For sale is a VINTAGE 1980s REPRODUCTION – PORCELAIN NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD SIGN. This porcelain sign is in its original packaging and was sold in the late 1980s as part of the Ande Rooney collection. The signs were handmade by layering liquid enamels onto a steel plate and heated within a kiln. This sign reproduces the iconic New York Central System logo. The sign measures 11 inches by 7 inches. A great gift find for any collector of railroad and transportation memorabilia.
During the 1980s, a husband and wife, Peter and Ande Rooney started making reproductions of antique advertising signs. Ande who had a background in graphic design managed the artist design of the signs while Peter ran the business. By 2009, Ande developed 300 different styles of vintage signs.
The New York Central Railroad was established in 1853 by consolidating several existing railroad companies. The railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad system connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midwest, along with the intermediate cities of Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Rochester and Syracuse. The New York Central was headquartered in the New York Central Building, adjacent to its largest station, Grand Central Terminal. In 1968, the NYC merged with its former rival, the Pennsylvania Railroad, to form Penn Central.
