Original BMT Signs

The following signs are from the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (BMT) "Standards." 950 of these cars were built by either American Car & Foundry or the Pressed Steel Car Company between 1914 and 1924, with a disruption in production caused by World War I.

Below are examples of the different signs that these cars had in them. Each car had four sets of signs, two sets on each side. Each set comprised of one route sign and one destination sign. The signs were mounted in metal mechanisms that allowed the workers to select the appropriate
routes and destinations.

Both types of signs have the readings printed on both sides of the cloth, one slightly larger than the other. The larger print was meant to face the outside of the train, while the small print faced inside.