Chemnitz shines – in the Industrial Museum
2024-01-08
During my last visit to Saxony in mid-December 2023, I had the opportunity to visit the Chemnitz Industrial Museum again.Read More →
Neon flashes
2023-12-28
The representation of stylized lightning using neon or fluorescent tubes was once very popular. Many electrical stores and tradesmen usedRead More →
Virtual move
2022-12-04
After the last months the response times of my virtual museum became longer and longer and working in the backendRead More →
A look to the left and right (Part 2)
2022-09-26
With open eyes through Karlsruhe … Here now follows an (unplanned) second part of my post from last year withRead More →
Neon advertising on the Kaiserstrasse in Karlsruhe in 1962
2021-12-18
In a Karlsruhe Facebook group, some photos recently appeared that interested me very much. They were digitized color slides that,Read More →
The red “M” of Gruenwinkel
2021-12-04
For many years it stood still and remained dark – the big red “M” on the roof of the siloRead More →
Tube replacement
2021-09-26
In the summer of 2021, the Park Pharmacy at Moltkestrasse 38 presented a curious picture. All tubes of the neonRead More →
Light Festival meets Neon
2021-08-29
The “Light Festival” is currently taking place, during which Karlsruhe’s center is being made to glow. One of the stationsRead More →
A look to the left and right
2021-05-16
Even though I’m dedicated to “open design” neons on this page, I’m not completely disregarding the other devices. Sure, LED-litRead More →
Historical neon signs in Karlsruhe
2021-04-08
In the last days there were some new additions to the historical devices in Karlsruhe. I received them from GeorgRead More →
Neonmuseum also in English
2021-04-05
Whether it makes sense or not – after some time of thinking about it, I decided to offer this siteRead More →
US patent on the neon tube
2021-01-23
In the calendar sheet of 19.01.2021 of the ARD audio library there is a short podcast about the invention ofRead More →
Neon signs in Berlin
2021-01-02
In an article of the website “tipBerlin” 12 neon signs are presented. Some still exist, some no longer, many ofRead More →
Karlsruhe neon signs at the end of the 1960s
2020-12-23
A net find shows the variety of neon signs that existed in Karlsruhe in the 1960s. Almost all of theseRead More →
The dragon gets out of gas
2020-12-17
One characteristic of gas-filled tubes is that after some time the gas inside escapes. The neons simply go out ofRead More →
The “H” is repaired
2020-11-03
I recently was able to witness the letter “H” being repaired on one of Karlsruhe’s largest devices. Belongs to: KaiserstrasseRead More →
Neon signs in the former GDR – once and today
2019-12-14
In the former GDR, especially in Leipzig, there were many neon signs. Most of them perished with the GDR. ButRead More →
The Aachen weather pillar
2019-04-14
An interesting and unusual use of neon tubes can be found in Aachen. There, tubes are used to display theRead More →
The last Bosch spark plug
2018-10-12
The Südkurier reported on 08.10.2018 about a steadfast entrepreneur who resisted the ordered dismantling of a beautiful neon sign. GoodRead More →
Leipzig neon sign shines again
2018-07-27
One of Leipzig’s best-known and largest neon signs is once again shining “Mein Leipzig lob ich mir – Willkommen inRead More →
Galileo Lunch Break: The neon advertisement
2018-07-27
The popular knowledge magazine “Galileo” (Pro 7 Television) focuses in one of its contributions on the theme of fluorescent tubeRead More →