On Thursday, 12 October 2017 09:14:30 UTC+4, SWISSNIXIE - Jonathan F. wrote:
>
> I heard a story that they were used in weight stations for trucks. There 
> is symbol tube in the same size made by rodan that can display "kg" and "t" 
> which would make the story plausible.


True - the systems are called "weighbridges" - the digits were big so that 
they could be read from the trucks.

I also heard that they were in East Germany,,,

Whatever anyone else thinks, I like them. Used to have quite a few, sold 
most, now just one set of 6 left (not in a clock at the moment)

Nick 

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