There are plenty of cold cathode lamp producers in the US. Here's one.
http://www.cathodelightingsystems.com/products/
However, I went to the Aristo factory once about 20 years ago, and there is more to it than meets the eye. Allen Johnson explained the phosphors, the bending, the density of the tubing, and getting the color just right. I'm sure someone can make a coldlight tube, but what would it cost? And how good would the color be? We should do our best to get the company that owns Aristo to fire up a small line of tube making.
I don't expect I'll ever need another tube, but if I were to break this one by some unfortunate accident, I would need one now and I don't know what I'd do.
PS: Morley Baer used a Mervap coldlight and I see that there is still a phone listing for that company in Los Angeles. Anybody have any recent experience with these lights?
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