Cincinnati, OH / Lima, OH
The Ohio Advertising Display Co. was a sign manufacturer from the 1930’s to the 1970’s. The Ohio Advertising Display Company made signs such as neon lighted signs, lighted signs, motion signs, spinner signs, and clocks. two of their most popular signs included motion spinner signs and Art Deco stylized signs know as fireball streamliner signs.
Many of their signs had art-deco style accents through the bodies and graphics as well as the metal case that held them together. They also did collaborate with Telechron on the advertisement clock signs for breweries, soda, ice cream, watches, appliances, and other industries.
Some of their most popular fireball streamliner signs were general service signs which would display a double words that pertained to an industry or business. These illuminated art deco style signs included words and phrases like Nips, Bourbon, Vodka, Cordials, Brandy, Scotch, Rum, Vermouth, Gin, Whiskey, Lubrication, Used Tires, Tires, Candy, Fishing Tackle, Major Parts, Men, Ladies, Watch Repairing, On Air, Radio Service, Television Service, and Toys just to name a few.
The Ohio Advertising Display Co. made various beer spinner and motion signs for breweries like Mount Carbon, Mount Carmel, Yuengling, Latrobe (Rolling Rock), Chester, Old Reading, Sunshine, Gretz, Esslinger, Schmidt, Fort Pitt, Horlacher, Neuweiler, Old Shay, Duquesne, Iron City, Tech, Ballentine, National Bohemian, Blatz, Pabst, Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser, Hamms, Miller, Goebel, and Hanley’s just to name a few.
Below are a few examples of Ohio Advertising Display Company Signs:
