WESTERN ELECTRIC 205 - D Strong ENGRAVED BASE Audio Tube BOX
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7019374 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Brand: Western Electric | Type: 205-D audio vacuum tube |
ONE excellent WESTERN ELECTRIC 205-D super strong ENGRAVED BASE audio vacuum tube in its ORIGINAL BOX.
Tests VERY STRONG at 58 / 37 on a Hickok TV-7 B/U tester - this is a clean truly beautiful tube - NO GAS, NO SHORTS - GOOD GETTER.. Glass and pins are tight, it comes in the original box and most likely hasn't seen service since it was changed for routine maintenance eighty years ago.
Like our other tubes in these auctions, this 205-D came from the collection of a very... good friend in Europe who acquired the tube while servicing audio equipment in theaters when he was a young man before WW2. He actually kept it under his bed with his other tubes and never used it. We never used it either, because these tubes give such good service we've never had to replace one. We've had these tubes in our collection for over 25 years. The tube has been gently handled and carefully tested. It has never been used in the rectifier section of an amplifier because our friend told us he saved only audio section tubes and NONE of his tubes came from telephone repeaters. You can tell the quality by the strength of the tube.
We ship worldwide. All sales final. Buyer will pay the actual cost of USPS shipping plus insurance. There is no charge for our careful packing. We combine shipping. We are liquidating our personal collection so this is a rare buying opportunity. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.
Tests VERY STRONG at 58 / 37 on a Hickok TV-7 B/U tester - this is a clean truly beautiful tube - NO GAS, NO SHORTS - GOOD GETTER.. Glass and pins are tight, it comes in the original box and most likely hasn't seen service since it was changed for routine maintenance eighty years ago.
Like our other tubes in these auctions, this 205-D came from the collection of a very... good friend in Europe who acquired the tube while servicing audio equipment in theaters when he was a young man before WW2. He actually kept it under his bed with his other tubes and never used it. We never used it either, because these tubes give such good service we've never had to replace one. We've had these tubes in our collection for over 25 years. The tube has been gently handled and carefully tested. It has never been used in the rectifier section of an amplifier because our friend told us he saved only audio section tubes and NONE of his tubes came from telephone repeaters. You can tell the quality by the strength of the tube.
We ship worldwide. All sales final. Buyer will pay the actual cost of USPS shipping plus insurance. There is no charge for our careful packing. We combine shipping. We are liquidating our personal collection so this is a rare buying opportunity. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.
