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---------------------------------------------------------- March 2nd, 2008: Recently have updated these sales list pages: 2008:........................ Tubes, 1920's ------ 03/02/08 Tubes, Collector --- 03/02/08 Tubes, Octal ------- 03/02/08 Tubes, Ham, Indust-- 03/02/08 Coils: IF,Osc,Ant--- 02/20/08 Magazines ---------- 02/19/08 2007:........................ Headphones --------- 12/28/07 Capacitors --------- 12/28/07 Variable Condensers- 12/26/07 1920's Coils ------- 12/20/07 Meters ------------- 12/26/07 Wiper knobs--------- 12/26/07 Potentiometers ----- 12/22/07 Telephones, Vintage- 12/01/07 Radio Chassis ------ 10/23/07 Books -------------- 09/17/07 Wire & Cable-------- 08/09/07 3" & 4" Dials ------ 08/09/07 Dial glass & belts-- 08/07/07 Ballast Tubes ------ 08/03/07 Transformers ------- 08/03/07 Crystal set parts--- 02/01/07 Binding Post ------- 02/01/07 Resistors ---------- 02/01/07 Phono Cartridges---- 01/24/07 Misc. Parts -------- 01/24/07 Vibrators ---------- 01/09/07 2006:........................ Hardware ----------- 12/23/06 Vernier Dials ------ 12/23/06 Tube Sockets ------- 12/23/06 Transformer Hints -- 11/22/06 Speakers ----------- 11/24/06 Bulbs & Lamps ------ 11/20/06 Tube Adapters ------ 11/20/06 Literature --------- 10/11/06 Switches ----------- 10/11/06 2005:........................ Phono Novelties----- 04/08/05 Radio Novelties ---- 04/03/05 UPS Chart ---------- 02/18/05 Grid Leaks --------- 01/23/05 Radios for sale ---- 01/05/05 TV Novelties ------- 01/02/05 2004:........................ Telephone Novelties- 11/16/04 Misc. for sale #2--- 11/12/04 Phonograph, Quack -- 10/22/04 Rheostats, 1920s --- 10/13/04 Misc. for sale #1--- 08/14/04 2003:........................ Knobs -------------- 04/16/03 Plugs & Jacks ------ 01/10/03 ------------------------------------------------------- Febuary 20th, 2008 Added an INDEX to the potentiometer listings to make it easier to find pots by their numerical value in ohms. File = www.oldradioparts.com/potindex.txt Short cut to page: Potentiometer Index Note: this is just a rough guide and may not be a complete listing of everything listed on main potentiometer listing page. Just updated the magazine list after being almost 2 1/2 years old. Now about 2,600 magazines listed. Also added some more INDEX'S to the coil page of I.F., Ant. & Osc coils to find coils by 'Oscillator' or 'Antenna" types. See main listing of coils for index names and web URL. -------------------------------------------------- August 3rd, 2007 Just added over 800 transformers to the main listing of transformers. Updating of other web pages continues at a very slow pace due to the monumental task of doing inventory and updating of data base programs. As this is a one person business time is something I have very little of. Hopefully you will understand. ------------------------------------------------------------- Jan. 25th, 2007 Many people call on the phone to do stock checks. Due to the long time it takes for me to check on items (in many cases I have to physically check for item(s), it is ALWAYS best to send an email. Another problem with calling on the phone is that I am a very difficult person to reach! - I am always on the go somewhere and can not be chained to phone 24 hours a day. ----------------------------------------------------------- Jan. 9th, 2007 Just added a new catagory on RADIO PARTS menu - VIBRATORS ----------------------------------------------------------- December 30th, 2006 I have recently acquired many N.O.S. National and Millen radio and Ham type parts. They include the following. Variable capacitors - both receiving and large transmitting types - see web page.... RADIO PARTS / Variable capacitors. Look at 1430-600 series of part numbers. National and Millen hardware items such as sockets, coil forms, shaft couplers, and much misc. - see page RADIO PARTS / Hardware. Series 1113-300. Also many types of panel name plates for labeling your panel with certain words. Also some round and rectangular name plates. See page RADIO PARTS / Hardware...... 1113-501 series. National and Millen coils of many types, see page: RADIO PARTS / I.F., Ant & osc coils..... See 1509 series. National and Millen tube sockets (and some quality Blue Mica Amphenol types) --- see page RADIO PARTS / Tube sockets. Mainly in the 1030-400 and up series of numbers. ALso got many capacitors, some High Voltage oil screw base types, listed in 1553-164 series. Also many Cornell Dubilier capacitors, some of them high quality types with metal sleeve and glass sealed ends as well as some cermamic types. These are 1950/60's vintage and have no leakage !! ... see page RADIO PARTS / Capacitors. Picked up about 75 ballast tubes, mainly Amperite types. They are not inventoried yet. Also some Centralab AB series of potentiomenters that use plug-in shafts (which I have none of the shafts !) These are also not inventoried yet. If anyone has some plug-in shafts for this series of pots I could sure use