{"id":19949,"date":"2025-04-08T14:40:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T04:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.signmanager.com.au\/?p=19949"},"modified":"2025-04-08T14:43:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T04:43:01","slug":"the-skipping-girl-more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/signmanager.com.au\/index.php\/the-skipping-girl-more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"the Origins of the Iconic Skipping Girl Vinegar Neon Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-header-section\" class=\"tatsu-YggVR8k1e tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen post-header-section casestudy-banner-section  tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"Header Section\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 0px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-row-full-width tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-zero-margin tatsu-no-gutter tatsu-eq-cols tatsu-fullscreen-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-7v4X24u2Lo\" ><div id = \"post-banner-section\" class=\"tatsu-row post-banner-section\" ><div id=\"post-banner-col\" class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-align-middle tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none post-banner-col tatsu-B5F4FNQ3KH\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-Trq6Sa0I7u  banner-text\"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner   clearfix\" ><style>.tatsu-Trq6Sa0I7u.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 68%;text-align: left;padding: 0px 0px 0px 10%;color: rgba(13,14,61,1) ;}.tatsu-Trq6Sa0I7u.tatsu-text-block-wrap{margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}.tatsu-Trq6Sa0I7u .tatsu-text-inner *{color: rgba(13,14,61,1) ;}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-Trq6Sa0I7u.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-Trq6Sa0I7u.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;}}<\/style>\n<h1><strong>Ever Wondered About the Origins of the Iconic Skipping Girl Vinegar Neon Sign in Melbourne?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image tatsu-bg-lazyload\" data-src = \"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-B5F4FNQ3KH.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-B5F4FNQ3KH.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner{background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,1) 24%, rgba(255,255,255,0.8) 37%, rgba(255,255,255,0.5) 51%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 68%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%);}.tatsu-B5F4FNQ3KH.tatsu-column{margin: 0px 0 0 0 !important;}.tatsu-B5F4FNQ3KH.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-B5F4FNQ3KH > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-B5F4FNQ3KH > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-B5F4FNQ3KH > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-B5F4FNQ3KH > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-B5F4FNQ3KH.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-B5F4FNQ3KH.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-B5F4FNQ3KH.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background tatsu-bg-lazyload\" data-src = \"https:\/\/www.signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skipping-Girl-Origins.jpg\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-YggVR8k1e.tatsu-section{background-color: #323232;}.tatsu-YggVR8k1e .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Skipping-Girl-Origins.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: bottom right;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-YggVR8k1e .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: bottom right;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-YggVR8k1e > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-YggVR8k1e > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-YggVR8k1e .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-YggVR8k1e .tatsu-section-background{background-position: center right;}.tatsu-YggVR8k1e .tatsu-bg-blur{background-position: center right;}}<\/style><\/div><div id=\"post-second-section\" class=\"tatsu-wDeMXIIpE8 tatsu-section  post-second-section casestudy-section1  tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"second section\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"78px 0px 70px 0px\",\"m\":\"50px 0px 50px 0px\",\"t\":\"60px 0px 60px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='50px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-zero-margin tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-nyCk1mE-n\" ><style>.tatsu-nyCk1mE-n.tatsu-row-wrap > .tatsu-row{padding: 0px 0% 0px 0%;}<\/style><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-align-middle tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-zTF22aXGK-\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-1GoxghLV1q  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner   clearfix\" ><style>.tatsu-1GoxghLV1q.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;color: rgba(13,14,61,1) ;}.tatsu-1GoxghLV1q .tatsu-text-inner *{color: rgba(13,14,61,1) ;}.tatsu-1GoxghLV1q.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner *{}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-1GoxghLV1q.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{padding: 1px 10% 0px 10%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-1GoxghLV1q.tatsu-text-block-wrap{margin: 30px 0px 30px 0px;}.tatsu-1GoxghLV1q.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}}<\/style>\n<p>Scattered across Melbourne, the lambent glow of a bygone signage renaissance has all but deteriorated. The Skipping Girl Vinegar sign, with all of her iterations now over 80 years old, was once a landmark visual that shared the Melbourne skyline with other larger-than-life creations. Now, only the likes of Nylex, Victoria Bitter (which SignManager proudly looks after), Slade Knitwear, and Pelaco remain.<\/p>\n<p>The National Trust, a body striving for the protection of heritage icons, is still fighting to preserve the Skipping Girl Vinegar neon sign amidst a sea of residential apartments suffocating her vibrancy. With the site now for sale, the Skipping Girl Vinegar Melbourne icon, or \u201cLittle Audrey,\u201d emerges as vastly important, beyond the fact that it was Australia\u2019s first (and possibly last) large animated neon sign.