{"title":"Clocks","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery clock I build: Soviet Nixie tubes in solid walnut, ash and acrylic, and the IV-18 VFD clocks. Handmade in Kyiv.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nixie-tube-clock-with-new-and-replaceable-in-14-nixie-tubes-motion-sensor-home-decor-idea-ideal-gift-for-holidays","title":"IN-14 Nixie Tube Clock — Olive Ash, Splined Corners","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour Soviet Nixie tubes in a jointed olive ash box, with the corner joinery left in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe tubes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour genuine IN-14 Nixie tubes, made in Soviet factories more than thirty-five years ago and never used since. Each digit is a shaped wire cathode lit end to end — an orange nobody has managed to fake with an LED. They sit in sockets rather than solder, so when one eventually goes you pull it out and push the next one in, in about a minute, with no tools. One spare ships in the box, so the first replacement costs you nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe case\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlive ash, jointed at the corners with visible splines — the joint that holds a box together for decades, and the detail this one is built around. Hand-oiled, so the grain stays open to the touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLiving with it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA motion sensor rests the tubes when the room is empty, which is what turns a few years of tube life into many. Temperature and humidity appear between the time, the backlight runs the full colour range or switches off entirely, and there is an alarm if you would rather wake to orange glow than to a phone screen. A backup battery keeps the time through a power cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt by hand in Kyiv and covered for twelve months: if a tube fails inside that year, the replacement is free.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nixie Star","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31641593675865,"sku":"FF-NS","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/2145\/9033\/files\/DSC_0411_sq_Fit30.jpg?v=1702410836"},{"product_id":"bestseller-nixie-tube-clock-with-new-and-easy-replaceable-in-14-nixie-tubes-motion-sensor-visual-effects-gift-idea","title":"IN-14 Nixie Tube Clock — Olive Ash","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour Soviet Nixie tubes in a hand-oiled olive ash case — the clock most people in this shop end up buying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe tubes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour genuine IN-14 Nixie tubes, made in Soviet factories more than thirty-five years ago and never used since. Each digit is a shaped wire cathode lit end to end — an orange nobody has managed to fake with an LED. They sit in sockets rather than solder, so when one eventually goes you pull it out and push the next one in, in about a minute, with no tools. One spare ships in the box, so the first replacement costs you nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe case\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlive ash, glued up from boards rather than cut from one piece, which is how a wooden box is properly made: it moves less with the seasons in a heated room. Hand-oiled, with the grain left to do the decorating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLiving with it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA motion sensor rests the tubes when the room is empty, which is what turns a few years of tube life into many. Temperature and humidity appear between the time, the backlight runs the full colour range or switches off entirely, and there is an alarm if you would rather wake to orange glow than to a phone screen. A backup battery keeps the time through a power cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt by hand in Kyiv and covered for twelve months: if a tube fails inside that year, the replacement is free.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nixie Star","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31641593708633,"sku":"IN14-VINTAGE-NS","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/2145\/9033\/files\/DSC_0392_sq.jpg?v=1702410871"},{"product_id":"nixie-tube-clock-with-replaceable-in-14-nixie-tubes-motion-sensor-home-decor-idea-ideal-gift-for-holidays","title":"IN-14 Nixie Tube Clock — Olive Ash, Glued Case","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour Soviet Nixie tubes in glued olive ash, with nothing on the case but the wood itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe tubes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour genuine IN-14 Nixie tubes, made in Soviet factories more than thirty-five years ago and never used since. Each digit is a shaped wire cathode lit end to end — an orange nobody has managed to fake with an LED. They sit in sockets rather than solder, so when one eventually goes you pull it out and push the next one in, in about a minute, with no tools. One spare ships in the box, so the first replacement costs you nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe case\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlued olive ash, hand-oiled, and deliberately bare — no badges, no plates, no engraving. Building the case from boards rather than a single block keeps it stable in a heated room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLiving with it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA motion sensor rests the tubes when the room is empty, which is what turns a few years of tube life into many. Temperature and humidity appear between the time, the backlight runs the full colour range or switches off entirely, and there is an alarm if you would rather wake to orange glow than to a phone screen. A backup battery keeps the time through a power cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt by hand in Kyiv and covered for twelve months: if a tube fails inside that year, the replacement is free.