Philips Historische Producten museum Eindhoven (38/52)

This one is quite self explanatory. The neon discharge lamp was invented by George Claude (France) in 1902, and the technology quickly found an application in lighting due to its bright orange-red light emission. Claude first presented his lamp to the general public in 1910 and he sold the first neon advertising sign two years later. Philips began working with these lamps in 1921, with the first commercial products sold four years later. The Dutch produced these lamps until 1973, when it exited the market due to its highly specialized nature and its low associated production volume. The sign shown here was made for demonstration only and was most certainly made by a third party.