I think you will find that these are 'edge lit' displays - perspex sheets 
with the digits engraved, lit at the edge by incandescent bulbs which 
causes the digit to 'light up'.
 - Richard




On Sunday, 8 November 2020 23:58:57 UTC, Nick Andrews wrote:
>
> Just watched Goldfinger at theater.   Long time since I was in a movie 
> theater!  In the bomb scene,  the counter had what soar to be nixie tubes,  
> with fainter,  yellowish digits.  Anybody know what they are? 
>

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