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Where do the iconic neon signs of yesteryears Times Square go after they've served their purpose? Used to be they went back to their manufacturer apparently. But nowadays, since we live in a time when neon lighting "is now being considered an art form, like hand painting or stained glass," they can go to the highest bidder.
Classic Broadway based display manufacturer Artkraft Strauss is set to auction off "100 of the signs and drawings that became the symbol of 20th century New York". Oddly enough though, the auction is going to be held at Freeman's auction house in the would-be sixth borough.
Among the signs being sold will be the sign for the original 1962 run of The Sound of Music, a hand-drawn diagram for the above smoke-ring blowing Camel sign, a model of the Coca-Cola billboard which used to drink itself and more. If you've got a couple tens of thousands of bucks to spare (and a place to put a giant glowing sign!) the auction will be held on Thursday.
The infamous smoke-ring blowing Camel sign (1941-66) via factsfacts.
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Funny, I thought New Jersey was the sixth borough.
I am wondering why they are not having the auction in NYC, as it would make more sense and there would most likely be more bidders. Perhaps a field trip is in order?
I found the auction catalogue. It isn't that much on offer.
I went and have a Flickr photoset: Field Trip: Artkraft Strauss Collection: photos from Artkraft Strauss Collection up for auction at the Freeman Auction House in Philadelphia, complete with Weird Al sighting!
Toby, you rock! Thanks for the link and photos.
You welcome. I took way to many photos, and may wind up on TV down there as their version of ABC 7, ABC 6, was there and I swear they had Weird Al Yankovic as the reporter - he didn'd deny it when startled I blurted out "Weird Al?!". The peice is supposed to air Wednesday down there according to him. I just happened to be wearing my NBC 4 hat so I most likely will not make it on air.