Item HT 26065 Electronic Valve - Sylvania, Decade Counter, Type 6802, circa 1963

Summary

Cold cathode bi-directional decade counting tube. Manufacturer: Sylvania Electronic Tubes, A Division of Sylvania Electric Products, Emporium PA, USA.
These types of device were rendered totally obsolete by the advent of solid state counting circuits. They were hard to use because they required very accurate voltages and associated circuit components.

Physical Description

Tubular glass bulb with octal base