Neon Signs: Manufacture - Installation - Maintenance - A History of the Neon Tube Light and the Electrical Sign Making Industry
Neon Signs: Manufacture - Installation - Maintenance - A History of the Neon Tube Light and the Electrical Sign Making Industry

Author: Samuel C. Miller

Publisher: Pantianos Classics

Published: 2019-09-26

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9781789871562

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This stunning history of neon sign making includes more than 100 illustrations and charts showing the technical aspects of manufacture, and the dazzling potential of neon signs. First published in 1935, this work starts by telling of the various technical innovations necessary to make neon signs a lasting sight on the city streets. We are given a step-by-step explanation of how glass tubes were used in conjunction with the neon gas and electricity to produce an array of stunning colors. The shape and schematics of signs grew in variety and size, and those skilled in repair and maintenance of the signs were in demand. The authors of this work both worked in the business, and sought to teach the wider audience about their products. Associated with many bustling downtown districts such as London, New York or Las Vegas, the neon sign brightened the appearance of businesses. Through the use of neon, cities gained new glitz and color, and for decades the signage was at the heart of the 20th century prosperity. More modestly, smaller neon signs became synonymous with businesses such as roadside diners and gas stations; bright and colorful, with the option to blink on and off, the neon sign was a true stride forward in illumination technology.

Neon Signs Manufacture
Neon Signs Manufacture

Author: Samuel C. Miller

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-13

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9781528153126

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Excerpt from Neon Signs Manufacture: Manufacture Installation Maintenance Chapter XII installation and maintenance. Sign hanging - Maintenance: Causes Of failure, repairs and replace ments - Maintenance guarantees - Service contracts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Neon Signs; Manufacture--Installation--Maintenance - Primary Source Edition
Neon Signs; Manufacture--Installation--Maintenance - Primary Source Edition

Author: Samuel C. Miller

Publisher: Nabu Press

Published: 2014-03

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781295808465

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Neon Lighting
Neon Lighting

Author: Source Wikipedia

Publisher: University-Press.org

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781230511320

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Neon artists, Nixie tube, Bruce Nauman, Neon sign, Chryssa, Dan Flavin, Georges Claude, Neon lamp, Craig A. Kraft, Daniel McFarlan Moore, Young Electric Sign Company, Gyula Kosice, Neonopolis, American Sign Museum, Joseph Kosuth, Bill Parker, Aerolux Light Corporation, Douglas Leigh, Lili Lakich, Neon Museum at the Fremont Street Experience, Neon sign transformer, Piotr Kowalski, Martial Raysse, Neo-Neon Holdings, Museum of Neon Art, Frida Blumenberg, Pat Denner, Keith Sonnier, Dante Leonelli, Mundy Hepburn. Excerpt: Neon signs are made using electrified, luminous tube lights that contain rarefied neon or other gases. They are the most common use for neon lighting, which was first demonstrated in a modern form in December, 1910 by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. While they are used worldwide, neon signs were extremely popular in the United States from about 1920-1960. The installations in Times Square were famed, and there were nearly 2000 small shops producing neon signs by 1940. In addition to signage, neon lighting is now used frequently by artists and architects, and (in a modified form) in plasma display panels and televisions. The signage industry has declined in the past several decades, and cities are now concerned with preserving and restoring their antique neon signs (see Further reading below). Neon sign 1930s neon sign dealer, Anson Brown Building, Ann Arbor, MichiganThe neon sign is an evolution of the earlier Geissler tube, which is an electrified glass tube containing a "rarefied" gas (the gas pressure in the tube is well below atmospheric pressure). When a voltage is applied to electrodes inserted through the glass, an electrical glow discharge results. Geissler tubes were quite popular in the late 1800s, and the different colors they emitted were characteristics of the gases within. They...

Neon Techniques
Neon Techniques

Author: Wayne Strattman

Publisher: ST Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1997-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780944094273

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This is the fourth edition of the "bible" of the neon signmaking industry, first published more than 70 years ago. This book explains in complete detail the equipment and procedures required for luminous tube design, manufacture and installation. The guide includes overviews of all materials used in constructing neon signs, including recent innovations in glass, power supplies and vacuum systems, and a color photo gallery of the types of signs. It then takes the reader step by step through the entire neon signmaking process, from designing the sign and bending the glass tubes through bombarding, filling, testing, aging, assembling and installing the sign. The book concludes with chapters on flashers and animators, radio and television interference, sign maintenance, safety, and a second color photo gallery of specialty neon and lighting displays. Neon Techniques is the most current and most comprehensive book on neon signmaking ever published.

Neon Road Trip
Neon Road Trip

Author: John Barnes

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 1423654080

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Take to the road to discover the history and artistry of North America’s disappearing neon signs. Neon Road Trip chronicles the history of the commercial neon sign with a curated collection of photographs capturing the most colorful and iconic neon still surviving today. The vivid photographs are arranged according to the signs' imagery, with sections such as Spirit of the West, On the Road, Now That’s Entertainment, and Ladies, Diving Girls & Mermaids. Sixteen of the most iconic landmark signs include brief histories on how that unique sign came to be. A resource section includes a photography index by location and a Neon Museums Visitor’s Guide. John Barnes studied art, graphic design, sculpture and photography, earning a BFA degree in documentary photography from the University of Delaware 1984. He worked as a commercial advertising photographer for over fifteen years both on the east coast and in San Francisco, and has been a fine art photographer for the last 30 years. He recently spent the last two years traveling around the United States and Canada photographing iconic neon signs. John resides in Seattle but spends most of his time traveling taking photographs.