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Cincinnati, Ohio: American Sign Museum

Tod Swormstedt, sign expert, displays hundreds of examples of everything from delicate gold-painted glass to humongous neon. Some signs displayed in the parking lot.

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Tod and Big Boy.

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]

Carpet-cleaning Genies unloaded in Cincinnati.

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]

May 2005 - Tod reports the Carpet Genie was installed in time for the American Sign Museum's grand opening on April 28, 2005.

American Sign Museum

Address:
1330 Monmouth St., Cincinnati, OH
Directions:
I-75 exit 3. Turn west onto Hopple St. Drive a quarter-mile. Just past a small auto dealer lot on the right, turn right onto narrow Meeker St. (If you drive across the bridge, you've gone too far.) Meeker St. then bends sharply left, and ends at Spring Grove Ave. Turn right onto Spring Grove Ave. Drive a quarter-mile. Turn right onto Monmouth Ave. You'll quickly see the museum ahead, on the left.
Hours:
Gated after hours. W-Sa 10-4, Su 12-4. Tours (recommended and free) W-Sa 11 & 2; Su 2 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
513-541-6366
Admission:
Adults $15.
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