This circuit is from a Radio Craft from the 1940's. The circuit employs 5 tubes and must be battery powered. See that the circuit is quite critical, especially in relation to the sensor coil.
A tap on sensor X1 of the circuit shown in the figure causes the flip-flop formed by the 4 NAND...
This circuit, from Intersil Databook since 1983, shows the use of the ICL7107 in a voltmeter with...
I got this4 circuit from Hands-On Electronics, 1988. The American magazine no longer exists, but...