Prop Runner
Sr Member
Wasn't me - I was using the key words "vernier dial" and was getting everything BUT the correct model.
Has anyone asked the seller what diameter the dials are? They should be about 1.75" based on scaling I did from the screen-used pics.
And thread lurkers: PLEASE don't be stupid and set off the Seller Greed alarms. :angry
On a different note, I've been Googling vintage oscilloscope CRTs and our tin shield seems to match the profile of the one in the comparison below:
The site labels it as an RCA Type 906 3-Inch CRT, which was first introduced in the early 30s. Now keep in mind that for us, "vintage" can be 50s, 60s, or 70s, but if the prop makers were using *THIER* era's "vintage" junk for greeblies, then for them "vintage" would have meant 20s, 30s, and 40s, just as Star Wars used many weapons and photo equipment that was 30-40 years old or older. And the screen-used shield's circular cross section leads me to believe we should be looking at oscilloscopes from the 30s or 40s, before square and rectangular CRTs became more common.
- Gabe
Has anyone asked the seller what diameter the dials are? They should be about 1.75" based on scaling I did from the screen-used pics.
And thread lurkers: PLEASE don't be stupid and set off the Seller Greed alarms. :angry
On a different note, I've been Googling vintage oscilloscope CRTs and our tin shield seems to match the profile of the one in the comparison below:
The site labels it as an RCA Type 906 3-Inch CRT, which was first introduced in the early 30s. Now keep in mind that for us, "vintage" can be 50s, 60s, or 70s, but if the prop makers were using *THIER* era's "vintage" junk for greeblies, then for them "vintage" would have meant 20s, 30s, and 40s, just as Star Wars used many weapons and photo equipment that was 30-40 years old or older. And the screen-used shield's circular cross section leads me to believe we should be looking at oscilloscopes from the 30s or 40s, before square and rectangular CRTs became more common.
- Gabe