Neon signs have been lighting up our world for over a hundred years, adding a splash of color and life to city streets. It ...

He achieved it by sending voltage into sealed-glass tubes containing rarefied gas (read neon). In 1923, Claud sold the very first American signs to a Packard auto dealership in Los Angeles.

“Earle C. Anthony is believed to be the first US business owner to use neon signage – in 1923, he ordered two signs reading ‘Packard’ to be used by two car dealerships in Los Angele ...