[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay
On Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:25:46 PM UTC, kay486 wrote: I have just found this and im really curious how high will it go! (no connection to the seller etc..) www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673 US $6,807.99. Just astonishing. Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/4C3kxolpd4UJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay
And 3 users with bids over $5.000, can't believe.. I am speeding up the my nixie making attempts ;-) Dalibor Dne 19.1.2013 18:15, Jon napsal(a): On Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:25:46 PM UTC, kay486 wrote: I have just found this and im really curious how high will it go! (no connection to the seller etc..) www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673 http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673 US $6,807.99. Just astonishing. Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/4C3kxolpd4UJ. 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay
Some people appear to have more money than sense! Nick Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2013, at 9:22, Dalibor Farný dali...@farny.cz wrote: And 3 users with bids over $5.000, can't believe.. I am speeding up the my nixie making attempts ;-) Dalibor Dne 19.1.2013 18:15, Jon napsal(a): On Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:25:46 PM UTC, kay486 wrote: I have just found this and im really curious how high will it go! (no connection to the seller etc..) www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673 US $6,807.99. Just astonishing. Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/4C3kxolpd4UJ. 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay
It could be that the one person who finally got it was jsut hired to do the bidding. It looks suspicious to me, because I think it is not very clever to bid such high amounts over and over again... Jens Some people appear to have more money than sense! Nick Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2013, at 9:22, Dalibor Farnı dali...@farny.cz mailto:dali...@farny.cz wrote: And 3 users with bids over $5.000, can't believe.. I am speeding up the my nixie making attempts ;-) Dalibor Dne 19.1.2013 18:15, Jon napsal(a): On Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:25:46 PM UTC, kay486 wrote: I have just found this and im really curious how high will it go! (no connection to the seller etc..) www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673 http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673 US $6,807.99. Just astonishing. Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/4C3kxolpd4UJ. 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay
Lising seems to be removerd, or the link does not worrk correct eric _ From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jb-electronics Sent: zaterdag 19 januari 2013 18:43 To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay It could be that the one person who finally got it was jsut hired to do the bidding. It looks suspicious to me, because I think it is not very clever to bid such high amounts over and over again... Jens Some people appear to have more money than sense! Nick Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2013, at 9:22, Dalibor Farný dali...@farny.cz wrote: And 3 users with bids over $5.000, can't believe.. I am speeding up the my nixie making attempts ;-) Dalibor Dne 19.1.2013 18:15, Jon napsal(a): On Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:25:46 PM UTC, kay486 wrote: I have just found this and im really curious how high will it go! (no connection to the seller etc..) www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of- http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673 9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673 US $6,807.99. Just astonishing. Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/4C3kxolpd4UJ. 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay
Search for this item number: 251212723827 Dalibor Farný http://dalibor.farny.cz sent from Samsung Galaxy Pad Dne 19.1.2013 17:50 Tidak Ada offl...@zeelandnet.nl napsal(a): ** Lising seems to be removerd, or the link does not worrk correct eric -- *From:* neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *jb-electronics *Sent:* zaterdag 19 januari 2013 18:43 *To:* neonixie-l@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay It could be that the one person who finally got it was jsut hired to do the bidding. It looks suspicious to me, because I think it is not very clever to bid such high amounts over and over again... Jens Some people appear to have more money than sense! Nick Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2013, at 9:22, Dalibor Farný dali...@farny.cz wrote: And 3 users with bids over $5.000, can't believe.. I am speeding up the my nixie making attempts ;-) Dalibor Dne 19.1.2013 18:15, Jon napsal(a): On Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:25:46 PM UTC, kay486 wrote: I have just found this and im really curious how high will it go! (no connection to the seller etc..) www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-**9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=**item3a7d71f673http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673 US $6,807.99. Just astonishing. Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/4C3kxolpd4UJ. 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay
I knew it was interesting auction, but i didnt expected it by any means to sell for this much! And whats more interesting is, that there was this auction couple days ago wich didng go nearly as high! http://www.ebay.com/itm/271136596338?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648 On Saturday, 12 January 2013 17:25:46 UTC, kay486 wrote: I have just found this and im really curious how high will it go! (no connection to the seller etc..) www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Giant-Nixie-Tubes-/251212723827?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2hash=item3a7d71f673 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/f8GVZAkEXw4J. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: 9x Z568M found on ebay
