Extremely rare edge-lit fruit machine display
This came from the world's most generous slot machine! But I take a close look outside and inside, and it…
120 year old shelby light bulb – still working!!
Here I show a hand made Shelby carbon filament incandescent light bulb from the turn of the 20th Century. My…
What wd-40 is really for!
Are you really interested to know what the WD-40 on your shelf is actually intended to be used for? Well,…
Houston, we have a button!!! the illuminated switches of mission control
Oh, I'm so happy about this one! Taking you in close and intimate with one of the very same switches…
The iee status indicator display module
Another illusive IEE display device to investigate - the Status Indicator! Enjoy! Join Team FranLab!!!! Become a patron and help…
Mystery military missile indicator
A riddle of a find.... not sure what to make of this one. If you've got any ideas please leave…
World’s first forgotten electric wonder – chariot race of 1910
Lots of hours in this one and I hope you enjoy it! Here is the forgotten tale of a long…
How mission control’s big displays worked
Oh, I have really gone down the.... bat cave for this one! Just how did those big displays in Mission…
Incandescent numerical displays from the 1960’s
Yes kids, before LEDs came along they had plenty of super cool numerical displays being used all over the place.…
Developing the nimo display tube – the untold story!
At last, the truth can be known! IEE internal documents sent in by a viewer who worked on developing the…