McDonald's Speedee Outdoor Neon Sign Blueprint

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American Sign Museum

Name/Title

McDonald's Speedee Outdoor Neon Sign Blueprint

Entry/Object ID

2011.0011.0001

Description

An original blueprint (hand-drawn ink on paper) of the neon tubes & overall design for a Speedee McDonald's sign manufactured by Signcrafters, Evansville, IN. It indicates that it is Sheet No. 1, made by the company on April 8, 1959 and includes a seal of H.C.W. Kratz, a professional engineer registered to the state of Indiana. One of the sign's original installers, Wade Fleck, Sr., left Signcrafters in 1964 to open his own shop, Hank's Signs. His son found the blueprint in the family's shop many years later and donated it to the Museum.

Type of Print

Blueprint

Artwork Details

Medium

ink on paper

Subject

Design for a Speedee McDonalds Neon Sign

Collection

Permanent Collection

Category

Sign Artwork or Sketches

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Sign Crafters Inc.

Date made

Apr 8, 1959

Time Period

1950 - 1959

Place

* Untyped Place

Evansville IN

State

Indiana

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Seal

Location

Lower right-hand corner of blueprint, left of the Maker's mark box

Transcription

H.C.W. Kratz Professional Engineer Registered No. 254 State of Indiana

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Lower right-hand corner of blueprint

Transcription

Sign Crafters Designers and Fabricators of "Electrical Advertising" Sheet No. 1 April 8th 1959 - Evansville 14 Indiana

Dimensions

Height

24 in

Location

Category

Exhibit

Condition

Overall Condition

Good