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Default what is this high voltage display device called?

On 11/17/19 7:27 PM, Branden wrote:
What I'm thinking of is not a plasma globe, although, like the globe, it
too is intended primary for display.Â* If I were to describe it, I
remember it being made out of glass, maybe 1-2 feet in diameter, and
nearly flat in thickness.Â* Electric discharges from the center to the
edge of the glass and looked a lot like lightning.Â* I remember these
devices being used in Star Trek The Next Generation used behind the
heads of Borg drones.Â* They used to be in Spencers too available for
purchase.


Just wanted to update that I now actually have thee of the Luminglas
displays! Although eBay prices are out of this world, I found all of
these either on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist and all for less than
$50 each. A lot more reasonably priced! I remember them charging
anywhere from $25-50 back in the late 90's early 00's when they were in
Spencer's and elsewhere. If they are indeed collector items now, I may
have three chances in the future to sell if I ever grow tired of them.