Name/Title
Back Bay Sign Company Neon Projecting Sign SketchEntry/Object ID
2021.0008.0009Description
This is one of ten sign design sketches created by the Back Bay Sign company in the 1950s. Sketches are chalk and colored graphite on black-colored cardstock. Back Bay Sign Company began in 1945 in Boston, MA. The company name comes from their original location on Harcourt Street in Boston’s Back Bay. While they did relocate in 1957, they kept the name and as of 2021 are still in operation.
This specific sketch shows a “Proposed Sketch of Neon Projecting Sign”.
See also 2021.0008.0001-2021.0008.008, and 2008.0048.0001-.0003Type of Drawing
ChalkCollection
Permanent CollectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
Back Bay Sign CompanyDate made
1951Time Period
1950 - 1959Place
City
BostonState
MassachusettsDimensions
Height
26 inWidth
20-1/2 in