NEW YORK NEON: THE AUCTION! Today's the day that an ancient Philadelphia auction house is offloading a bunch of neon signs (and other relics of the "Artkraft Strauss Collection"). You can survey the collection here. Some of the highlights:

One of several signs from Ferrara's (Estimate $200-400)
Neon caricature of Bob Hope (Estimate $1,500-2,500)
Short marquee for The Sound of Music (Estimate $5,000-10,000)
Jets sign (Estimate $300-500)
Giants sign (Estimate $300-500)
Mets logo (Estimate $1,500-2,500)
Model for Coca-Cola sign (Estimate $10,000-20,000)