All bidders seem to be ok, bidding on collectibles. The winner is probably from Germany - bidding in german categories. The only suspicious thing here is that two high bids uses the same pattern, $X.150, but that could be just a strategy known among experienced ebay users.. Dalibor Farný http://dalibor.farny.cz sent from Samsung Galaxy Pad Dne 19.1.2013 17:43 jb-electronics webmas...@jb-electronics.de napsal(a): It could be that the one person who finally got it was jsut hired to do the bidding. It looks suspicious to me, because I think it is not very clever to bid such high amounts over and over again... Jens Some people appear to have more money than sense! Nick Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2013, at 9:22, Dalibor Farný dali...@farny.cz wrote: And 3 users with bids over $5.000, can't believe.. I am speeding up the my nixie making attempts ;-) Dalibor Dne 19.1.2013 18:15, Jon napsal(a): On Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:25:46 PM UTC, kay486 wrote: I have just found this and im really curious how high will it go! (no connection to the seller etc..) www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-**9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=**item3a7d71f673http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Lot-of-9x-Z568M-Gi...;hash=item3a7d71f673 US $6,807.99. Just astonishing. Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/4C3kxolpd4UJ. 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[neonixie-l] Re: Nixie tube history: The role of Ericsson
Hello, sorry for reviving this old topic, I found it by accident when looking for informations about one nixie. I think it might help you, in attachment is photo of lab sample nixie from Ericsson. Unfortunately, I don't have any more information about it, it is old photo which i download from ebay... Jakub On Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:02:16 UTC+2, Jens Boos wrote: Hi folks, as some of you may know, besides Nixie tube collecting I am also interested in the history. I am writing an article, and every now and then I stumble upon something that makes me believe that I will most likely never finish it ;-) Here is the confirmed US Nixie tube history: National Union was the first to sell a readout tube product line (1954), although Northrop aircraft filed promising patents as early as Nov 1950; however, these tubes were never manufactured by Northrop (not a single one of these tubes has been found as of today). National Union was closely followed by Burroughs in 1955 who then offered their Nixie tube. But National Union beat Burroughs by the nose. Anyway, I was doing some casual research for patents filed by Ericsson, and found patent GB739041, file is attached. The funny thing is, this baby was filed May 9, 1950, predating the first Northrop patent (US2618697) by more than half a year. The word improvements in the patent title suggests that this patent bases on other concepts already around at the time, but I cannot find out which patents it refers to. Any ideas? The most interesting thing is that Ericsson was probably the first company that commercialised the idea of a Nixie tube (and thus thought it worth to be patent-protected, that is the logic here). I feel that the European history of the Nixie tube needs further research. Has anyone been able to piece together the European side of the story? To be honest, I don't know if this patent is an entirely new discovery, but I could not find it on Randall's page: http://www.scientificsolutions.ca/patents.htm Jens -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/uEimor0-pZQJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. attachment: !BVDDSng!2k~$(KGrHgoH-CgEjlLl1-OzBKQkGPBdfg~~_1.JPG
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie tube history: The role of Ericsson
Hi Jakub thanks! But hey, I think I know this tube ;-) http://www.jb-electronics.de/html/elektronik/nixies/n_rd125.htm Jens Hello, sorry for reviving this old topic, I found it by accident when looking for informations about one nixie. I think it might help you, in attachment is photo of lab sample nixie from Ericsson. Unfortunately, I don't have any more information about it, it is old photo which i download from ebay... Jakub On Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:02:16 UTC+2, Jens Boos wrote: Hi folks, as some of you may know, besides Nixie tube collecting I am also interested in the history. I am writing an article, and every now and then I stumble upon something that makes me believe that I will most likely never finish it ;-) Here is the confirmed US Nixie tube history: National Union was the first to sell a readout tube product line (1954), although Northrop aircraft filed promising patents as early as Nov 1950; however, these tubes were never manufactured by Northrop (not a single one of these tubes has been found as of today). National Union was closely followed by Burroughs in 1955 who then offered their Nixie tube. But National Union beat Burroughs by the nose. Anyway, I was doing some casual research for patents filed by Ericsson, and found patent GB739041, file is attached. The funny thing is, this baby was filed May 9, 1950, predating the first Northrop patent (US2618697) by more than half a year. The word improvements in the patent title suggests that this patent bases on other concepts already around at the time, but I cannot find out which patents it refers to. Any ideas? The most interesting thing is that Ericsson was probably the first company that commercialised the idea of a Nixie tube (and thus thought it worth to be patent-protected, that is the logic here). I feel that the European history of the Nixie tube needs further research. Has anyone been able to piece together the European side of the story? To be honest, I don't know if this patent is an entirely new discovery, but I could not find it on Randall's page: http://www.scientificsolutions.ca/patents.htm Jens -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/uEimor0-pZQJ. 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie tube history: The role of Ericsson
