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Neon Signs

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
523
Date Released
31 Dec 1964
Date recorded
4 Dec 1964
Length of issue (in feet)
683
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Finn Sailing
  2. 2Titchfield Carnival
  3. 3Neon Signs
  4. 4Dickens Restaurant

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
Pathe synopsis: But we see the most ultra-modern bright lights in a neon sign factory where craftsmen bend glass tubes into - writing. It’s the mixture of gases inside that determine the colour of those sky-signs which make such a riot of London’s West End.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Locations
London; Acton
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
Richard Norton
Length of story (in feet)
183
Story extras:
Film clip

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