some. Also in need of Clarostat and Centralab add-on switches to attach to pots. A few N.O.S. National vernier dials are listed on page: RADIO PARTS / Verniers. And a nice 4-inch vernier by Crowe Co, see #1324-034. Also many paging/intercom/PA type speakers by University Co. All are 45 ohm trumpet types, probably 1960's vintage. Also picked up many auto radio vibators by Radiart, Mallory and Cornell Dubilier. They are not inventoried yet. Although all are N.O.S., from experience many will be bad and will have to be taken apart to clean contacts from sitting the last 40-50 years in a storage barn. In this last buy are some items that may not have too much demand such as 300+ N.O.S. relays by Potter & Brumfield. And many types of N.O.S. selenium rectifiers. Also many misc. items that will be listed in various catagories as time permits. This last month has been terror-on-wheels for me !!!.... trying to get this stuff packed away and inventoried. ----------------------------------------------------------- November 24th, 2006 Just updated the speaker page with about 100 new additions. Also recently updated part pages: Variable condensers, Coils (IF, OSC, Ant), fixed capacitors, vacuum tubes. ----------------------------------------------------------- November 24th, 2006 Late Addition: Console Radio - wood speaker grill board: I have about 6 wood speaker grills that may be useful for repairing broken grills in console radios of the 1920/30's. They are generic in nature and can be cut to shorter heigth if needed. Full size is 15 1/4 wide and 30 3/4 inches high. Actual cutout area is 10 wide and 17 inches high. About 1/4 thick with a nice verneer of unknown wood type. Appears to be mirror matched down the center line. These are new-old-stock and are ready to stain and varnish. Shipping could be a problem due to long size. To see photo click here... wood grill ------------------------------------------------------------ October 11th, 2006: The 'Literature For Sale' page has been updated after almost 2 years. The items that were sold have been deleted and about 900 new items were added. There is no method to the way items are listed - they are in no particular order. They were added to the list in the order they were found over the past two years. I know it is hard to find items with such a large list (over 3,100 items). You can do a search as explained on HOME web page (HOW TO DO A SEARCH). Other means are to print out the list on paper but be sure you have a good pile of paper or sit on a rainy night and read the list on your computer screen. Also update the RADIO PARTS - SWITCHES page. I added some rotary wafer switches. These may be needed if you repair radios with broken band change switches (assuming circuit is of a simple nature) or just use them in custom applications you may have. -------------------------------------------------------------- Sept 6th, 2006 Updating of web pages is still going very slowly due to being busy with orders and other duties. I did finish the updating of the page - Potentiometers. More updating of web pages will follow as time allows. ----------------------------------------------------------- May 1st, 2006 1920's WIPER KNOBS: Added a new page showing photos of wiper knobs that I can make up. I had a bunch of Western Electric wiper blades that have been re-nickeled due to many years of oxidation. For info see page:... www.oldradioparts.com/pg2a18a.htm Short cut to photos ------------------------------------------------------------ March 29th, 2006: After almost a year I have finally updated the web page listing TRANSFORMERS. Also updated the HEADPHONE page. Other web pages are due to be updated but it is a VERY, VERY slow and tedious task. They will get done as TIME allows - hang in there ! ------------------------------------------------------------- October 18th, 2005 See page HOW TO ORDER for new address and phone number. After a monstrous job of moving my store inventory to a new location I am now back in business. I do not have a physical store anymore, all business will be run from my home and is mainly items listed on web site. Items ordered may still be picked up at my home location but an appointment is now required in advance. I still will be doing radio repairs also for those local in Cleveland area (no repairs by mail). Please keep in mind things are very chaotic and some items may not be able to be found in stock (thousands of boxes all over the place !!) Also, I had to put some items in storage and they may be buried for many months and some may never see the light of day for some time. Due to lack of time to update the web pages and do inventory additions and deletions please expect some problems when doing stock checks, etc. It will take MANY months to get all the web pages updated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ October 18th, 2005 After 10 plus years I can no longer provide my replacement audio transformers (SP to SG) for 1920/30's radios, stock number 1017-001. They are now discontinued. Only a few are left and I can sell only 1 or 2 at maximum to any one person. (new price - $9.00) I do have some Hammond Co. Single-Plate to Push-Pull Grids transformers now in stock. They are listed on transformer web page (my stock #1017-004). