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Vaguely related to this, electronic hobbyists (of a steampunk bent) like to build things with Nixie tubes.
Guess where the source of most Nixie tubes seem to be? yep… odd sources in Russia. ah well.
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Oh man, I hope someone invents the transistor soon! 
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There’s an absolutely amazing artisanal vacuum tube manufacturer in Czech Republic:
https://www.daliborfarny.com/
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They did and everyone but The Beatles, Robby Krieger and Dimebag Darrell said, “No Thanks.”
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And half of those people are now DEAD! Coincidence 
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I assume these threads will get merged at some point, but until then, a shameless cross-post:
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Long Live the Roland Jazz Chorus!
Back in my younger days, I did a lot of mountaineering and ice climbing. Before the Soviet Union fell apart, ice screws cost about $60. After the Soviets started selling off all their excess titanium, you could get titanium ice screws for $10 each.
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Most old Nixie tubes are old Soviet stock. I have a whole bunch that a friend bought for me at a Russian electronics flea market many years back. Sadly they are the smaller more common IN-12 size. The large and majestic IN-18 ones that everybody wants are extremely rare and expensive these days.
Outside of a couple of boutique houses (I think there’s one in the Czech Republic and another in Belarus) there’s nobody making these anymore.
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