The Electric Neon Clock Co. of Cleveland manufactured many of these clocks. The wall clock was made in a variety of color combinations and used green and red neon. The clock face was painted black.

correctionAn earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that neon exposure can be hazardous. Though liquid neon can be hazardous because it is so cold, neon lights use the gas form. This version ...

This is an oldie, but oh, man is this ever good. It’s a Nixie clock made without a microcontroller. In fact, there aren’t any logic chips in this circuit, either. As far as we can tell, the logic in ...

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