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circa 1950 green neon

Posted By: shocking
Date: Wednesday, 12 February 2014, at 1:59 p.m.

Restoring this circa 1950 porcelain Chevy dealership sign made by Walker. Some of the tubes are still intact (has been in storage) and light up green, but are almost like a VP green and look like a neon pump. White phosphor, clear glass. 15mm. Is this some green used back then I'm unfamiliar with? Or perhaps a gas mixture used with excess neon (like a higher K-4) for use in colder climates? (In Michigan). (Also when some argon tubes are turned on after being dormant for decades they make take a while for a bluer hue....I didn't have time to wait around, I just had my tube tester). Any comments would be appreciated.

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• circa 1950 green neon -- shocking -- Wednesday, 12 February 2014, at 1:59 p.m.
  • Re: circa 1950 green neon -- neontek -- Thursday, 13 February 2014, at 4:57 p.m.
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  • Re: circa 1950 green neon -- Bobby Howard -- Friday, 14 February 2014, at 6:51 a.m.

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