Plastic Signs 1940s-1970s The double-faced, plastic internally illuminated sign for Bostonian Shoes was manufactured by Neon Products Inc., Lima, OH. The 1950s vintage sign was acquired still in its original wood crate and was never installed. The plastic-faced, fluorescent-lit clock for Dolly Madison Milk - Ice Cream is typical of a production point-of-purchase sign of the 1950s. This particular sign was made by Countryman Sign Co., Covington, KY. One of a number of signs that was once seen at Plasti-Line's "Sign City" outdoor gallery at its former Powell, TN fabrication plant. This internally illuminated Lion sign features a pan face whose mold was handcarved from laminated blocks of wood. The former Plasti-Line, Inc. became ImagePoint in March of 2003, and moved to new quarters in a renovated downtown Knoxville historic building. A typical example of the type of stainless steel sign that characterized electric signs in the New England/ New York and Jersey area in the 1950s-1960s era. The double-faced, internally illuminated sign consists of a corrugated plastic face with cut-out, plastic letters. The North Abington Co-operative Bank (North Abington, MA) sign was donated by the bank’s president, Stan Taylor, through the concerted effort and coordination of Bill Wallace, Rockland, MA. Signature Graphics & Signs, Quincy, MA, donated their crane truck and crew in facilitating removal of the sign. An L.A icon--Satellite Shopland--is an excellent example of Googie design. The 1950s sign was designed and constructed in the garage of a local metalworker and is composed of a 6-ft. diameter plastic globe with 11 metal spikes, each of which has a light bulb at its point. The identifying text consists of open channel letters spelling out the name of the former Anaheim shopping center in incandescent bulbs. The sign was rescued by Daniel Sullivan, Thunder and Neon, when the strip center was torn down to make way for a freeway. The sign is currently mounted on a 48-in. steel-framed, wheeled support for portability sake. The embossed, double-faced illuminated sign for Lowe Brothers Paints is an exceptionally clean example of an early 1950s production-based plastic sign. The 36 x 68-in. sign was manufactured by Spangler Sign Works, Philadelphia, PA. The early Kentucky Fried Chicken pan-face, illuminated sign is significant because it may well have been one of the first KFC signs available. According to Larry and Jerry Lodge, Lodge Sign Co., Salem, OH, the sign was never installed, but had sat in the shop since the mid-1950s. The sign was originally manufactured by Countryman Signs, Covington, KY.