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Re: Antique Electrodes

Posted By: SVP Neon Equipment
Date: Saturday, 23 November 2013, at 2:33 p.m.

In Response To: Antique Electrodes (Ben Barocas)

> I recently went to an estate sale near me
> for a 101 year old glassblower. I am also a
> glassblower, so I was very excited to see
> what kind of old goodies would be inside. I
> found some great stuff, and among it were 5
> boxes of what seem like old electrodes. I
> work with borosilicate, and don't do any
> neon work, but I know I was excited to see
> some of the old glass that was there that I
> can use. I was wondering, do people use/want
> old electrodes? I was thinking antique neon
> sign restorers might be into them for
> authenticity, but I really don't know. Is
> there anything I should look for to
> determine what is good or not? I know some
> of them had recessed connections, which I
> thought was interesting. Any help would be
> much appreciated. Thanks!

It may help if you could post a link to some pictures (you cannot post pics directly to this site). If what you mean by recessed connections is what I think you mean, they may be pre 1950's.

Messages In This Thread

• Antique Electrodes -- Ben Barocas -- Saturday, 23 November 2013, at 7:04 a.m.
  • Re: Antique Electrodes -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Saturday, 23 November 2013, at 2:33 p.m.
    • Re: Antique Electrodes -- Ben Barocas -- Saturday, 23 November 2013, at 5:34 p.m.
      • Re: Antique Electrodes -- H.Erickson -- Sunday, 24 November 2013, at 10:16 p.m.
        • Re: Antique Electrodes -- Ben Barocas -- Monday, 25 November 2013, at 4:19 a.m.
          • Re: Antique Electrodes -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Monday, 25 November 2013, at 12:08 p.m.
            • Re: Antique Electrodes -- Ben Barocas -- Monday, 25 November 2013, at 4:13 p.m.
              • Re: Antique Electrodes -- Tom U. -- Tuesday, 26 November 2013, at 7:18 p.m.
                • Re: Antique Electrodes -- Ben Barocas -- Friday, 29 November 2013, at 5:35 a.m.
              • Re: Antique Electrodes -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Wednesday, 27 November 2013, at 12:42 a.m.
                • Re: Antique Electrodes -- Ben Barocas -- Wednesday, 27 November 2013, at 4:07 a.m.
                  • Re: Antique Electrodes -- H.Erickson -- Thursday, 28 November 2013, at 6:49 p.m.
                    • Re: Antique Electrodes -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Friday, 29 November 2013, at 12:25 p.m.
                    • Re: Antique Electrodes -- gavin -- Saturday, 30 November 2013, at 10:43 p.m.
                      • Re: Masonlite Electrodes -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Sunday, 1 December 2013, at 5:02 p.m.
                        • Re: Masonlite Electrodes -- Gavin -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 11:38 a.m.

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