Hobo symbols

These are the marks that told travelers whether a town or house was friend or foe.

Hobo Signs & Symbols by hal2thsnd, via Flickr

In the 1930s, hobos used signs to communicate on the situations of people and places.

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Symbols and meanings

The Internet has needed a good directory of old railyard hobo signs - the signs that hoboes used to chalk onto walls and trains to communicate with each other. Behold the Super Secret Clubhouse index of "Secret Hobo Signs". . . [click to enlarge]

The symbols indicate whether a homeowner is wealthy, has already been burgled or even if the property has nothing worth stealing.

Police in Chengdu, China recently made public 17 secret coded symbols Chinese thieves use when casing potential homes and targets to break into and burglarize. More

Hobo Code Icon Set designed by Nathan Dillaha. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

Early American hobos developed a set of symbols, often written in chalk or coal, to inform or warn their fellow hobos. Image: Examples of symbols found in the hobo code. - Follow Design Facts on Twitter: twitter.com/DesignFacts

The Internet has needed a good directory of old railyard hobo signs - the signs that hoboes used to chalk onto walls and trains to communica...

Present & Correct on Twitter: "Hobo signs. From the 1880's until WW2 hoboes placed markings on fences, posts etc to aid them & others in finding help. https://t.co/ccJ7xjDhHp… https://t.co/43Zx7gXhuQ"