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Originally Posted by stevej37 View Post
And to be over 30 years old and no gas leaks...incredible.
This layman thinks that the neon tubes on these old school signs would be similar to a 1952 refrigerator's ability to not lose it's "freon". If not messed with, they function a long, long time.

I bought an inoperative neon light Genesee Beer sign having the same set up as your Busch sign 20 years ago from a drive through owner. Gave her $20 and I had to get my fast talking on to get it. I had been eyeballing it for several years up there in the over-the-cooler area just looking skunky and lonely.

Took it home, got shocked a couple of times before I found the electrical problem. Has worked flawlessly since. It'a pretty cool.

Here's a pic from the below website. I'm not at shop so cant get a pic. Site is selling for $478 but I'm guessing it's a boutique type place? No idea of real value.



https://www.diyneonsigns.com/product/genesee-beer-neon-sign-real-neon-light-z1264/?attribute_pa_size=40&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0IGnBhDUARIsAMwFDLlMhrtZmtWQrIpZRYOF Y5d_yFVaT1Iwkrk2N49_BRt8uH8eQFW-n58aAu44EALw_wcB
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