American Sign Museum
2515 Essex Place
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
(800) 925-1110
(513) 258-4020, ext. 336
Fax: (513) 421-5144
E-mail: tod@signmuseum.org
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The collection of the American Sign Museum contains more than 2800 cataloged items, including not only signs, but sign-making equipment, materials and tools; salesman samples; books, catalogs and other literature; photographs and transparencies; and artwork, design sketches and three-dimensional architectural models; etc. To view the Permanent Collection, click here.
Eat. Shoes. Motel. Gas.
A short narrative from a neon sign obsessed typophile.
Gum In Ohio
The Wrigley Spearman
Fast Food Classics
Where to Find Vintage Signs
South New Jersey Road Trip
A Penchant For The Old
Northeast New Mexico
Keeping The Route 66 Heritage Alive
Ellis Restaurant
Chattanooga sign comes "back to life".
Frontier Phantoms
Touring Helena's Ghost Signs
Roadside Attractions
These giant statues are often 'borrowed'
Orchard Supply Hardware
A one of a kind sign on West San Carlos
The National Heritage Museum Presents New England Neon
April 12 - September 14, 2003
Baltimore: Bastion of Vintage Neon
Many 1940-1950s era neon signs and storefronts are still in use in this East Coast city
Just a walk around the block!
Downtown Reno is a rich gallery of vintage and contemporary neon signs
Unsung Monuments in "The Monumental City"
Rooftop spectaculars — once a mainstay of pre-WWII city skylines — still survive in Baltimore
A Walk Through Wildwood
Signs make the difference in a South Jersey shore town's revival
Off the Wall
A century of vintage New York City wall murals
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Greg Meyer
Roadside Watercolors
James Guçwa
Airbrushed Art
Jane Diaz
Mail Pouch Watercolors
Joanne Domka
Hand Colored Photos
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J.N. Halsted
Rey Giese
Alf Becker
Steven H. Parrish
Chester Cunningham
Mike Stevens
E.C. Matthews
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Top 25 Early Signmaking Books, by Mike Jackson
Bibliography of E.C. Matthews pamphlets and books
Sign-related books and pamphlets written and/or published by E.C. Matthews.
History of Signs
Happy Birthday, Neon!
Signs...Of Early Times
Through the Years
Signs of Centuries Past
The Sign has Oldest Experience Table In Advertising
A Brief History of the Sign Industry
How Poster Art Began
History of Signs
Chicagoland Sign Design, Circa 1950
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