Neon (Greek for "new one") was discovered in 1898 by the famous Scottish chemist Sir William Ramsay. Neon was discovered when Ramsay chilled a sample of the atmosphere until it became a liquid, then warmed the liquid and captured the gases as they boiled off. The three gases that boiled off were krypton, xenon, and neon.
But it was in December of 1910, that French engineer Georges Claude first made a lamp from an electrified tube of neon gas. On January 19, 1915, Claude began selling his tubes to U.S. companies; the Packard car dealership in Los Angeles was one to see the potential and one of the first to buy it. Within 15 years the idea had spread around the world and today neon signs are a part of our culture. So next year, 2010, will mark the 100th anniversary of the first neon sign being shown at The Paris Exhibition.
Since the early days of Neon things have moved on considerably. With the introduction of argon gas as well as neon and a variety of glass coatings a wide variety of colours can now be achieved. So design possibilities go on and on and are indeed endless and only really limited by the scope of our imagination.
Two quite different kinds of neon lights are in common use. Glow-discharge lamps are typically tiny, and often designed to operate at 120 volts; they are widely used as power-on indicators and in circuit-testing equipment. Neon signs and other arc-discharge devices operate instead at high voltages, often 3-15 kilovolts (3,000-15,000 volts); they can be made into (often bent) tubes a few meters long.
Neon is now all over the planet and during the 50's and 60's could be seen all over world famous landmark sites like Times Square in New Your City, Piccadilly Circus in Londons West End and most images of the sprawling metropolis of Tokyo in Japan are supplemented by greats sways of neon lighting and advertising signs.
Neon has even made it big in the cinema and made its mark. Many of the iconic scenes from Ridley Scott art-house science-fiction classic Blade Runner are of dark rain filled streets whose gloom is broken only by the abundance of futuristic neon signs
Reliability has to be a consideration when investing in a new sign. Today we are able to give reassurance that your sign will be looking good for years to come. With modern materials being used in the manufacture of electrodes, transformers and cabling combined with regular maintenance, breakdowns are few and far between. So that sign continues to get your message and your business noticed.
Neon signs are now commonplace and they are truly affordable. They can really make your business stand out from the crowd and in todays marketplace your business really does need to be seen.
So if you want to get noticed - get neon and do not let the thought of discussing cold cathode lighting (to use the correct name) put you off getting your business noticed.
In 1907 a wonderful new candy made its debut, Hershey's Kisses. This smooth sweet candy was shaped in a teardrop and hand wrapped in foil. Although the origin of the name is unknown, it is believed to come from the way it is formed. The chocolate was dripped while in the process of manufacturing. Originally the kisses were individually hand wrapped but in the 1920's machines were created to take over the task.
Since the introduction of the Hershey's Kiss the wrapping process has remained relatively the same. The little flag coming from the top of the chocolate was added in 1924. Today machines can wrap approximately 1,300 of the delicious candies per minute.
In the last 80 years the shape and style of the popular candy have remained relatively the same. There have been a few variations tried over this time but none have sufficed the way the original has.
There have been a few tries to compete with the formula but none since 1931. Sweethearts, Silvertops, and Silverpoints may be recalled by the older generation as similar but still not the same or even close enough to compete.
In 1942 production of Hershey's Kisses was interrupted due to rationing for the war. Production was halted for seven years while silver foil was rationed during and after World War II. Three million military ration chocolate pastes were produced using Hershey's molding department and their mixing ingredients.
The original candies were previously wrapped only in silver foil; however in 1962 colored foils were introduced. This began a trend over the following years to match the color of foil of Hershey's Kisses with the current holiday. There were red, green and silver foils available during the Christmas season, pastel pink, blue and green foils available for Easter, and finally red and silver foil available for Valentine's Day.
Until 1990 there were no additions to the chocolate itself in the Hershey's Kisses. At this point Hershey's franchise introduced almonds into the Kisses. These quickly became popular and have been here to stay. A few short years later a new candy mixed with white chocolate was introduced as Hershey's Hugs. These were miniature in size and have since arrived in mini and full size. There are now variants of the Hershey's Hugs available with dark chocolate and milk chocolate, peanut butter and milk chocolate and also caramel and milk chocolate.
Beginning with hand wrapped candy chocolate Kisses in 1907, Hershey's Kisses have remained a favorite in the simple silver foil. There variants are pleasant but they have never been equally competed against. The sweet, smooth chocolate flavor has remained relatively unchanged in almost 100 years. The foil Kiss is known worldwide and instantly recognized by adults and children alike as one of the simple pleasures in life.
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