Fake and Reproduction Neon Beer Signs

 
by wre_1
 
Here's yet another pet peeve, as a Sign Shop owner and restorer of Neon Signs: It simply annoys me when I see a rep-oped sign offered as the real thing on eBay, the sad thing is anyone who can bend glass can make a fake and offer it as an official sign. A real good example of this is the infamous George Strait "Coors Light" Signs you see here all the time, with the phrase "rare" well that's true since this sign was never made for Coors as George is under contract with Bud Light. Hence this sign is a damaged Bud Light sign and someone has simply placed new Coors neon in its place (really poorly done I might add, Coors never uses block letters) With a little research you can find out that most true OEM neons are made by only a handful of neon manufactures like Federal or Fallon. So my point here if you want a fake hanging around your collection that's fine, however if you a collector thinking about buying a classic neon, and you get a fake instead well that's just wrong. Do your homework, look as the fonts, most of the time they're a dead give away.
 
 

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