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McPherson's Bakery neon sign, c. 1949-1970


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Nom de l'objet : McPherson's Bakery neon sign, c. 1949-1970
Numéro de catalogue : H996.22.26a-h
Fabricant : Neon Products Ltd.
Municipalité d'origine : Vancouver
Province d'origine : BC
Pays d'origine : Canada
Date de début de production : 1949
Date de fin de production : 1970
Description : Window sign; 1 sided; glass tubing only; reads "McPherson's Good Baking"; white glass painted out with deep maroon colour; 8 pieces; "McPherson's" in script. a)"Mc"; single piece; tube with electrode at beginning of "M"; small "c" placed high-up; end of tube runs vertically upward; 2x the length of letter "M"; also has electrode and is painted-out b) "P"; single piece; capitol letter; tube begins at end of long vertical section that runs into top of letter; vertical section painted-out; end of tube runs down to base of letter below loop of "P"; also painted-out; each end has electrode with wires c) "her"; single piece; tube begins with long vertical section that runs into top of "h"; vertical section painted-out; electrode at each end d) "son's"; single piece; no long vertical section; painted-out around comma, behind top of "o" and at each end; electrodes at each end e) "GOO..."; part 1 of 2 pieces spelling "GOOD"; letters printed in capitols; tubing painted-out along top where letters are joined together; last part of letter "D" broken off; electrode at beginning f) "D"; part 2 of 2 pieces spelling "GOOD"; forms curved section of letter; also tube end; short vertical tube goes up from top of letter; painted-out; has electrode g) "BA"; 1 piece; part of "BAKING"; tube begins with very long vertical section; painted-out; has electrode; runs into bottom "B"; tube ends right of "A"; has electrode h) "KING"; 1 piece; second part of word "BAKING". Condition of glass at time of cataloguing: 1 broken section - letter "D" in "GOOD"; paint flaking badly. When lit, lettering would glow white.
Fonctions : McPherson's Home Bakery, 2514 Commercial. Store had been at this location since 1949 and was still there in the 1970's. This sign is typical of the window signs found along most major streets in the city. Designed and manufactured by the Neon Products company of Vancouver. Established in 1928, Neon Products was the original and most prolific manufacturer of neon signs in Western Canada. Signs produced by the company were generally custom made and leased, not sold, to clients. Neon Products maintained and repaired the signs for an annual fee. During the height of neon's popularity in the 1950's, Neon Products was responsible for producing some of Vancouver's most famous neon signs including the Regent Tailors sign, the Aristocratic Restaurants sign and the enormous BOW MAC auto dealership sign. Today, Neon Products is one of the largest lease/custom-design sign companies in the world. Ralf Kelman, an artist and self-described lighting activist, collected signs from the Neon Products scrapyard. In 1977 he sold a collection to the Vancouver Museum. See report on the neon collection by John Atkin in Doc. Spec. file
Largeur : 213.3 cm
Profondeur : 10 cm
Unité de mesure linéaire : cm
Mention de crédit - Image : Museum of Vancouver Collection
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Ville de l'établissement : Vancouver
Province de l'établissement : BC

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