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sign restoration
Arrow Sign Company specializes in restoring vintage and classic signs, bringing new life to weathered and damaged pieces. With expert craftsmanship and attention to detail, they preserve the original charm while ensuring durability for years to come. Whether it’s neon, metal, or painted signage, Arrow Sign Company expertly revives the character and history of each sign, making them look as good as new.
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Ghirardelli Sign restoration
Working with Page Turnbull Architecture, Arrow surveyed the existing sign and recommended replacing the letters with new LED illumination. Working from a laser scan of the existing sign, the letters were fabricated to the exact letter shape and lamp spacing of the existing display.
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Harrison Hotel
Arrow refurbished the projecting neon sign for the Harrison Hotel in Downtown Oakland. The scope of work included repainting the entire structure in the field and replacing all of the neon, housings and wiring.
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linch jewelry
“…Oakland’s Arrow Sign Co., which opened in 1952 as the Arrow Neon Sign Co. and specialized in theater lighting. Ever since florescent lights and then LED lights behind sheet plastic came into vogue in the 1960s and 1970s, neon sign-making has been a diminishing art. But some, like Arrow, continue to carry a torch for neon.”
– MEG MCCONAHEY THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
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Lipo neon
Working with SF Shines and SF neon preservationists, Arrow restored the historic Li-Po lantern in Chinatown. The seventy year old sign was featured in the 1947 Orson Wells film the Lady From Shanghai starring Rita Hayworth.
Photo Credits: SFNeon.org
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Orchard Supply
Arrow is pleased to have installed the recently refurbished Orchard Supply Hardware sign. The 50+ year old sign was restored over several months in Stockton and Oakland to replace the glass neon tubing and paint.
The sign measures 11’ and sits on a pole 14’ high. We were true to the original construction of the design, only remaking the neon tubes and using the original colors. All existing bracing, cable turnbuckle and hardware was either re-used or replaced.
It’s now on display at History Park in San Jose.