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 23rd, 2005 Updated radio novelties page, now listed are 47 photos of many neat radio items for those into collecting the small and unusual radio-related items. Click here for photos: Radio Novelties ------------------------------------------------------------- January 23nd, 2005 1) Added a new page to main menu - Television related novelties 2) Finally inventoried about 2/3 of my used field-coil type speakers - see list printed 01/23/05 on radio parts page. 3) Found some nice paint for re-whiting old 3 and 4 inch radio dials - have white, off white, and tan for AK knobs. See web page - RADIO PARTS - 3 inch and 4 inch dials. 4) Transformer page was updated Janaury 4th, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------- November 16th, 2004 Added a new page to main menu - Telephone Related Novelties ----------------------------------------------------------- August 22nd, 2004 HEADPHONE CORDS: Picked up some hard to find N.O.S double headphone cords. They are black cloth covered and about 4 feet long with tips on one end and the headphone ends are four wire-wrapped over tinsel ends. This is because many headphones have different types of methods to connect to elements, such as lugs, phone tips, and tip slugs. Four ring lugs are provide that are easy to solder to the four remaining ends (phone tips are $0.35 if needed for brands such as Frost and others. Western Electric and Federal used tip slugs (available in used only) (see web page..... RADIO PARTS / WIRE and CABLE ) ----------------------------------------------------------- November 7th, 2003: MAGAZINES: Just updated the radio magazine web page. Added were some copies of RADIO NEWS in very good+ (excellent) condition, see listing #4070. Also major additions were done to listings 4103, 4094, 4031, 4032, and 7000. Added some RADIO WORLD WEEKLY magazines in listing #4083, these are priced for some good cheap reading, minimum order of at least 5 copies. ******************************************************* -------------------------------------------------------- September 4th, 2003 I recently picked up some Atwater Kent breadboard parts. Photos of what is available is: (all sold 04/14/04) Atwater Kent Photo #1 Atwater Kent Photo #2 Atwater Kent Photo #3 04/14/04 = all above A-K parts sold - do not order --------------------------------------------------------- Potentiometers: I have updated the web page listing potentiometers. For those that service radios I found some very desireable volume controls for early 1930's radio sets that use cathode bias volume control circuits. They are 3,000 ohm, wire-wound 2 watts, with attached AC power switch. Stock number is 1487-395. Limit of one per person as supply is limited. ------------------------------------------------------- Binding Post Caps: Picked up some N.O.S. binding post caps for construction projects. Made of quality black bakelite, 8-32 thread, rounded top, 1/2 inch diameter, blank on top (no legend). They are listed on RADIO PARTS/Binding Post page, part number 1042-057. ------------------------------------------------------- Tube Sockets: Also bought a very large quantity of 1930's tube sockets. They are the baseboard type and are mostly 4 and 5 pin types with just a few of the 6 and 7 pin types. Some are N.O.S. while others are used. Brand names are Benjamin, Pilot, Frost, Remler, Eby, Kelford, NaAld, General Radio; etc. I have added some photos to help visualize what some of the 1920/30's baseboard tube sockets look like (series 1030). Short cut to tube socket photos Of particular interest are some beautiful Eby 4-pin sockets of the baseboard type. They are New-Old-Stock (no box, bulk packed) and are in superb condition, made of nice shinny black bakelite and semi-oval in shape. They have 4 solder tabs which may be placed horizontal for soldering wires to them or the 4 solder tabs may be inserted vertically through the sub-panel for connections on the bottom of the panel (maximum thickness of the sub-panel is 1/8 inch.) Each socket has two holes on ends for wood screw or bolt mounting. --------------------------------------------------------- AC Line Cord: Now have the 8 foot long, brown zip, AC line cords. ---------------------------------------------------------- May 12th, 2002: RADIO MAGAZINES Have completed the updating of the Radio Magazines page. Now listed are over 2,900 radio related magazines from 1900's to 1950's. Added were large runs of RADIO NEWS, RADIO CRAFT and SHORT WAVE CRAFT. See group stock numbers 4049, 4052, 4068 and 4069 and 4070 for these newly added groups. Also added were a few issues of RADIO RETAILING, RADIO ENGINEERING, MODERN ELECTRICS, and a few other magazine titles scattered through out listings. Short cut to Radio Magazine page ---------------------------------------------------------- May 12th, 2002: Picture of Carco Detector Stand for sale on Crystal radio parts page: Carco Detector Stand This is for the stand only, spring, crystal, & crystal holder. Does not include the wood base or coil shown in photo! 