Bob If those were transistors from the 50’s, I would be interested. Maybe you have some of those ? Since the tubes are loose and not boxed, there may be a few that are new and in good condition. But most are average tubes. Personally, I would not be interested in the tubes, sorry. Mike Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

On Sep 2, 2026, at 9:38 PM, Bob Shuster via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote: Hopefully I can post a link, but I finally got around to laying out the tubes and taking some photos (link below.) Any interest? I’m near the Fort Washington Exit of the PA Turnpike - just outside of the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia. There are 166 tubes in total, 8 are boxed, plus clips, sleeves, and sockets, plus a boxed Series 200 Relay Coil Assembly.

- Bob Shuster

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14eD4bBqvaYx5AgVcnEKYGIePCNHwJlOa?usp=sharing

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On Sun, Aug 9, 2026 at 12:53 PM Bob Shuster via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

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In going through my FIL’s things I came across a box with a few hundred vacuum tubes, most just loose in the box. For reference, my FIL was a PhD electrical engineer who worked at RCA - on NASA and other projects - but also liked to build his own speakers and amplifiers. I do not have a tester and in fact my electrical knowledge starts with transistors. I don’t want to give these away - I’m sure he spent hundreds if not more on them - but I also don’t want to go through the process of packing them all for shipping. There are some monster 13cm x 5cm tubes down to smaller c. 5cm tubes. I will lay them out and take photos and try to do some ID, but does anyone have any thoughts on these - or perhaps any interest? - Bob Shuster