Cincinnati, Ohio -
American Sign Museum
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Tod Swormstedt, sign expert, displays hundreds of examples of everything from delicate gold-painted glass to humongous neon.
- Address:
- 2515 Essex Ave., Cincinnati, OH
- Directions:
- I-71 southbound exit 3. At the top of the ramp turn left onto Essex Place, then look for the big Carpet Genie and Essex Studios on the right.
- Hours:
- Sa 10 am - 4 pm. Tours by appt. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 513-258-4020
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American Sign MuseumTod Swormstedt, sign expert, displays hundreds of examples of everything from delicate gold-painted glass to humongous neon. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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American Sign Museum It's really cool when you are able to have fun while you learn something -- especially about something that we pretty much take for granted every day -- signs, in this case. Tod was really generous to come and open his museum on a day he isn't usually there -- the timing just worked out. And he was happy to share stories and his passion for signs with us.
The most amazing part of this visit were the signs themselves. From the outdoor 'sign garden' where all the enormous outside building signs are kept, to the really intesting museum layout inside. We have a new respect for signs, sign history, and sign technology. [Gordon Family, 08/24/2011]
American Sign Museum The warehouse where the owner is currently displaying is a small fraction of his impressive collection of all sorts of signs. He has them categorized by time period, with historical plaques providing background info on a few of the signs when it was available.
There's even a hands-on area where you can rearrange the lettering on a neon sign while learning about how they work. [Cindy May, 03/27/2010]
American Sign Museum - Carpet-cleaning Genies
The American Sign Museum has acquired and restored two approximately 21-ft. genies from the L.A. area. These genies have a face on both sides, meaning no back of their respective heads. They were for the Aladdin Carpet Cleaning business in Southern California. We are hoping to be able to install at least one at our Cincinnati site. It all depends upon zoning.
The photo shows the genies "before restoration," loaded onto a flatbed trailer in Los Angeles and then trucked to Glass Hand/Cleves, OH. They have since been restored: One at a cost of $4,500; the other at a cost of $6,000. The paint was completely stripped, fiberglass repaired, and new paint applied as much like the original colors as possible. [Tod Swormstedt, 11/02/2004]
[RA: May 2005 - Tod reports the Carpet Genie was installed in time for the American Sign Museum's grand opening on April 28, 2005.]Nearby Offbeat Places
- Charlie Phelps Taft, Robot Son Of President Taft, Cincinnati, OH - < 1 mi.
- Cincinnati's Winged Pigs, Cincinnati, OH - 2 mi.
- Martha - Passenger Pigeon Memorial Hut, Cincinnati, OH - 1 mi.
- In the region: Cowboy Muffler Man, Monroe, OH - 24 mi.
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