24 Hours Service Neon Sign
Object Details
- Description
- This is a neon sign used by a restaurant in the 1970s to advertise the business was open 24 hours. During the 1970s onward, businesses began extending their hours to cater to consumers around the clock.
- 1970 - 1975
- ID Number
- 1987.0887.03
- accession number
- 1987.0887
- catalog number
- 1987.0887.03
- Object Name
- neon sign
- sign, neon
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- "24": 4 3/4 in x 14 in x 6 1/4 in; 12.065 cm x 35.56 cm x 15.875 cm
- "hours": 4 1/8 in x 29 in x 4 5/8 in; 10.4775 cm x 73.66 cm x 11.7475 cm
- "service": 4 3/4 in x 37 in x 4 1/2 in; 12.065 cm x 93.98 cm x 11.43 cm
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- Work and Industry: Work
- Advertising
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Food Culture
- Record ID
- nmah_673670
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-3e25-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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