Mae West Lightboxes

Mae West Lightboxes

Signshoponline is a company that specializes in Mae West light boxes.

Mae West Lightboxes are a type of lightbox that are used to display photos, art, and posters. They are also used to display advertisements. These light boxes are made of high quality acrylic and come with a long-lasting LED light source. They are available in various sizes and shapes, which can be customized according to the customer’s needs.

The lightboxes were first developed by the company Lumilor in 2014. They were invented because of the need for a better way to advertise products in store windows. The original design was for a static image that would be illuminated from behind with LEDs.

The Lumilor team eventually decided to make it dynamic by adding an LED panel on the front of the lightbox which can be programmed with any content or graphics desired by the customer. This new design led to many different use cases for Mae West Lightboxes including restaurants, retail stores, and photo studios.

Lightbox signs are a type of sign that uses an LED display to project text, images, and video onto a surface. They are commonly used in retail stores to promote sales and specials. Lightboxes can be used for advertising, marketing or as an information board for the public. They are also often used to display the name of the business or organization that they represent. Some lightboxes can even be customized with different colors and graphics to match the theme of the company they're representing

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Mae-West Lightbox signs are a type of shopfront lightbox signs used for advertising and displaying branding, lit up with LEDs or florescent tubing.
Named after the actress Mae West, these signs are bright and eye-catching, making them ideal for grabbing attention and conveying a message in a short amount of time.
150mm Mae West System is a single-sided or double-sided lightbox profile for wall/pylon mount or free standing applications. The illumination can be done as a single-sided backlit or by edge lit in case of a double-sided sign. The backlit illumination can be LEDs or florescent tubes.
History notes suggest that Mae-West Lightbox signs were first designed in the early 1920s by the theatre set designer and manufacturer, John DiMaggio. The signs were originally used as a form of advertising for theatres, but soon found their way into other commercial applications. They quickly became popular due to their bright and eye-catching design, which allowed them to easily stand out in public spaces. Mae-West Lightbox signs were composed of a wooden frame and a glass panel, which contains a series of lightbulbs arranged in the shape of letters. The lightbulbs wired to a power source, which is usually connected to the sign’s main switch.
Mae-West Lightbox signs are still widely used today and one of the most popular types of lightbox signs, primarily as a form of advertising for shopfronts, warehouses, churches etc. They are commonly found at bars, restaurants, and other public spaces, where they can be used to display messages or images.
Mae-West lightboxes today are most made of aluminium profiles which is 150mm and or 90mm. The illumination for single-sided and double-sided signs are done with LEDs and or florescent tubes. The face of the Mae-West lightbox is either PVC backlit (Flex face) or Acrylic (or known as Opal Perspex). A full colour digitally printed vinyl gets applied onto the Opal Perspex. Our lightboxes at Signshoponline comes with Transformer(s). A power supply cable is included for you to connect it to your power supply unit. In case of a double-sided lightbox that installation brackets will be fitted to the lightbox. The lightbox profile comes in Square finish lightboxes, mitered corner system / use new Mae West Corner Pieces, H-profile system to hold substrates, Mill finish; can be fixed using a Drill & Rivets or Sikaflex. New Mae West corners are available making lightbox assembly easy.
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