New York subway Lo-V metal sign: South Ferry, original station #1 train IRT

Description

Condition:
Side 1:
Very clean lettering, not much dirt or rust per letter.  No large areas of rust or chipped away paint on the lettering.    One side has some white smudges between the words "South" and "Ferry".
Side 1 is the one that has the #1 and #9 lines booklet shown.
Side 2:
not a lot of rusted areas or of chipping on the lettering, there are some areas that have brown smudges, not on each letter though.
Length:
25 ½ in.
Height:
4 in.
Weight:
About 2 pounds
Lettering:
white letters, are 2 ½ inches tall on both sides
Description:
Original, double sided, used metal sign that was on Low Voltage subway cars on the IRT train division, known as Lo-V cars.
These were the equivalent of side destination rollsigns before they had thinner paper signs.
These are from New York City subway system, now called NYCTA.
This mentions the South Ferry, original station in lower Manhattan.  That original station is now closed since a new station was built not too long ago. That station is the last stop going downtown on the #1 line and was originally a curved platform station where you could exit the train only from the first 5 or 6 cars.
Now the new rebuilt station is more modern and you can exit the train from any car.
These signs/boards were made prior to any merger when the City of NY took over all the independent subway companies, these metal signs were made by the Interborough Rapid Transit company.
These Lo-V cars are long since scrapped
and getting a metal sign from them is very tough to locate, in any shape...most are kind of rusted out and have lots of deterioration.  Some of these cars are still around as part of the NY Transit Musuem's roster of equipment and once in a while those are used for special events where people can ride them.
No matter the location shown, these Lo-V signs are all the same specific size and all double sided.
The same wording is on both sides of the sign.
We are showing both sides so you can determine the condition.
This sign shows:
SOUTH FERRY
The Lo-V cars were in use in the
New York City
subway system, originally for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company ( IRT) , before the City of
New York
took over all the subway lines and still part of today’s IRT train division. Great collectible for anyone who works in the area or for a train enthusiast…
Please rely on the photos to determine the quality level of the paint on letters and the rusty areas.
These cars were built about 1915 and into the 1920’s, and were scrapped starting in the 1950’s into the 1960’s.
Neat lettering, makes for a good design in your home or office if put in a frame.
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All sales final.
All items are described accurately and sold "as is".
This is an original and unique item to NYC Transit history.
This is not a cheap copy replication of any kind.
These signs are not easy to locate and in this good shape.
Please rely on the photos of the sign and ask us any questions if you have concerns prior to bidding.
NOTE:
Some of these boards we have learned were imprinted over previous lettering. Rather than throw away a metal sign when they needed a different location shown, the transit company re-used with a different printed location and was put to use like that.
Some signs were recycled with another printing going over the original lettering.
From what we can notice, that did not happen on this sign.
There is no evidence of overlap of lettering here, should be the original printing.