Sylvania 8894

The 8894 is an early vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) tube manufactured in the united States by Sylvania and sold under the brand name &ldquo;Flurotron&rdquo;. Its most distinctive feature is the use of &ldquo;floating&rdquo; segments; unlike most other VFDs, where the segments are held on a continuous backplane. Another notable difference from later VFD designs is the absence of a control grid.…