Neon signs used to be everywhere - but they were especially prevalent as bright beacons calling hungry travelers to American ...

The signs are filled either with neon or argon, depending on the intended color, while coatings on the tube effect a wider range of hues, from candy pink to fluorescent yellow and emerald green.

Argon provides a blue color while neon provides an orange-red hue. “Basically, it’s glass tubes with a powder coating on the inside, if they’re not clear,” Kirkman said.

Across the U.S., neon signs were widely popular heading into the 1950s. ... Contained in glass tubes, there are two types of gases for signs – argon and neon, Chris Bovey said.

The manually constructed glass tubes filled with inert gases neon and argon and a bit of mercury produced brilliantly lit signs when voltage was applied to electrodes inserted in the tubing.

Neon, which lends its name to the medium, glows red-orange. Other gases, like argon and helium, produce different colors, allowing for a rich palette. Although neon signs were commercialized in the ...

To Wartman's right, large windows separate the shop from a cavernous room full of giant neon signs. That's the Sign Museum, which saw about 60,000 visitors last year.

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The National Neon Sign Museum in The Dalles, Oregon, is popular, too. Founder David Benko says, as interest in neon signs has gone up, so have prices and the number of pieces going to private ...