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nixie Star","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31641593905241,"sku":"FIREFLY-CLEAR","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/2145\/9033\/files\/ffc01_sq.jpg?v=1702410981"},{"product_id":"in-12-nixie-tube-clock-replaceable-nixie-tubes-visual-effects-alarm-clock-function-high-precision","title":"IN-12 Nixie Tube Clock — Six Tubes, Clear Acrylic","description":"\u003cp\u003eSix IN-12 tubes showing hours, minutes and seconds, in a case that hides none of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe tubes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost Nixie clocks show four digits. This one shows six, so the display is never still — the seconds run whether you are watching or not. All six are Soviet new old stock and sit in sockets, so a tube can be changed without soldering. No spare ships with this model; tested IN-12 tubes are sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe case\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully transparent acrylic, low and horizontal. There is no wooden box hiding anything: the board, every wire and every pin stays visible, and in a dark room the numbers hang in the air. 17 × 7 × 7 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLiving with it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blue LED underlight, an alarm, 12 or 24-hour format, and transition effects between digits. An anti-cathode-poisoning routine cycles the digits so they wear evenly and stay bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt by hand in Kyiv and covered for twelve months: if a tube fails inside that year, the replacement is free.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nixie Star","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40574866030681,"sku":"6IN12-ACRYL","price":229.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/2145\/9033\/files\/GUZ_7749s.jpg?v=1702411559"},{"product_id":"nixie-tube-clock-6x-in-14-with-replaceable-nixie-tubes-temperature-sensor-calenadar-alarm-clock-visual-effects","title":"Nixie Tube Clock 6X IN-14 with Replaceable Nixie Tubes, Temperature Sensor, Calendar, Alarm Clock, Visual Effects","description":"Our Vintage Nixie Tube Clock is handcrafted using new \"old-stock\" IN-14 Nixie tubes. These Nixie tubes are at least 35 years old in history, unused, and from the former Soviet Union. 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They sit in sockets rather than solder, so when one eventually goes you pull it out and push the next one in, in about a minute, with no tools. One spare ships in the box, so the first replacement costs you nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe case\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolid American black walnut, rounded on every corner and finished with Danish oil, so it sits on a desk like a river stone rather than a box. About 300 g — heavy enough to stay where you put it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLiving with it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA motion sensor rests the tubes when the room is empty, which is what turns a few years of tube life into many. Temperature and humidity appear between the time, the backlight runs the full colour range or switches off entirely, and there is an alarm if you would rather wake to orange glow than to a phone screen. A backup battery keeps the time through a power cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt by hand in Kyiv and covered for twelve months: if a tube fails inside that year, the replacement is free.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nixie Star","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40688425893977,"sku":"IN14-WALNUT","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/2145\/9033\/files\/DSC_0785_Fit50.jpg?v=1710533365"},{"product_id":"in-14-nixie-tube-clock-solid-walnut","title":"IN-14 Nixie Tube Clock — Solid Walnut","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour Soviet Nixie tubes in solid walnut, cut square so the grain runs unbroken around the corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe tubes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour genuine IN-14 Nixie tubes, made in Soviet factories more than thirty-five years ago and never used since. Each digit is a shaped wire cathode lit end to end — an orange nobody has managed to fake with an LED. They sit in sockets rather than solder, so when one eventually goes you pull it out and push the next one in, in about a minute, with no tools. One spare ships in the box, so the first replacement costs you nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe case\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolid walnut finished with Danish oil. The edges are left square rather than rounded, which is what lets the grain carry straight round the corner instead of stopping at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLiving with it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA motion sensor rests the tubes when the room is empty, which is what turns a few years of tube life into many. Temperature and humidity appear between the time, the backlight runs the full colour range or switches off entirely, and there is an alarm if you would rather wake to orange glow than to a phone screen. 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They sit in sockets rather than solder, so when one eventually goes you pull it out and push the next one in, in about a minute, with no tools. One spare ships in the box, so the first replacement costs you nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe case\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHandmade ash, hand-oiled. Ash is pale and open-grained, so the case reads as furniture rather than as equipment, and the orange of the tubes has nothing dark to fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLiving with it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA motion sensor rests the tubes when the room is empty, which is what turns a few years of tube life into many. Temperature and humidity appear between the time, the backlight runs the full colour range or switches off entirely, and there is an alarm if you would rather wake to orange glow than to a phone screen. A backup battery keeps the time through a power cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt by hand in Kyiv and covered for twelve months: if a tube fails inside that year, the replacement is free.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nixie Star","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40758384984153,"sku":"IN-14 VINTAGE ASH","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/2145\/9033\/files\/DSC_0786_Fit50.jpg?v=1702753260"},{"product_id":"in-14-nixie-tube-clock-solid-ash-block","title":"IN-14 Nixie Tube Clock — Solid Ash Block","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour Soviet Nixie tubes set into a single block of ash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe tubes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour genuine IN-14 Nixie tubes, made in Soviet factories more than thirty-five years ago and never used since. Each digit is a shaped wire cathode lit end to end — an orange nobody has managed to fake with an LED. 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