Neon Signs - Neon Signs For Bright Business Prospects
When it's about advertisement most people suggest other mediums which have a retained viewership i.
e.
television, newspapers, magazines, yellow pages, the internet etc.
No doubt these mediums may be effective but they surely will blow a hole in the budget of new, small or medium sized businesses.
These are an inexpensive and effective method of advertisement chosen by various businesses including bars, pubs, ice-cream parlors, cafes, marts, theaters, hotels, motels, pizza parlors and other businesses.
Make use of neon gas encapsulated in glass tubes at low pressure which glows bright red when electricity at a high voltage is applied to it.
The word neon comes from the Greek work 'neos' which means 'new gas'.
Neon gas is present in the atmosphere to the extent of about 1 part in 65,000 of air.
This gas was discovered by a Scottish chemist William Ramsey and M.
W.
Travers in 1898 in London.
Neon gas is rare and obtained through liquefaction of air and than separated by other gases by fractional distillation.
Neon gas was also used for general purpose lighting in France around 1930 but it was proved to be energy inefficient as compared to incandescent bulb.
Soon afterward neon signs found its place in the business arena where they were they were popularly picked up by small and medium sized businesses.
The first neon sign sold in the United States was in 1923 by a French company, Claude Neon.
The two neon signs were priced at $2500.
Today these are available with a distinction.
The discovery of other inert gases including Xenon, Krypton, argon and helium has expanded the color swatch to over 150 different colors.
By using a combination of different gases you can have a staggering display outside your business.
They are not manufactured in a factory instead they are made by skilled craftsmen who specialize in the art of glass bending also known as tube benders.