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Slightly OT; but, I wonder when companies like RCA, GE, and Sylvania stopped making vacuum tubes in this country? I do remember buying some Philips ECG tubes from the local parts house in the mid '90's for some of the tube sets I brought home. Of course, these may have been 10 years old or older when I bought them.
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Here in Norfolk, the DRMO auctions I went to in the early 90's, when they were still "live," were full of "War Stock" tubes. Funny thing was, few lots were bought, and those lots probably because they had "key" tubes in them. I picked up one pallet lot of new tubes, sockets, and other parts that were removed from the USS Wisconsin when she was reactivated. My price? A $2.50 token bid, placed after they couldn't get the $5 opening bid. (Hey, it was January, 15 degrees outside, and the auction was in an unheated warehouse!) Cheers,
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