Have you considered writing a manual on "how to do it" ?? It seems like this is a lost art, that you and the museum are hoping to ressurect. Might be a good idea to see that it does not get lost again. I can volunteer to edit, proof, and even write from notes, but I have no experience with either glass or making tubes, although 'back in the day' I sure installed a lot of them.
I am in Ohio, and am currently working on restoring the museum's TK41 color camera. Working on a test equipment museum of my own, so I cannot, sadly, step up to learn the tube making process, much as I'd like to help out in this effort, but perhaps I can contribute in an educational way.
Barry
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