chuck