Vintage valve valuation - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

bartonboy · 21st Nov 2018, 12:31 pm

My dad started business in 1946 supplying and repairing radio's then TV's. The world then was his oyster. I carried on the business until retiring on February last year. I brought two suitcases (Mullard!!) And two boxes of old valves back with me.
I have been scouring the net looking for possible values and find it a money field. Can anyone point me in the right direction as to disposal.
There are also some there that I cannot find any information on.

AC/HL · 21st Nov 2018, 12:44 pm

Hello and welcome.
I started life itself in 1946, and agree, the industry in earlier times was good. To help, we'll need to know the valve types. As you've found the values vary a lot, the privileged few can be worth a fair sum, others not so much.

bartonboy · 23rd Nov 2018, 4:10 pm

Hopefully, list attached.

kalee20 · 23rd Nov 2018, 7:02 pm

A few of these are worth quite a bit. KT66, EM81, PX4, for instance. eBay is best bet, but take several good clear photos, one showing the box. It wasn't unknown for servicemen to replace a valve, and pop the weak, but still working, old valve in the box as a 'second-class spare'. They knew what was in there, but you don't! However, clear photos will enable a bidder to tell, hopefully.

bartonboy · 24th Nov 2018, 10:46 pm

Also got a considerable number of styli. Someone somewhere wants them!!

AC/HL · 25th Nov 2018, 2:10 am

Same advice really, a list of types. Same disposal advice too!

21st Nov 2018, 12:31 pm	#1
bartonboy Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 3	Vintage valve valuation My dad started business in 1946 supplying and repairing radio's then TV's. The world then was his oyster. I carried on the business until retiring on February last year. I brought two suitcases (Mullard!!) And two boxes of old valves back with me. I have been scouring the net looking for possible values and find it a money field. Can anyone point me in the right direction as to disposal. There are also some there that I cannot find any information on.

21st Nov 2018, 12:44 pm	#2
AC/HL Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 9,642	Re: Vintage valve valuation Hello and welcome. I started life itself in 1946, and agree, the industry in earlier times was good. To help, we'll need to know the valve types. As you've found the values vary a lot, the privileged few can be worth a fair sum, others not so much.

23rd Nov 2018, 4:10 pm	#3
bartonboy Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 3	Re: Vintage valve valuation Hopefully, list attached. Attached Thumbnails

23rd Nov 2018, 7:02 pm	#4
kalee20 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lynton, N. Devon, UK. Posts: 7,081	Re: Vintage valve valuation A few of these are worth quite a bit. KT66, EM81, PX4, for instance. eBay is best bet, but take several good clear photos, one showing the box. It wasn't unknown for servicemen to replace a valve, and pop the weak, but still working, old valve in the box as a 'second-class spare'. They knew what was in there, but you don't! However, clear photos will enable a bidder to tell, hopefully.

24th Nov 2018, 10:46 pm	#5
bartonboy Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 3	Re: Vintage valve valuation Also got a considerable number of styli. Someone somewhere wants them!!

25th Nov 2018, 2:10 am	#6
AC/HL Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 9,642	Re: Vintage valve valuation Same advice really, a list of types. Same disposal advice too!