Skipping Girl Sign

[3] The sign consists of a painted metal structure outlined in neon tubing depicting a little girl skipping rope.

At night the sign's outlines are illuminated, the skipping rope being displayed in four sequential positions to give the appearance of motion.

[4] The large Nycander factory housed 17 fermentation vats, each with a capacity of 35,000 gallons,[5] The sign was designed in 1936 for the Nycander factory premises by artist Jim Minogue (who would go on to build the Nylex Clock in 1961), employed by Electric Signs, later called Whitewall Neon, then Claude Neon (after Georges Claude).

Neon Electric attempted to reacquire 'Little Audrey', but the demolition company Whelan the Wrecker claimed ownership and sold it to CE Haywwood, a used car dealership.

[11] Following public outcry, John (Jack) Benjamin, director of the nearby electroplating factory Crusader Plate, worked with the local council to acquire and reinstate the sign on his company's own roof.

The Skipping Girl Vinegar sign features in Australian artist Howard Arkley's (1951-1999) 'Suicide' (1983, acrylic on canvas, 160cmx120cm) drawing on imagery from Arkley's childhood; the neon Skipping Girl Vinegar sign, an image of a telescope from a Boy's Own Annual,[23][24][25] and memories he shared with his girlfriend Lisa Craswell (d.1987).

"[26] This work from the artist's prime period featured posthumously in 'Howard Arkley Retrospective' at the National Gallery of Victoria, 17 November 2006 - 25 February 2007.

[27] Melbourne indie pop group The Killjoys’ first recorded release was a 5 track cassette in 1988 called Audrey, with a photo of the Skipping Girl on the cover.