The making of a Coca-Cola neon sign, 1954

[Erik Sine]

Pretty cool blog, thanks to the "big dog" who likes out new look.

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2011/june/coca-cola-neon-sign-piccadilly-circus

[Brian]

This is really cool!!!

BTW nice site for a part time American!!! LMAO

[imanut]

Love reading that! Take a look at the specs and quanitites of colored glass used. They actually designed, layed out, and built signs! Deal with "new" architects and designers everyday - and they haven't a clue. Should stand them all up against a wall and have target practice using darts! Wouldn't want to kill them - it would be illegal.

gn

[saneon]

They sure don't build 'em like they used to.

Looks like they used 1/8" or 3/16" material for the returns on the letters.

I remember how huge the forearms on the letter fabricators were when I got my first job in the sign business. One guys forearms were so freakishly huge he went by the nickname Popeye. I saw him bend a crescent wrench 90 degrees with his bear hands. I met some unbelievably talented craftsmen in my first few years in the business. Sad to see the sign industries skill level diminish so much of over the last couple of decades.

[Signsfast]

there should be a thread devoted to posting pics and info of old school sign stuff like that

[Erik Sine]

Good idea. There are a few threads on the board but their scattered on Vintage Pictures, some pretty good ones too. But maybe starting a thread dedicated to vintage signs and project description would be nice