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image tatsu-bg-lazyload\" data-src = \"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-zTF22aXGK-.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-zTF22aXGK-.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-pad-wrap > .tatsu-column-pad{padding: 0px 25px 0px 0px;}.tatsu-zTF22aXGK-.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-zTF22aXGK- > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-zTF22aXGK- > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-zTF22aXGK- > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-zTF22aXGK- > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-zTF22aXGK-.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-zTF22aXGK-.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-zTF22aXGK-.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-pad-wrap > .tatsu-column-pad{padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-zTF22aXGK-.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-zTF22aXGK-.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-pad-wrap > .tatsu-column-pad{padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}.tatsu-zTF22aXGK-.tatsu-column{margin: 0 0 0px 0 !important;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background tatsu-bg-lazyload\" data-src = \"\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-wDeMXIIpE8.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(241,242,245,1);}.tatsu-wDeMXIIpE8 .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 78px 0px 70px 0px;}.tatsu-wDeMXIIpE8 > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-wDeMXIIpE8 > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-wDeMXIIpE8 .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 60px 0px 60px 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-wDeMXIIpE8 .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 50px 0px 50px 0px;}}<\/style><\/div><div id=\"post-third-section\" class=\"tatsu-C9HZYKQ-JL tatsu-section  post-third-section grey-background-section casestudy-section2  tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"third section\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"70px 0px 70px 0px\",\"m\":\"50px 0px 50px 0px\",\"t\":\"60px 0px 60px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='50px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-w-_pfqovvD\" ><style>.tatsu-w-_pfqovvD.tatsu-row-wrap > .tatsu-row{padding: 0px 0% 0px 0%;}<\/style><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-align-middle tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-fROsevS1Ct\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-fdzHDLGFvfO  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner   clearfix\" ><style>.tatsu-fdzHDLGFvfO.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;color: rgba(13,14,61,1) ;}.tatsu-fdzHDLGFvfO .tatsu-text-inner *{color: rgba(13,14,61,1) ;}.tatsu-fdzHDLGFvfO.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner *{}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-fdzHDLGFvfO.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{padding: 0px 10% 0px 10%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-fdzHDLGFvfO.tatsu-text-block-wrap{margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}.tatsu-fdzHDLGFvfO.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}}<\/style>\n<h2><strong>Skipping Girl Origins<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Skipping Girl origins date back to 1936 when Neon Electric Signs erected the original sign, renting it to Nycander &amp; Co. It was the first example of an animated neon sign in Victoria and became the most prominent and popular animated neon sign in Australia. In the late 1960s, after Nycander moved factories and the building was set to be demolished, the sign was sold to a panel beater, and the original was lost to time.<\/p>\n<p>In 1970, an electroplating company called Crusader allowed the use of their rooftop, and a new sign was constructed and illuminated at a ceremony on the 13th of November 1970. Australian icon Barry Humphries found the remains in May 1974, laid a wreath, and sang a specially composed song for the event.<\/p>\n<p>After Crusader closed and the site was sold, the sign was restored and re-lit on 23 May 1990. By the early 2000s, the sign was inoperable again, and in 2007, the National Trust of Australia launched a successful campaign to have Little Audrey heritage-listed, restored, and awarded a National Trust Icon. Powered by clean energy at the turn of the last decade, and with AGL as a major sponsor, Audrey is still (for now) skipping.<\/p>\n<p>So the question still exists, why all this benevolence for a sign that uses ancient technology to promote a brand that doesn\u2019t exist anymore?<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The Skipping Girl has been a continuing motif in my life and many thousands of Melburnians in the past 50 years. She captured my imagination and I hope she continues to capture the imaginations of all who see her, as a universal symbol of a carefree childhood that we can all share<\/em>\u201d local resident Vivienne Halat said.<\/p>\n<p>The same motif exists in places like Portland and their White Stag or Scranton, PA, where residents from all cultures and communities in the area strive, and have for 130 years, to keep the idea of the \u201cElectric City\u201d alive. An ode to Scranton\u2019s role in pioneering electricity usage in the late 19th century, the sign evokes a deeper human connection.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5736 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BLL058748606L__77569.1541658377.jpg\" alt=\"Electric City\" width=\"1280\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BLL058748606L__77569.1541658377.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BLL058748606L__77569.1541658377-600x416.jpg 600w, https:\/\/signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BLL058748606L__77569.1541658377-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BLL058748606L__77569.1541658377-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BLL058748606L__77569.1541658377-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BLL058748606L__77569.1541658377-1160x805.