Top View Tubes

The 122P224 Nixie tube (or B5092A) was made by Burroughs of the United States, so this is a genuine branded Nixie tube. This tube is special because it has Krypton 85 added, which is a radioactive isotope of Krypton that emits alpha particles. These keep the Neon ionized and so help reduce the time it takes the tube to 'ignite', especially in dark conditions.

The B6091 is a medium-sized Nixie tube made by Burroughs

Rodan-Okaya CD12 tube

The CD13 by Rodan-Okaya. A miniature top-view nixie tube.

Rodan-Okaya CD14 top-view symbol tube

The CD16B is a medium-sized nixie tube made by NEC of Japan

This CD18 was made in Japan by Matsushita. It is another tube that fits a B13B socket. The construction implies it was an early tube.

A CD24 tube made by Rodan-Okaya.

Rodan CD25

The CD26 Nixie tube by NEC of Japan

The CD27 is the largest top view nixie made by Rodan Okaya - at 54mm, the numerals are larger than the NL7037 and Z568.

The CD28 is a small nixie tube made by Rodan-Okaya of Japan.

The CD-102, made by NEC of Japan.

The G10/200E is a nixie tube made by STC in England.

National Union GI-10 Inditron. Widely accepted to be the first mass-produced 'nixie'.

National Union GI-21 Inditron

The GN-1 nixie tube made by STC of England, is a very early example of a nixie tube.

This version of the GN-4 has a red-coating and a decimal point on the left and was manufactured by Lorenz SEL.

ITT GN5. A medium-sized top-view Nixie tube

The GR-1 is one of the first nixie tubes made by Rodan-Okaya (the other being the larger GR-2). You can see that the lettering on the tube is spelled Rodin, which is typical of the earlier tubes. This tube became the GR-201 and eventually the CD11.

Rodan-Okaya GR-2. Apparently an earlier version of the CD12.

The GR10H Digitron is an early nixie tube made by ETL of England.

The GR10K is a medium-sized nixie tube made by the English company ETL.

The GR10M/U is a medium-sized nixie tube made by Hivac of the the U.K.

Rodan Okaya GR-201

The GR-524 is an extremely rare symbol tube made by Rodan-Okaya. It shows the abbreviated days of the week in Kanji.

The GR-574 is an extremely rare nixie tube made by Rodan-Okaya of Japan.

The Rodan-Okaya GR-707. A small top-view nixie tube showing electrical symbols. Clearly intended for use in a multi-meter. This has the unusual feature of a side-nipple. The pin arrangement is also very unusual.

The Rodan-Okaya GR-836 is a large and extremely rare top-view 'nixie' tube. It has two Japanese symbols, which as far as I can tell mean 'power' and 'on'.

The GR-1485 is a symbol tube made by Rodan-Okaya of Japan. It has the letters A through J