My understanding is that the prices dropped a lot as time went on, here's another price catalog from 1970 that mentions most of the same tubes for much cheaper, with B-5750 types just $4@1000pcs - roughly $25/pc now.
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 10:02 PM LB <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Out of curiosity, I took a look at some old Burroughs nixie tube price > lists, and took the prices (1-99 pcs) to an inflation calculator > (1963->2023). Here are some highlights: > > B-4991 (Miniature, $68.00) -> $677.10 > B-7094 (Jumbo, $45.00) -> $448.08 > B-4032 (Miniature, $33.00) -> $328.59 > B-5971 (13 Segments, $16.75) -> $166.79 > 6844-A (Standard, $11.00) -> $109.53 > B-9012 (Pixie, $5.00) -> $49.79 > > I know that these tubes were made pretty much exclusively for > military/non-consumer applications, but it's still interesting to see just > how expensive nixies were in reasonable quantities. > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b904ba4c-c1a0-4fdc-8e79-91019281564dn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b904ba4c-c1a0-4fdc-8e79-91019281564dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPDJQ6CUdYD98tv6V5q%3DjG%2BR%3DLFjjEbNYknpZQJqU%2B-xtHU0ZA%40mail.gmail.com.
