Habig's Plastic Lightbulb & Neon Sign
Object/Artifact
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.
2007.0006.0001
Permanent Collection
Metal — Lightbulb-illuminated, Signs/DisplaysPlastic — Fluorescent-illuminated, Signs/Displays
Signs/Displays
Lackner Sign Company
1949
1940 - 1949
Cincinnati
Ohio
Makers Mark
Bottom left front
Lackner
8-11/16 ft
8-11/16 ft
10-1/2 in
800 lb
plasticMetallightbulbNeon
Exhibit
Excellent
