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The collection of the American Sign Museum contains more than 2800 cataloged items, including not only signs, but sign-making equipment, materials and tools; salesman samples; books, catalogs and other literature; photographs and transparencies; and artwork, design sketches and three-dimensional architectural models; etc.
A sampling of the collection is pictured and described, arranged in eight categories.
Gold Leaf Glass Signs
The classic tradition of fine gilding
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Painted / Non-Illuminated Signs
Early 1900s through the 1960s
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Pre-Neon Electric Signs
The Lightbulb Era: 1900s - 1930s
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Neon Signs and Displays
The Introduction of Neon: the 1920s - 1930s
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Neon Signs and Displays
The Glory Days of Neon: the 1940s - 1950s
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Plastic Signs
The Post-War Plastics Era: 1950s - 1970s
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Sign Shop Signs
Self-identification through the ages
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Miscellaneous Signs, Displays, etc.
Unusual items of interest
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Photo Collections
A small sampling of more than 1200 cataloged items
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Design Sketches and 3D Models
The art of the sales proposal
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