A signaling appliance is provided, in particular a signaling column for indication of at least one operating state of a technical appliance such as a machine, an installation, a vehicle or the like, having at least one holding apparatus (5) for holding an electrical light-emitting element, in particular an incandescent lamp, which can be produced at a lower cost and/or provides further application options, in which case the electronics mount can be installed very easily, for example for commercially available signaling elements and/or bulbs. According to the invention, this is achieved in particular in that the holding apparatus (5) which is provided for holding the electronics mount (9) is also designed to hold the signaling element (7), with the holding apparatus (5) having at least one guide apparatus (8) for lateral guidance of the electronics mount (9) to be installed.