SHORT: Vis-o-Glow Lightning Arrester

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Introduced by the L.S. Brach Manufacturing Corporation of Newark, New Jersey in the mid-1920s, the Vis-o-Glow was one of dozens of different devices designed to protect radio antennas and other sensitive electronic devices from lightning strikes and other overvoltage surges. The integrated neon discharge tube not only reduced the arrester's breakdown voltage, but also gave the user a visual indication of lightning strikes. SOURCES https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/radio-antenna-lightning-arrester-vis-1853687004 https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/instant-collection-antique-radio-1864542137 https://laurelleaffarm.com/products/vintage-VisOGlow-lightning-arrester-early-electric-radio-telephone-protector-Laurel-Leaf-Farm-item-no-nt723151.htm https://www.nia.org/general/arresters/arresters.htm http://www.arresterworks.com/ArresterFacts_files/ArresterFacts 009 What is an Arrester R3.pdf https://patents.google.com/patent/US1752660A/en?inventor=Leon+S+Brach&page=4 https://patents.google.com/patent/US1173165A/en?inventor=Leon+S+Brach&page=3 https://patents.google.com/patent/US1947967A/en?inventor=Leon+S+Brach&page=3 https://patents.google.com/patent/US1004235A/en?inventor=Leon+S+Brach&page=3 https://patents.google.com/patent/US1589583A/en?inventor=Leon+S+Brach&page=3 https://patents.google.com/patent/US1754709A/en?inventor=Leon+S+Brach&page=2 https://patents.google.com/patent/US1582330A/en?inventor=Leon+S+Brach&page=1 https://patents.google.com/patent/US1458611A/en?inventor=Leon+S+Brach&page=1 https://www.nia.org/publications/old_familiar_strains/OFS 1995_10 vol 2 no 4-5.pdf https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=12736 https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/L._S._Brach_Manufacturing_Corporation