I used to buy globes in an old style radio shop when I lived in England. Each globe would be taken out of its package and tested in front of the customer. I never bought tubes (valves to Brits) but there was an enormous tube tester with every sort of socket including 4 pin. And he had a Nixie clock in the front window that received the LF signal from Rugby.
Tom Harris <[email protected]> On 24 November 2013 03:03, John Rehwinkel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow, a subject area I still have some interest in :) > > And I as well! > > > I began collecting antique Christmas lamps in the 60's, and continued up > to about 1990. > > Germany was a big producer in the 20's and 30's, and then moved to Japan. > > The clear glass painted envelope lamps from Germany often used a carbon > filament. > > > > We have wall mounted display cases for some of the more interesting and > rare lamps. And frequently decorate the tree with them. > > That is a nice display, Jeff! > > The local hardware store up until this year offered replacement C6 bulbs, > which pleased me. I don't see them out this year. This hardware store is > a wonderful relic from the past, with rows of little drawers all the way up > to the 22 foot high pressed tin ceiling. They still have and use their > old-style light bulb testers, including one for fluorescent tubes and > starters. > > - John > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2BFA91CD-8E74-4A4E-ABE6-EB6138B76EA5%40mac.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAHjG12Ryv95f90esWeFpARu-4siaoTDH86ZOf6dxCUyzqfexDQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
