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Hitting the Road Means New AcquisitionsThe kickoff of the 2008 antique and petroliana show schedule brought new additions.
Paddy Rowell Sr., Flexlume Sign Corp. (Buffalo, NY), continued his generous museum support by donating a die-cut, chasing-lightbulb and neon-illuminated “DRUGS” sign the company had originally built in 1951. When the store went out of bus . . . » MORE |
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Neon-Processing FAQsWhat actually happens inside a neon tube during bombarding?
As an expert witness, I often analyze failed sign installations and report them in the courthouse. Because most judges possess a logical, but not necessarily technical, understanding, it‘s not always easy to explain the actual source of trouble . . . » MORE |
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American Sign Museum to Receive Bernie’s Army-Navy Store Sign3i Graphics and Displays, contracted to remove the landmark signs from their Johnson City, NY home, contacted the museum president, Tod Swormstedt, to arrange a donation.
The two, long-standing neon signs that advertised Bernie’s Army-Navy store in Johnson City, NY, will find a home at the Cincinnati-based American Sign Museum, probably this autumn. American Sign Museum President Tod Swormstedt plans to add it t . . . » MORE |
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What a World!Tulsa's Claude Neon celebrates the local newspaper's anniversary.
The Tulsa World, one of the last privately owned newspapers in the United States, approached us about creating signage to commemorate its 100th anniversary. Gary Larsen, our account executive, and I met with Robert Lorton III, owner of the World Publ . . . » MORE |
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American Sign Museum to Receive Bernie’s Army-Navy Store SignsJohnson City, NY landmark gets a good home.
The Cincinnati-based American Sign Museum will be adding a landmark from Johnson City, NY. Two neon signs that advertised Bernie’s Army-Navy store will join the expanded three-dimensional Signs of Main Street display at the new, 42,000-sq.-ft. . . . » MORE |
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Allanson Signs Distribute AgreementEM Plastics to Allanson in Canada.
Allanson Intl. (Toronto) has announced it is taking on EM Plastic (Downsview, ON, Canada) as one of its national distributors of its full line of ballast and transformer products in Canada. Allanson manufacturers and sells sign ballasts, magnetic and . . . » MORE |
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Yale BeckonsNeon adds allure to this hotel's nightclub.
During the 1880s, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) opened the Yale Hotel as a bunkhouse for CPR workers who cleared land to lay tracks that helped develop then-fledgling Vancouver. Renamed the Colonial in 1889 after a fire claimed much of the city, . . . » MORE |
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In Memoriam: Albert SklarThe prominent member of the neon community passed away at 83.
Albert Sklar, who created a line of neon products under the Absko name and a member of the California Sign Assn., passed away June 15 at his home in Sun City West, AZ. He was 83. When he was 13, Al had a part-time job sweeping the floors at Philadelp . . . » MORE |
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A Neon RebirthSt. Louis based Neon Time refurbishes a 70-year-old sign.
Because neon signs’ business-district presence continually diminishes, movement continues to preserve and restore these signs, which were once everyday landmarks. In the world of neon-sign preservation, two diverse approaches help acquire vinta . . . » MORE |
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Neonbenders’ CursesCombination bends require 3-D thinking.
Neon folks, it’s finally glasswork time again. I couldn’t totally abstain from my neon addiction, but other subjects required prior coverage. Meanwhile, my internet chats with neon enthusiasts proved, contrary to negative rumors, the neon . . . » MORE |
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