For Sale: Tubes and Headphones. TUBES
Four 224 Globe-shaped tubes, One Zenith, one Silvertone and Two Crosley BLUE made by Arcturus. These all test good. All 4: $30 plus $8.60 priority flat rate box mailing with tracking. Three 45 tubes in ST-shaped bulbs. One Raytheon tests like new. Two RCA test just good, not strong. All 3: $25 plus $8.60 priority flat rate box mailing with tracking. One 10Y tube in ST-shaped bulb, Sylvania JAN, tests like new. The 10Y is equivalent to an 801 and was used as the driver in the BC-375 and -191 WWII transmitters. It can also replace a type 10 in your Hartley or golden ears amplifier with no changes. $15 plus $8.60 priority flat rate box mailing with tracking. HEADPHONES: Classic headphones from the 1920s era of early broadcast radio. Some uncommon headphones are in this group. I can get about 3 pairs of headphones in one flat rate box. A single pair would probably be $5.50 or so parcel post with tracking. Delta brand made in Marion, Indiana, with chrome ear pieces and nice cloth headband. But the cloth cord is unraveling and there is an unoriginal 1/4 inch phone plug on the end of it. $8 OBrunet made in Paris, with lots of problems. Metal headband has unoriginal adjustment nut on one side. Bakelite earpieces are cracked and falling apart. The aluminum back of the earpieces has corrosion that needs cleaned off. The original rubber cord is in good shape but it has a US WWII PL-55 plug on the end. Earpieces marked 2000 ohms. $6 PAL Trademark headset with nice cloth headband. Earpieces need heavy cleaning. No cord at all. $6 Connecticut Telephone and Telegraph headset with leather-covered metal headband in good condition and chrome earpieces that need cleaned. Cloth cord is in nice shape but has unoriginal 1/4 inch phone plug at the end. Rare headphones. $19 Tower Little Spitfire headset. Metal on earpieces has light corrosion and needs cleaned. Cloth cord with pin jacks is mildly unraveling in spots. Classic early SWL headphones that were highly regarded at the time. $12 Western Electric 209W with nice cloth headband and poor cloth cord with pin jacks. Metal on earpieces needs polished. $10 Pennsylvania Type B made by Hamburg Brothers in Pittsburgh. Small chip. Cloth headband is good. Earpieces are good. Cloth cord is good but not attached to earpieces and tiny nuts to make connections may be missing. $10 Kellogg S&S Co. Model 82-A Black paint on earpieces largely scuffed off. Good cloth headband. Cloth cord unraveling at earpieces but otherwise good. Quality headset. $10 Murdock #56. Earpieces need cleaned. Cloth cord is unraveling at earpieces. Canvas covering is coming off of headband wires. Famous headset. $8 HEADSETS BELOW ARE ALL $5 EACH. These all have pin jacks unless noted otherwise. C. Brandes Superior Matched Tone. Small chip. Good earpieces. Good cloth cord with pin jacks. Canvas covering has come off of headband wires. Ref . #17 C. Brandes Superior Matched Tone. Good earpieces. Good cloth cord with pin jacks. Canvas covering has come off of headband wires. Ref . #20 C. Brandes Superior Matched Tone. Good earpieces. Cloth cord is fraying in spots. Canvas covering has come off of headband wires. Ref . #22 C. Brandes Superior Matched Tone. Good earpieces. Cloth cord is fraying in spots. Canvas covering has come off of headband wires. Has 1/4 inch plug. Ref . #24 Trimm Commercial. Leather covering on headband needs cleaned up. Otherwise nice. PL-55 plug. Ref #18. Brandes Superior Matched Tone. Small chip. Earpieces need cleaned. El-cheapo headband. Headband and cord in good shape. Ref # 19. Brandes Superior Matched Tone. Earpieces need cleaned. Canvas covering coming off of headband wires. Cord is fraying in spots and ends in bare wires. Ref # 21. Brandes Superior Matched Tone. Nice in all respects except that cord ends in bare wires. Ref # 25. Cannon-Ball Empire. Vinyl-covered headband good. Good cloth cord. Nice shape. Ref #23. General Phones Corp. headset. Big rubber and vinyl ugly things, probably 1950s vintage--not 1920s. Most likely used for hearing testing. 5711 Howe Street, Pittsburgh 32 PA. Nice shape but one ear cushion is bent out of shape. Frost Fones No. 161. Marked 1000--which is ohms I assume Nice shape in every respect. Frost Fones No. 163. Marked 1500--which is ohms I assume Nice shape except that cloth cord is disconnected from one of the earpieces. Cord ends in terminal lugs. Classic 1950s switchboard operator headset with mic attached top earpiece. Cord terminates in dual-1/4 inch phone plug. But headband is missing. Unusual headset with nice adjustable wide metal headband and good earpieces. Earpieces attach to headband with a single clip on the back instead of the traditional Y-shaped arm. But there is no cord and no identifying marks of any kind. Good condition. Thanks for looking. 73, Don Merz, N3RHT ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
