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jazzyvee

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Interesting clocks
« on: November 07, 2017, 01:43:51 PM »
I recently went to a Grand designs exhibition and came across these clocks made by Bad Dog Designs. They look great and if I could afford one I'd get one certainly. I know there are some amongst us here who love old valve style technology so you might enjoy these.  (Disclaimer I have no connection with the company)
Bad Dog Designs

The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html

StephenR

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Re: Interesting clocks
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2017, 02:01:19 PM »
Really cool... thanks!

keith_h

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Re: Interesting clocks
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2017, 03:32:59 PM »
Nixie tubes. It has been a long time since I've seen those in use. I like the radio. It would go well with the old tube radios I have collected. 

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Re: Interesting clocks
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2017, 05:51:38 PM »
Wow! Those are cool!

edwin

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Re: Interesting clocks
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2017, 04:23:58 PM »
Nixie tubes. It has been a long time since I've seen those in use. I like the radio. It would go well with the old tube radios I have collected. 

I haven't seen any in person since the early 70s and even then, they were just hanging out in a piece of unused lab gear (probably scavenged from MIT).

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Re: Interesting clocks
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2017, 11:31:55 AM »
Really neat looking pieces.

keith_h

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Re: Interesting clocks
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2017, 05:32:04 AM »
The last I saw them in use was in a piece of environmental test equipment we used to test aircraft components in the late 70's.

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Re: Interesting clocks
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2017, 12:58:53 AM »
you can still buy kits to make your own on ebay...or you could last time I checked about a year ago...not as cool as those though.