What is this weird round 16" B&W tube on eBay?

[John Marinello]

Originally Posted by kx250rider

I stumbled on this tube, which APPEARS to be a 90 or 110 degree round tube. What in Sam Hill; never seen one . Foreign TV possibly? Base looks standard though, and British & European tubes of that era usually have a totally different base.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-16WP4A-TV-P...QQcmdZViewItem

Charles

I am the one who bought that tube from Jerry Talbot. I am deeply saddened to hear of his passing last October. Jerry (jt-tv on eBay) really had some nice items on eBay, and the term "bid with confidence" definately applied to him as a seller. I quickly found what a warm & friendly person he was after calling him "out of the blue" regarding that tube (his number was listed). Jerry was surprised to hear from me, but not annoyed, and we spoke for 40 minutes! He became the first person I'd email for advice, or help on a hard-to-find part. A bond had formed that I will truely miss.
One of the items Jerry had on eBay was a very excellent CT-100, but unfortunately with a bad tube:
http://cgi.ebay.com/RCA-CTC100-THE-R...QQcmdZViewItem

I am currently using Jerry's tube in my 1951 Zenith "Aldrich" because I wanted to use the set, but I didnt want to wear out the original hard-to-find 16GP4. And in that particular set, the all-glass tube subbed very easily.
I believe the 16WP4 / 16SP4 / 16YP4 will all sub each other.