Original 1957 Neon Porcelain Restaurant Sign with New Aluminum Can with Stainless Steel Hardware. Elias Brothers Big Boy Sign. UP FOR SALE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE AND VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL VINTAGE 1950s ERA (ELIAS BROTHERS , BIG BOY RESTAURANT) HEAVY GAGE SOLID STEEL WITH PORCELAIN ENAMEL SIGN PANELS MEASURING A HUGE WHOPPING 12 FEET WIDE AND A LITTLE OVER 6 FEET TALL. (ROTATING BIG BOY IS “NOT” INCLUDED). THIS HUGE NEON SIGN WAS PUT UP IN THE YEAR OF 1957 IN FRONT OF THE BIG BOY RESTAURANT ON LAKE HURON IN OSCODA, MICHIGAN WHICH IS WHERE WURTSMITH AIR FORCE BASE IS LOCATED AND MANY OF THE PILOTS WHO FEW DURING THE VIETNAM WAR FEW OUT OF AND THEIR WIVES WORKED HERE…. EVERY PANEL ON THIS SIGN IS MADE OF HEAVY GAGE SOLID STEEL 1 INCH THICK PANELS WHICH ALL HAVE VERY THICK PORCELAIN ENAMEL. ALL FOUR OF THE BIG BOY PANELS BOLT TOGETHER AND THE ELIAS BROTHERS SIGN BOLTS ON TOP OF THEM!!! THE BACK OF EACH PANEL HAS BLUE PORCELAIN ENAMEL. ALL NEW CLEAR GLASS NEON WHICH LIGHT UP RED WHEN TURNED ON AND ARE CLEAR WHEN TURNED OFF!! NEW NEON AND TRANSFORMERS, 3 PIECE (as to make it easier to handle) ALL BOLT TOGETHER AND PLUG INTO POWER STRIP IN THROUGH THE BACK OF CAN THROUGH THE ACCESS PANEL , HANGER IS MOUNTED ON BACK! THE SIGN IS NOT BOLTED TOGETHER IN THE PICTURES WHERE IT IS LIT UP BUT I ASSURE YOU WHEN IT IS BOLTED TOGETHER THE NEON BOARDER ALL LINE UP! THE FACT THAT THIS PIECE EXISTS IS TRULY AMAZING!!! 100% ORIGINAL CONDITION SHOWING NORMAL SIGNS OF USAGE AND WEAR WHICH IS APPROPRIATE WITH THE AGING PROCESS SUCH AS SOME CHIPS TO THE PORCELAIN ENAMEL, NICKS, MARKS AND SCRATCHES!!! OVERALL, THIS PIECE IS JUST BEAUTIFUL WITH INCREDIBLE COLOR AND GRAPHICS!!! ARROW IS NOT INCLUDED!!!! (1) “ELIAS BROTHERS” PORCELAIN SIGN PANEL MEASURES 50″ Inches Long X 28-1/4″ Inches High X 1 Inch Thick. (2) “BIG BOY” PORCELAIN SIGN PANELS MEASURES A TOTAL OF 12′ Feet Long X 50″ Inches High X 1″ Inch Thick. This Is Great For The Guy Who Loves Memorabilia By Elias Brothers Or Big Boy Collectibles. IN THE VERY LAST PHOTO YOU WILL SEE WHAT THIS SIGN LOOKED LIKE WHEN I FOUND IT! THIS VERY RARE “Big Boy Elias Brothers” SIGN DESERVES TO BE APPRECIATED BY SOMEONE WHO WILL ACTUALLY PUT IT ON DISPLAY WITH THEIR OLD ELIAS BROTHERS OR BIG BOY COMPANY ITEMS AS THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SIGN THAT HAD A HUGE “BIG BOY” ON TOP OF IT. HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ADD A VERY OLD AND SCARCE PIECE TO YOUR CURRENT COLLECTION OF VINTAGE ADVERTISING MEMORABILIA OR SCARCE BIG BOY COLLECTIBLES!!! IT WILL TRULY LOOK AMAZING UNDERNEATH OF YOUR OLD ROTATING BIG BOY!! DON’T PASS UP ON THIS VERY RARE BIG BOY SIGN AND GOOD LUCK!! LOCAL PICK-UP OFFERED HERE IN THE SMALL TOWN OF (LUPTON) HERE IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Also, I provide 5 STAR services on all my auctions. Please be kind and take the time to rate me as 5 STARS when leaving feedback. Thank You – Please Come Back Soon! The item “VTG 50s ELIAS BROTHERS BIG BOY RESTAURANT ADVERTISING PORCELAIN NEON SIGN 12′ FT” is in sale since Friday, April 19, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Advertising\Restaurants & Fast Food\Big Boy”. The seller is “northernmichiganvintage” and is located in Lupton, Michigan. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
- Brand: Elias Brothers Big Boy Restaurant
- Modified Item: No
- Featured Refinements: Big Boy Porcelain Neon Sign
- Date of Creation: 1957
- Type of Advertising: Porcelain Sign
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Color: Multi-color
