Neon Signs

About Vintage Neon Signs

The first neon advertising sign was used for a Parisian barber in 1912. Since then, neon has been used to add color highlights to porcelain signs and advertising clocks, and to create highly ornate and even 'animated' neon signs for a wide variety of brands and retail establishments.

Some of the most collectible neon signs were custom-made or produced in small quantities in the 1940s and 50s for restaurants, shops, clubs, bars, hotels, burger joints, ice cream parlors, auto dealerships, gas stations, you name it. Then there are the more recent mass-produced neon signs, both outdoor and indoor, often representing beverage companies like Budweiser, Coca Cola, Pepsi, and other beer and soda brands...

As with all signs, condition is key, but especially with neon, since replacing it can be an expensive custom job, don't forget to find out if the neon still works!

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An Interview With Porcelain Advertising Sign Collector Michael Bruner

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An Interview With Antique Advertising and Porcelain Enamel Sign Collector Alex Renshaw

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Pittsburgh Signs Project

Pittsburgh Signs Project

This group artistic effort to catalog the signs of Pittsburgh captures many vintage signs (porcelain, neon, wood, t… [read review or visit site]

Falvo Collectables Gallery

Falvo Collectables Gallery

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Jersey Vintage Ford Collectibles

Jersey Vintage Ford Collectibles

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Las Vegas Boulevard sign-lighting ceremony set for Monday
Las Vegas Sun, November 6th

The festivities will begin at 4:45 pm on the west side of Las Vegas Boulevard, across from the Silver Slipper neon sign at the south end of the Reed Whipple...Read more

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Then we pair that information with various financial ratios, which flash like a neon sign if the end is near. *Filed for bankruptcy April 16, 2009;...Read more

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She thought about hanging a neon sign around her neck that said: This is a Girl! How silly. Then one day in 11th grade, while working at her first job,...Read more

MDA funding 'Neon Sign'
Hollywood Reporter, November 5th

By Stuart Kemp The Media Development Authority of Singapore said Korean director Pil Gam-Sung's "Neon Sign" will be the first film out of the gate from its...Read more

'Neon Sign' signs pan-Asia fund
Variety, November 5th

"Neon Sign," believed to be the first China-South Korea-Singapore film co-production, will be helmed by Korean Pil Gam-Sung ("Musa") and is slated for...Read more

While San Jose may welcome more medical pot clubs, Santa Cruz...
San Jose Mercury News, November 4th

By John Woolfolk A neon sign is shown at the entrance to the San Francisco Medical Cannabis Clinic in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009...Read more

Johnny's Big Red Grill sign lands in Ohio museum
Ithaca Journal, November 2nd

The two-story neon sign, composed of a giant "J" and a friendly version of Cornell University's Big Red Bear, was attached to the building at 202-204 Dryden...Read more

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