Edison Portland Cement Company Sign: Is this the only sign left in existence?

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  • Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
  • This time at the Quick Speed Shop it's another Neat Old Stuff video here and this one is good one. Thomas A. Edison started the Edison Portland Cement Company in 1899 and the company sold portland cement and concrete. They made slip form concrete houses and also provided the concrete for the original Yankee Stadium in 1922. This sign somehow made its way to my family and I acquired it a few years ago. It's porcelain enamel and in very good condition for the age. I have no idea if it was at the company, on a truck, on Yankee Stadium, who knows? Anyway, it's a neat old sign from a long forgotten company, owned by a prolific inventor, and it something you won't see every day.
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  • @ericcoffedgp40
    @ericcoffedgp40 9 днів тому

    Wow! Thats really neat! There is some real history right there, very well preserved.

  • @marshallcrank
    @marshallcrank 8 днів тому

    Very cool

  • @stevierudy5022
    @stevierudy5022 9 днів тому

    Fantastic sign in excellent shape for the year! Concrete homes last it seems. Great Neat Old Stuff today, Thanks!!

    • @QuickSpeedShop
      @QuickSpeedShop  9 днів тому

      Some of the houses still stand, some are gone. They were supposed to be inexpensive alternatives, bit due to the labor involved they weren't.

  • @ldean-du5im
    @ldean-du5im 9 днів тому

    Thanks for the info. Great sign!

  • @Raydawg
    @Raydawg 9 днів тому

    That is really cool Josh! Thanks for the info on that really cool old sign.

  • @user-xw1oh7fs8j
    @user-xw1oh7fs8j 9 днів тому +1

    If you decide to part with your sign ,may i suggest ,offer it for trade,not for sale ,see what you are offered,it has historical value,way beyond that of just another sign,the Edison name on it puts it into a museum quality piece,the few chips do not devalue a piece of history like you have,it would be nice if some billionaire would offer it to a NEWJERSY museum for a tax write off,and give you a gift of ??????.??-for it .-the billionaire could have his or her name go down in history as the donner just for some loose change he or she may have laying around . Six figures would be nice-pocket change to some---don’t undersell this treasure---p---

    • @QuickSpeedShop
      @QuickSpeedShop  9 днів тому

      That'd be nice, but it looks like a couple have surfaced for sale within the last couple of years and they only brought between $500 and $1100. Besides, I'm keeping it for my collection. I wonder if these were installed on the concrete houses since several have surfaced now.