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Re: circa 1950 green neon

Posted By: neontek
Date: Thursday, 13 February 2014, at 4:57 p.m.

In Response To: circa 1950 green neon (shocking)

> 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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Why ask someone to make a conjecture ???

Get your basic info straight first???

Messages In This Thread

• 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.
    • Re: circa 1950 green neon -- H.Erickson -- Sunday, 16 February 2014, at 7:29 p.m.
  • Re: circa 1950 green neon -- Bobby Howard -- Friday, 14 February 2014, at 6:51 a.m.

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