Heh, nice! You have so many nixies, you may consider adding option to sort them by manufacturer ;) Jakub On Sunday, 20 January 2013 00:20:15 UTC+1, Jens Boos wrote: Hi Jakub thanks! But hey, I think I know this tube ;-) http://www.jb-electronics.de/html/elektronik/nixies/n_rd125.htm Jens Hello, sorry for reviving this old topic, I found it by accident when looking for informations about one nixie. I think it might help you, in attachment is photo of lab sample nixie from Ericsson. Unfortunately, I don't have any more information about it, it is old photo which i download from ebay... Jakub On Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:02:16 UTC+2, Jens Boos wrote: Hi folks, as some of you may know, besides Nixie tube collecting I am also interested in the history. I am writing an article, and every now and then I stumble upon something that makes me believe that I will most likely never finish it ;-) Here is the confirmed US Nixie tube history: National Union was the first to sell a readout tube product line (1954), although Northrop aircraft filed promising patents as early as Nov 1950; however, these tubes were never manufactured by Northrop (not a single one of these tubes has been found as of today). National Union was closely followed by Burroughs in 1955 who then offered their Nixie tube. But National Union beat Burroughs by the nose. Anyway, I was doing some casual research for patents filed by Ericsson, and found patent GB739041, file is attached. The funny thing is, this baby was filed May 9, 1950, predating the first Northrop patent (US2618697) by more than half a year. The word improvements in the patent title suggests that this patent bases on other concepts already around at the time, but I cannot find out which patents it refers to. Any ideas? The most interesting thing is that Ericsson was probably the first company that commercialised the idea of a Nixie tube (and thus thought it worth to be patent-protected, that is the logic here). I feel that the European history of the Nixie tube needs further research. Has anyone been able to piece together the European side of the story? To be honest, I don't know if this patent is an entirely new discovery, but I could not find it on Randall's page: http://www.scientificsolutions.ca/patents.htm Jens -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neoni...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/uEimor0-pZQJ. 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/m81KUyFE7Z0J. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie tube history: The role of Ericsson
Hello, i have been wondering if you own any other interesting/unusual tubes that arent listed on your site? On Saturday, 19 January 2013 23:20:15 UTC, Jens Boos wrote: Hi Jakub thanks! But hey, I think I know this tube ;-) http://www.jb-electronics.de/html/elektronik/nixies/n_rd125.htm Jens Hello, sorry for reviving this old topic, I found it by accident when looking for informations about one nixie. I think it might help you, in attachment is photo of lab sample nixie from Ericsson. Unfortunately, I don't have any more information about it, it is old photo which i download from ebay... Jakub On Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:02:16 UTC+2, Jens Boos wrote: Hi folks, as some of you may know, besides Nixie tube collecting I am also interested in the history. I am writing an article, and every now and then I stumble upon something that makes me believe that I will most likely never finish it ;-) Here is the confirmed US Nixie tube history: National Union was the first to sell a readout tube product line (1954), although Northrop aircraft filed promising patents as early as Nov 1950; however, these tubes were never manufactured by Northrop (not a single one of these tubes has been found as of today). National Union was closely followed by Burroughs in 1955 who then offered their Nixie tube. But National Union beat Burroughs by the nose. Anyway, I was doing some casual research for patents filed by Ericsson, and found patent GB739041, file is attached. The funny thing is, this baby was filed May 9, 1950, predating the first Northrop patent (US2618697) by more than half a year. The word improvements in the patent title suggests that this patent bases on other concepts already around at the time, but I cannot find out which patents it refers to. Any ideas? The most interesting thing is that Ericsson was probably the first company that commercialised the idea of a Nixie tube (and thus thought it worth to be patent-protected, that is the logic here). I feel that the European history of the Nixie tube needs further research. Has anyone been able to piece together the European side of the story? To be honest, I don't know if this patent is an entirely new discovery, but I could not find it on Randall's page: http://www.scientificsolutions.ca/patents.htm Jens -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To post to this group, send an email to neoni...@googlegroups.comjavascript: . To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/uEimor0-pZQJ. 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 post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/Nem6o_UVyjUJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.