05/01/06: Update - sold out of some parts, I can make the crystal stand assembly as shown in photo using 20 percent repro parts - inquire for details and price ---------------------------------------------------------- March 31st, 2002 MILLER and MEISSNER COILS: Picked up a very large quantity of Miller and Meissner radio coils - Antenna, Osc., I.F.'s, etc. As of 3/31/02 they are now all listed. Have added a Miller and Meissner Index to help locate their part numbers by numerical order. Miller index Meissner index Short cut to main catagory of coils ---------------------------------------------------------- July 12th, 2001 LITZ WIRE: Picked up some really hard-to-find litz wire. It is 81 strands of #38 gauge wire. It is double wrapped in Celanese (cotton) covering. It is about 1/16 inch in diameter. Can be used for loop antennas, Can be dyed brown or green colored if desired. Price is 19 cents per foot (cheap!)picture wire For free sample send self-addressed stamped envelope. CRYSTAL CARTRIDGES: Also picked up some N.O.S. tone arms with good crystal cartridges in them. They are tested and priced at $22.50. They are Shure #P87-B's, 1.6 volt, 6,000 CPS. They use the standard two hole mounting (1/2 inch), take a steel needle, and have a front mounted screw to hold the needle. picture tonearms picture of 3 crystal cartridges we sell, all N.O.S. 03/09/05 ... only have the cartridge P-87-B left in stock. ************************************************************ July 11th, 2001 SPEAKERS: 7/11/01... Just pick up some N.O.S. field coil speakers in mostly 5 inch round size. Will list them shortly. Also got many 6 1/2 inch and a few 8" and 10" sizes. short cut to speaker list TUBE SOCKETS, WAFER: 7/11/01... Also picked up hundreds of N.O.S. wafer tube sockets from the 1920/30's. There are 4, 5, 6, and 7 pin types. They are listed in the 1090-200 series of part numbers (under parts/tube sockets) Stock up now because these seldom come on the market anymore. Took me 20 years to find this large batch! ----------------------------------------------------- 7/11/01... Picked up some 117Z3 tubes that are N.O.S bulk-packed (no boxes). Price is a $1.75 each. Order by stock number 117Z3-bulk. See more below. Also got these N.O.S. (NEW) bulk-packed tubes, no box: 117Z3 at $1.75 each (have qty 63) 35W4's at $2.85 each (have qty 15) 50B5's at $0.95 each (have qty 50) 6AL5's at $0.45 each (have qty 42) 84's (6Z4) at $2.95 each. (have qty 10) Black Raytheon M-49-B Ballast tube,(metal) - see Ballast Tube List (the M-49-B is base #33, 300ma, 49 volt drop, pins 3 to 7 with pin 8 the lamp tap. Eqv to a L-49-B and others) 1A7-GT at $1.65 each (have qty 42) 3Q5-GT at $1.75 each (have qty 16) 6J7-Metal $1.85 each (have qty 84 Wards brand) 5Y3 glass GT at $2.50 each (RCA and Kenrad brand, have 9) 33/VT-33 glass at $3.00 each (Military surplus, no box, qty 8) 12SK7 metal $2.75 each (have qty 35 Zenith brand) 12SK7 glass $2.75 each (have qty 02 Zenith brand) 12SA7 metal $2.85 each (have qty 34 Zenith brand) 7F7 Loktal at $1.50 each (have qty 11) 7J7 Loktal at $1.50 each (have qty 23) 7A7 Loktal at $1.50 each (Zenith brand, have qty 19) 7Y4 Loktal at $1.50 each (Zenith brand, have qty 16) 7C5 Loktal at $1.65 each (Zenith brand, have qty 8) 12SH7GT - glass octal at $1.75 each (have qty 14) 12SH7 - Metal at $1.00 (these are tested used - qty 30) 39/44 - large pin 1930's tube, new-in-box for $2.75 ea. (qty 25) 77 - large pin 1930's tube, new-in-box for $3.25ea. (qty 10) 7193 - octal tube with two grid caps, bulk new - $2.25 (qty 10) 3-16 - Amperite ballast tube, octal, unknown useage - $3.00 (qty 11) ********************************************************** 7/11/01 Got some pilot lamp sockets as found on 1930/40's radios. They are screw base, 2 isolated contacts, and have a bracket to slide into metal tab in a forward direction. Not listed on web pages but they are $0.50 each *********************************************************** 3/30/01...added a printable Mail Order Form, it is located on page HOW TO ORDER ************************************************************ Will appreciate your comments on my web site as to how easy it is to use as well as any sugestions you may have. Please remember that I have many thousands of items and it is very difficult to keep all these pages constantly updated. Sometimes people do stock checks and I tell them the item is available, but when I look for the item it is not found in my stock, usually this means I sold the item and forgot to delete it from my master inventory list. Have over 200,000 items to keep track of, so I am usually guaranteed to make a few mistakes! Thanks for visting my web site - Gary SchneiderUse Browser Back Arrow to return.