Glass tubes for neon signs at Day Sign Company in Saint Albans
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJames.Photo.006.11.8.17
- Title:
- Glass tubes for neon signs at Day Sign Company in Saint Albans
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Description:
- James L. Day (July 5, 1932-April 12, 2019) was the owner of JL Day Sign Company in St. Albans, WV. He made hand-bent neon signs for nearly 60 years and was one of the last hand tube benders in the Kanawha Valley.In 2018, the West Virginia Folklife Program worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting to produce audio and video documentaries about Day. View them at https://wvfolklife.org/2018/09/04/st-albans-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decades-a-profile-of-james-l-day/Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCe99a7ke50&feature=emb_titleAudio: https://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/wva-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decadesRead Days obituary here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saint-albans-wv/james-day-8250954
- Subject:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.), Neon signs, Tube bending
- Rights:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
- Format:
- image/tiff
- Source:
- A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection