When a sign comes in, the first thing I do is I make paper patterns of the neon letters to be made. Once the tracing paper is attached to the sign, a black marker can be used to outline the ...

By shaping the tubes glass blowers (sometimes called “benders”) created letters, lines, and elaborate forms. Neon signs glow in a 1930s photograph of Times Square in New York City. The ...

The Chelsea’s neon beacon was restored a few years ago. Now, pieces from the old sign have been divided up, and each five-foot-tall-letter from the word “hotel” will be sold separately ...

As the director of the Kern County Museum, I receive a lot of positive comments about our growing neon sign collection. Started by former museum director Carola Enriquez 20 years ago, the ...