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Could I have been exposed to anything when the glass shattered inside
the set or when I powered the thing on with the glass shattered?


No.

Do they still use mercury to flash the getter in the CRT gun assembly?
I'd
be a little worried about that possbility.

Do you have any technical info sources that show mercury was ever used in
getters?

I doubt it. Mercury is not that reactive. He's probably just thinking
of the shiny getter coating and associating it with mercury.


Would it be any good for making a thyratron though?