Habig’s Plastic Lightbulb & Neon Sign

Object Number : 2007.0006.0001

Type : signs/displays

Sub Types : Array

Decade : 1940 - 1949

Object Height : 8.7'

Object Width : 8.7'

Object Depth : 10.5"

Object Weight : 800 lbs (est.)

Object History :

Habig’s was a Westside favorite in Cincinnati until it closed in 2004. The Museum acquired this sign in 2007 and it dates from 1949. This sign is a great example sign makers using a wide range of skills and materials to create a design as the main panel is plastic, with the drink glass spilling down the side made of metal and accentuated with neon and lightbulbs. Despite having been unlit for 3 years, all of the illumination worked perfectly upon arriving at the Museum.

City of Origin : Cincinnati

State of Origin : Ohio

Status : Exhibit

Location : Events Center

Donor Name : Westwood Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation

Contact Donor : 1

Company : Westwood Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation

Date of Execution : 1949

Signature : Lackner

Signature Location : Bottom left front

Condition :

Excellent

Maintenance History :

12/07/2018: repair flasher at cost of $330

12/24/2021: repair cord and part of plug that was metling, removed flasher stuck in ON position drawing Max current, replaced with stock flasher and gear, reinstalled, all at cost of $168

04/29/2022: changed lightbulbs at cost of $56

04/14/2023: changed 2 lamps at cost of $56

First Contact Date : 01/11/2007

First Contact Description : email

Follow Up Date : 01/19/2007

Follow Up Description : phone call

Deed of Gift Form Received : 06/01/2007

Object Cataloged Date : 12/08/2023

Fair Market Value : 0.00

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