This circuit was found in a 1974 publication. It consists of a voltmeter for high voltages, up to more than 100 V, using a neon lamp.
This shield, found in old English documentation, appears with variations elsewhere in this section...
This complementary or bilateral emitter follower was found in American documentation from the 90s....
This configuration that functions as a zener diode was found in an English publication from 1976....