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PLEASE REACH OUT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE BEFORE PURCHASING Up for sale is a rare, historically significant **vintage bilingual porcelain-enamel high-voltage safety sign** from the **Bureau of Power and Light / Department of Water and Power (City of Los Angeles)**. This beautiful emerald-green sign can be confidently dated **between 1911 and 1937**. In 1937, the Bureau of Power and Light officially consolidated into the modern-day LADWP, making this an authentic pre-merger artifact of early Los Angeles infrastructure history. Early West Coast municipal signs featuring the Spanish translation **"PELIGRO"** are incredibly rare and highly sought after by collectors.## CONDITION & DETAILS
* **Type:** Single-Sided Porcelain Enamel
* **Text:** "DANGER / HIGH VOLTAGE ON THESE WIRES / PELIGRO / BUREAU OF POWER AND LIGHT / DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER / CITY OF LOS ANGELES"
* **Field:** Exceptional. The main central text area (the field) is highly glossy and entirely free of chips, scratches, or porcelain failure. The white lettering is clean and pops beautifully against the vivid green backdrop.
* **Edges & Patina:** Honest, authentic character wear. There is a clean patch of porcelain loss with minor rust blooming around the top-right mounting grommet, along with slight chipping along the outer edge. The text field remains uncompromised, retaining maximum display appeal.
* **Authenticity:** Guaranteed 100% original pre-1937 industrial porcelain.## SHIPPING & HANDLING
Packed by a collector, for a collector. This sign will be heavily padded and safely boxed to ensure the porcelain and authentic edge patina are fully protected during transit. Tracked and fully insured.
