Authentic Large Round Victor Lynn Lines Inc. Porcelain Enamel Advertising Sign

Al Wootten started the Victor Lynn Line Feb 1, 1921 with one boat, the first ``Victor Lynn\'\'. The first trip made by the Victor Lynn carried a load of sweet potatoes to the Baltimore market, and brought back 50 drums of oil for the American Oil Co. On the same trip small shipments of groceries were received consigned to each of the three wholesale houses in the city. The first boat was named the `Victor Lynn\' after Mr. Wootten\'s eldest son. We aren\'t sure where this heavy large 38\" steel sign once hang, but likely at a terminal or port building. It has a good amount of wear and age and some rust - but retains an incredible amount of color and contrast.

Victor Lynn Lines Inc. was in business until it was sold to Eastern Freight Ways in 1959. By October 1952, of the four ships of the Victor Lynn fleet, only the ``Victor Lynn\'\' was left, but by that time there were 200 trucks operating in seven states with terminals in New York City, Jersey City, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Milford and Salisbury, MD and operations in Virginia and the District of Columbia also, employing 350 people. Water operations ceased in 1954; the opening of the Chesapeak Bay Bridge in 1952 had eased land transportation to Baltimore from the shore.

Measures: 38 inches diameter

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38 x 38 in

12 lb