House of Commons 1939: Neon Interference on Trial
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Britain’s Pre-War Glow Problem
It might seem almost comic now: in the shadow of looming global conflict, Parliament was wrestling with the problem of neon interfering with radios.
Gallacher, never one to mince words, demanded answers from the Postmaster-General. Were neon installations scrambling the airwaves?
The answer was astonishing for the time: roughly one thousand cases logged in a single year.
Picture it: listeners straining to catch news bulletins, drowned out by the hum of glowing adverts on the high street.
The Minister in charge didn’t deny it. But here’s the rub: the government had no legal power to force neon owners to fix it.
He spoke of a possible new Wireless Telegraphy Bill, but stressed that the problem was "complex".
In plain English: no fix any time soon.
The MP wasn’t satisfied. He pushed for urgency: speed it up, Minister, people want results.
Another MP raised the stakes. Wasn’t the state itself one of the worst offenders?
The Minister squirmed, basically admitting the whole electrical age was interfering with itself.
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From today’s vantage, it feels rich with irony. Neon was once painted as the noisy disruptor.
Eighty years on, the irony bites: the menace of 1939 is now the endangered beauty of 2025.
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What does it tell us?
neon sign shop London has never been neutral. It’s always forced society to decide what kind of light it wants.
In 1939 it was seen as dangerous noise.
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Our take at Smithers. We see the glow that wouldn’t be ignored.
So, yes, old is gold. And that’s why we keep bending glass and filling it with gas today.
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Ignore the buzzwords of "LED neon". Glass and gas are the original and the best.
If neon could jam the nation’s radios in 1939, it can sure as hell light your lounge, office, or storefront in 2025.
Choose craft.
You need it.
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It might seem almost comic now: in the shadow of looming global conflict, Parliament was wrestling with the problem of neon interfering with radios.
Gallacher, never one to mince words, demanded answers from the Postmaster-General. Were neon installations scrambling the airwaves?
The answer was astonishing for the time: roughly one thousand cases logged in a single year. Picture it: listeners straining to catch news bulletins, drowned out by the hum of glowing adverts on the high street.
The Minister in charge didn’t deny it. But here’s the rub: the government had no legal power to force neon owners to fix it.
He spoke of a possible new Wireless Telegraphy Bill, but stressed that the problem was "complex".
In plain English: no fix any time soon.
The MP wasn’t satisfied. He pushed for urgency: speed it up, Minister, people want results.
Another MP raised the stakes. Wasn’t the state itself one of the worst offenders?
The Minister squirmed, basically admitting the whole electrical age was interfering with itself.
---
From today’s vantage, it feels rich with irony. Neon was once painted as the noisy disruptor.
Eighty years on, the irony bites: the menace of 1939 is now the endangered beauty of 2025.
---
What does it tell us?
neon sign shop London has never been neutral. It’s always forced society to decide what kind of light it wants.
In 1939 it was seen as dangerous noise.
---
Our take at Smithers. We see the glow that wouldn’t be ignored.
So, yes, old is gold. And that’s why we keep bending glass and filling it with gas today.
---
Ignore the buzzwords of "LED neon". Glass and gas are the original and the best.
If neon could jam the nation’s radios in 1939, it can sure as hell light your lounge, office, or storefront in 2025.
Choose craft.
You need it.
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