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    Posted 3 years ago

    antiquecol…
    (26 items)

    Another thrift store find. Western Electric 101F tennis ball style radio vacuum tube and Na-Alo 4 pin Bakelite vacuum tube socket. Socket has A. M. Co. Springfield, MA on it. Made around 1915-1930

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    1. AnythingObscure AnythingObscure, 3 years ago
      AWESOME PAIR!!! Of all the (scads of) tubes and stuff I do have, there's nothing as old (or COOL!) as this one -- if it was mine, it'd be prominently on display someplace so everybody visiting could wonder what it is?!!!!!
    2. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 3 years ago
      Nicest one I ever saw. I used to frequent a radio tube a rather large store, yet I remember it being as close to my home that year in 79. This is as neat as they come.
    3. antiquecollector antiquecollector, 3 years ago
      AnythingObscure and PhilDMorris,

      Thank you for your wonderful comments.
      I found that the A. M. Company is the Alden Manufacturing Company from Springfield, Massachusetts. That company today may be the Alden Medical Company and the Alden Scientific Company in Springfield. The 101 F vacuum tube is in mint condition. I'm wondering if it is not the original tube in the radio but a replacement at a later date. It could have been replaced and the radio never used that much. There are no signs of burning or discoloration due to the tube heating up.
      My next step is to find someone with a tube tester and test this tube. Hopefully I can find someone that knows what he is doing.

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