White on Black Single Line Destinations
All signs are sold FRAMED. These lovely original blinds originated from Edwardian buses which carried sign-written wooden destination boards, a leftover from stagecoaches. Routes lengthened when petrol-engines replaced horses, then more versatile roll-blinds appeared. From the 1930s London Transport made their own by hand, - screen printed paper on dutch linen. By the late 1980s. stronger, modern materials arrived and blinds were outsourced and machine made blinds came about. Sizes given relate to the outside dimensions of the frame and are approximate sizes. Most are 43 inch by 11 inch.
