On Sun, 17 Apr 2016 23:43:35 -0000 (UTC), John McCoy
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krw wrote in
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On Sun, 17 Apr 2016 09:47:19 -0700, Electric Comet
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:44:07 -0700 (PDT)
wrote:

I have an Eli Terry Shelf Clock kit, still in the box but missing
the movement. Does anyone know if there are any that would fit it,
or would someone like to purchase the kit I have (with assembly
instructions)?

unable to answer your questions

maybe repurpose the kit into some modern kind of clock

the pixie tubes are interesting time displays

"Pixie tubes"? I guess they're old enough as dust.

I'm going to guess he meant Nixie tubes, but there actually
was a thing called a Pixie tube. I have an idea it had
segments like the wedges of a pie chart, but I don't think
I've ever seen one.

Evidently it was something like a Nixie Tube (numeric display), though
quite rare, me thinks.

http://everything2.com/title/Pixie+tube


I do have a handle of Nixie tubes around here somewhere.
Useful for puzzling new EE grads on job interviews.

If that throws them, a Williams Tube should make 'em choke. ;-)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willia.../Williams_tube