November 23, 2008
The vacuum tube was a necessary part of early radios, used to create and amplify an electric signal necessary for the radio to work. These were first made en masse about 1914, and companies like Philco, Sylvania, Westinghouse, and RCA soon became some of the biggest tube manufacturers. Collectors today look for antique and vintage vacuum tubes in working condition, as well as those made by the more famous manufacturers. Other key antique and vintage radio parts include knobs, switches, handles, and housing legs.
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4 Vintage Nos Usa Ge 6ca7 El34 Power Output Amp Tubes$255.00 Ends in 11 hours 17 bids
Vintage Deco Fada Plastic Tube Radio No Bakelite$199.00 Ends Friday 1 bid
54: Magnavox Audio Frequency Amplifier 4"h.x7.75"w.x7"d$150.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid
2 Kt88/6550 Vintage Genalex Uk Tubes Power Amp Output! $128.50 Ends in 11 hours 14 bids
E H Scott All Wave 23 Knobs Escutcheons And Front Panel$103.50 Ends in 13 hours 17 bids
A Pair Of 231d Western Electric Tubes Good Emission !$99.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
Huge Lot Of 315 Radio Tv Tubes In Original Boxes.$97.33 Ends in 13 hours 9 bids
Vintage Nos Philco 2a3 Triode Amp Tubes Matched Set Usa$96.00 Ends in 11 hours 10 bids
(5)airline Gold Type Gx-201a Radio Tubes Tested-reduced$89.08 Ends Tuesday 3 bids
Weltron 2007 Gec 2006 Speakers Retro Space Age Stereo!!$81.27 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Green Aegis Radio Speaker Bakelite/plastic$78.77 Ends Sunday 2 bids
Antique Radio Transmitter Spark Gap Coil Circa 1914$75.00 Ends in 8 hours 3 bids
Quad Mullard/philips El37 Audio Output Tubes$62.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
Matched Quad (4) Nos Marconi Osram 6v6g Tubes. $60.99 Ends Wednesday 4 bids
Vintage U-test-m Model 2400 Vaccum Tube Tester Machine$60.50 Ends in 23 hours 12 bids
Pair Mullard/philips El37 Audio Output Tubes$57.00 Ends Wednesday 4 bids
Military Dynamic Mutual Conductance Tube Tester Works!$56.55 Ends in 4 hours 6 bids
El 34 Metal Base Used Telefunken Tube Test Good$49.00 Ends in 3 hours 1 bid
Utc Vintage Transformer, Type A-25, Plate To Line$46.00 Ends in 10 hours 15 bids
4 Nos Nib Dumont 8417 Vacuum Tubes Bogen Amps Hi Power$41.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids
Atwater Kent Model H Tube Radio Horn Speaker$39.99 Ends in 10 hours 1 bid
4 Telefunken El84 6bq5 Tubes Ulm Factory - Tested B$34.00 Ends in 17 hours 9 bids
Two 201a Antique Radio Tubes Globe Style$33.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
4 Type 01a Radio Tubes Cunningham Cx-301-a Tested Good$32.99 Ends Tuesday 3 bids
Arcturus Blue Type 180 Radio Rectifier Tube~fr Adm Mayo$32.01 Ends in 12 hours 8 bids
Antique Radio Tubes 24a 42 80 Philco Rca Zenith Syl Ge$32.00 Ends in 8 hours 4 bids
Pair Stc (western Electric) 6v6g Audio Output Tubes Nos$30.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Ww11 Morse Code Key, Bathtub Type Hard To Find$28.14 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
"original" Silvertone Power Supply For Farm Tube Radio$26.55 Ends Thursday 3 bids
2 Mullard 6ca7 El34 Tubes Tested Xf2 Codes Uk Grey Pl.$26.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids
Vintage Radio Tube Lot Rca Philco Pilotron Radiotron+++$25.00 Ends in 11 hours 1 bid
Wood Knobs - Lot Of 40+ Majestic, Stromberg-carlson +$24.99 Ends in 10 hours 1 bid
3 Blue Arcturus / Crosley 127 / 27 Radio Tubes. Tested$24.99 Ends in 12 hours 1 bid
Vintage Lot Of 45 & 80 Radio Tubes (8) - Tested$24.27 Ends Monday 4 bids
4 Ea. Cunningham 01a's Test Excellent$24.00 Ends in 11 hours 2 bids
Vintage Capacitors - Radio/audio, 125 Pc's (50+ Sprague$23.50 Ends in 10 hours 3 bids
Matched 5751 Gold Clad Realistic Tubes Nos Usa Made$23.50 Ends in 10 hours 6 bids
Nos Amphenol Magic Eye Tube Add-on Kit $22.50 Ends in 22 hours 2 bids
Eight 01a And 12a Tubes New In Original Boxes $21.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids
A Pair Of Vintage Antique Zenith Wood Radio Knobs$21.45 Ends Monday 3 bids
B&k 707 Dyna-jet Dynamic Mutual Cond, Tube Tester Work $20.70 Ends Wednesday 8 bids
Scott All Wave 23 Chromed If Can Shields Exc Cond$20.50 Ends in 13 hours 3 bids
Two New Mcintosh Kt88 Vacuum Tubes Kt-88 No Reserve$20.50 Ends in 21 hours 4 bids
Ten Nos/nib Ge 6s4a Medium-mu Triodes-extra Nice Tubes$19.99 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
Rare Early Atlas Wood Horn Type B Tube Radio Speaker$19.99 Ends in 11 hours 1 bid
Philco 11" Radio Field Coil Speaker 32-9087 Works$19.80 Ends Monday 3 bids
Four New Sovtek 6l6 Vacuum Tubes 6l6wxt$19.49 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid
Four New Sovtek 6l6 Vacuum Tubes 6l6wxt$19.49 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Antique Radio Tube Shields, Philco, Rca, Lot Of 34$18.75 Ends Wednesday 4 bids
