The Brenske Plumbing Heating & Supply Co. sign was built in 1958. It is 20 feet tall and features six animated drips. The red plastic letters on the sign are believed to be original. When the business closed in 1997, the sign was removed and stored at a local museum until early 2010. It was restored for about $5,000 and installed in a parking lot which may become a neon sign park. The sign is lit at night. For more, see this website.

The Murdon Concrete Products sign was built in the 1940s for the Friede Plumbing Company which was located in St. Louis. In 1974, the owner's son had the sign moved here to St. James where he started a septic tank business. The wording was changed at that point to Murdon Concrete Products. The animated drips and splash are lit at night. For more, see this website.

James Crowley Plumbing & Heating was founded in 1928. The business features a neon pole sign and a painted sign on the side of their building. The neon sign is lit at night. The pouring water was originally animated but this is now prohibited by the city. The sign is protected from vandals behind plexiglass.

George Morlan Plumbing was founded in 1927. Around 1935, the company began selling a new invention: the electric water heater. George Morlan sold about 2,500 of them per year and was dubbed, the "Water Heater King." In 1946, the company expanded its showroom and installed this sign which is roughly 16-feet wide by 30-feet tall and contains 754 feet of neon tubing. The water heater character is referred to as "The King." A costumed, human mascot version of him appears in local parades. The sign's neon had been inoperable for many years when Morlan decided to repair it in 1996. It was completely refurbished by Columbia Neon of Vancouver, WA for $24,000. The Water Heater King's animated feet dance at night. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [night photo thanks Jeff at Vintage Roadside]

The Rupert Plumbing sign was built in the early 1950s by the Zeon Sign Company. The wrench is approximately 15 feet tall. In 2001, the company moved to another location and left this sign behind. Due to zoning restrictions, the sign could not be installed at their new building. The sign was maintained and lit until their move. The text alternated between red, green and yellow neon while the wrench was blue.

Unfortunately, the neon on the Western Plumbing sign appears to be broken. Depictions of tools in signs are very rare. Hardware stores sometimes featured signs with hammers and saws but I don't know of any other wrench signs than these three.