Neon Museum of Philadelphia (NMOP)

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1950s Howard Johnson's Lamplighter, part of the collection of the Neon Museum of Philadelphia.

Len Davidson began collecting old neon signs in the mid-1970s and established the Neon Museum of Philadelphia in 1985. The Museum's mission is to preserve, restore and display classic neon signs for the public to enjoy. About 150+ neon pieces in the collection date to the 1950's and earlier.

There are several types of pieces in the collection:

• Exterior metal and neon signs with painted faces, such as Levis.
• Exterior metal and neon signs with porcelain faces, such as Lamplighter and Sherwin Williams.
• Neon signs that were hung in windows or displayed in other business interior spaces.
• Neon clocks.
• Neon art pieces.
• Painted plastic signs with back-lit neon interiors.
• Folk art type neon constructions made by old-time tubebenders.
• Non-neon painted wooden signs.

Note:  The above descriptive information came from the museum's home page.

In The News

• Flip the switch: the Neon Museum of Philadelphia will light up your life, Philadelphia Weekly, January 21, 2021.
• The Neon Museum of Philadelphia has found a permanent home, Billy Penn, August 11, 2019.

Info

• Business: Davidson Neon
• Digital Collection: Postcards