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BLL058748606L__77569.1541658377-72x50.jpg 72w, https:\/\/signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BLL058748606L__77569.1541658377-650x451.jpg 650w, https:\/\/signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BLL058748606L__77569.1541658377-1000x694.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/signmanager.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BLL058748606L__77569.1541658377-50x35.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>Could it be more than just pride in a city? Perhaps there is an element of romantic nostalgia as Vivienne alluded to? Maybe the psyche of human condition means most of us share an unyielding desire to establish a legacy. We can\u2019t live forever, but achievement can. If we save Audrey or Electric City, perhaps we can control how we\u2019re remembered? Will future generations preserve our creations like we did?<\/p>\n<p>We want those who come after us to caress the signpost that embodies our generational progression, even when we\u2019ve stopped evolving and become an ode to a bygone era. Humans want to know all the work, blood, sweat and tears weren\u2019t in vain. We weren\u2019t lost to the hand of change.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Melbourne\u2019s Skipping Girl Vinegar neon sign \u2013 more than just materials and colours<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Skipping Girl Vinegar sign is a display of preservation, of acknowledgment \u2013 a nod to those who changed the way brands interact with consumers. These signs are iconic, not because they made their brands famous \u2013 quite the contrary, as most of these businesses no longer exist \u2013 but because they represent the human spirit.<\/p>\n<p>The Skipping Girl Vinegar neon sign has transcended societal trends and technological advancements to secure a cultural legacy that many strive for. It demands to be admired. It challenged the status quo and won, progressing many industries along the way. Signs like these give status to brands.<\/p>\n<p>These brands achieve prestige because they carefully adapt their visual and verbal identity to tell their customers a unique story, then they commit themselves to that story over the years and decades ahead. Iconic branding takes time and consistency. The most iconic brand identities find a way to seep into every aspect of a user\u2019s life \u2013 becoming embedded in their sense of culture.<\/p>\n<p>The Skipping Girl Vinegar Melbourne icon is a testament to branding with substance \u2013 one that goes beyond just the solution provided. Brands that have meaning in their work and moral values behind their actions hold a special position in the minds and hearts of their audiences. Such brands, and the signs that represent them, have a soul. This is why they stand for something much more than the sum of their parts. True, innovative branding \u2013 using cutting-edge technologies, knowledge, patience, and experience \u2013 will always represent more than just a logo and colours.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Contact SignManager<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Taking care of your signage and understanding how it connects to potential customers is the crux of what we do at SignManager. We are trusted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signmanager.com.au\/index.php\/solutions\/maintenance\/\">look after and update<\/a> Australia\u2019s oldest signs \u2013 keeping these icons timeless and future-proofed. We have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signmanager.com.au\/index.php\/roles\/facilities\/\">managed<\/a> some of Australia\u2019s most iconic brands, like Australia Post and Carlton &amp; United Breweries, for over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re looking to restore a historic sign like Skipping Girl Vinegar or install your company\u2019s mould-breaking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signmanager.com.au\/index.php\/solutions\/sky-signs\/\">sky sign<\/a>, we can help. If you\u2019re managing a large site network, let us make it easy with our national network of contractors and purpose-built, award-winning systems \u2013 we will save you time, stress, and money. <a href=\"https:\/\/signmanager.com.au\/index.php\/contact-us\/\">Contact SignManager today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image tatsu-bg-lazyload\" data-src = \"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-fROsevS1Ct.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-fROsevS1Ct.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-pad-wrap > .tatsu-column-pad{padding: 0px 25px 0px 0px;}.tatsu-fROsevS1Ct.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-fROsevS1Ct > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-fROsevS1Ct > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-fROsevS1Ct > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-fROsevS1Ct > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-fROsevS1Ct.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-fROsevS1Ct.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-fROsevS1Ct.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-pad-wrap > .tatsu-column-pad{padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-fROsevS1Ct.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-fROsevS1Ct.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-pad-wrap > .tatsu-column-pad{padding: 30px 0px 0px 0px;}.tatsu-fROsevS1Ct.tatsu-column{margin: 0 0 0px 0 !important;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background tatsu-bg-lazyload\" data-src = \"\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-C9HZYKQ-JL.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,1);}.tatsu-C9HZYKQ-JL .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 70px 0px 70px 0px;}.tatsu-C9HZYKQ-JL > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-C9HZYKQ-JL > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-C9HZYKQ-JL .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 60px 0px 60px 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-C9HZYKQ-JL .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 50px 0px 50px 0px;}}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sky signs are one of the most permanent visible company advertisements available. 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