Boxes of tubes? What todo?

[kt5te]

I know this is unusual for the list, but I was hoping someone could send me in
the right direction.  

In the attic of a house that was being refurbished for a office I found boxes full
of tubes and other stuff from the 40s & 50s.   I hated to pitch these items and
figured somebody might want them, so brought it all home. :-)  The house has
been empty for years, but I did find a newspaper clipping and a QSO card from
the 50s for Maj. Cantrell.  He was called "Misawa's Iron Jaw".   I bet you can
guess his MOS?

What do I do...?

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73, William KT5TE
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[Mark Musick]

William
There is a distributor for antique tubes and other antique radio equipment that advertises in QST that would probably be willing to take it off your hands.
Look under Antique/vintage/Classic advertising in the back of QST.

73,
Mark, WB9CIF

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I know this is unusual for the list, but I was hoping someone could send me in the right direction.  

In the attic of a house that was being refurbished for a office I found boxes full
of tubes and other stuff from the 40s & 50s.   I hated to pitch these items and
figured somebody might want them, so brought it all home. :-)  The house has been empty for years, but I did find a newspaper clipping and a QSO card from
the 50s for Maj. Cantrell.  He was called "Misawa's Iron Jaw".   I bet you can
guess his MOS?

What do I do...?

--
73, William KT5TE
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[n6lrv]

There's still a demand for some electron tubes and just mentioning it on this group will get you some attention. There are many other email groups as well as ebay, selling services on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms, Craigslist, etc. through which you could reach people interested in tubes.

Interested persons will undoubtedly like to see a list by tube number so I suggest you inventory the tubes and make a list that you can email to others.

Gary, N6LRV

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I know this is unusual for the list, but I was hoping someone could send me in
the right direction.

In the attic of a house that was being refurbished for a office I found boxes full
of tubes and other stuff from the 40s & 50s.   I hated to pitch these items and
figured somebody might want them, so brought it all home. :-)  The house has
been empty for years, but I did find a newspaper clipping and a QSO card from
the 50s for Maj. Cantrell.  He was called "Misawa's Iron Jaw".   I bet you can
guess his MOS?

What do I do...?

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73, William KT5TE
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[kt5te]

Hello all,

Thank you for all the help and advice!  

A nice gentleman and I are going to meet when I do a feed run to Bryan, TX.  That will cut
a 5 hour trip to 2.5.  I usually pick up a ton (or more) at a time for the draft horses, cattle &
goats. :-)  The plan is for him to do an inventory of the tubes and other items.  Then a little
later make them available for others.   I'll pass along the names of the hams interested in
the tubes.  
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On Thursday, April 30, 2020 6:56:20 AM CDT [hidden email] wrote:

> I know this is unusual for the list, but I was hoping someone could send me
> in the right direction.
>
> In the attic of a house that was being refurbished for a office I found
> boxes full of tubes and other stuff from the 40s & 50s.   I hated to pitch
> these items and figured somebody might want them, so brought it all home.
> :-)  The house has been empty for years, but I did find a newspaper
> clipping and a QSO card from the 50s for Maj. Cantrell.  He was called
> "Misawa's Iron Jaw".   I bet you can guess his MOS?
>
> What do I do...?

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