6844A

Numerals and Symbols indicating tube - Indication - 13 pins or wire all glass N17S-1, B13B - 6844 was the RMA-EIA registration code for the early 1" indicator HB106, proposed as companion of the 6700 beam switching tube - 1" character height, 0 to 9 digits, flat top view - Production was first run in Plainfield, N.J., by Haydu Brothers - After their merging with Burroughs, production continued at the same plant in Plainfield, with the mark Burroughs - In December 1955 Haydu used for the first time the name 'Nixie' to advertise this indicator - The HB106 tube was registered to Burroughs as 6844 in 1957