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12th Oct 2019, 12:28 pm | #1 |
Octode
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Definitely NOS!
I've just received a NOS Mazda 10P14 output valve for my Murphy A362, and judging from the box , it's as old as the radio (1955 - 64 years old).
The price of the radio was £16/8s. 7d plus P.T. and the valve would be £14/6s plus P.T. l wish I could go back to 1955 and show the servicemen the price a single valve would cost today, especially something like the KT88! Cost today was£14.50 delivered. There is a letter P under the 10P14, presumably a date stamp.
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12th Oct 2019, 2:23 pm | #2 |
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Re: Definitely NOS!
Hi Ken,
You have a typo in the valve price... That's 14 Shillings and 6 old Pence (All of 72.5 new pence...) Alan
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12th Oct 2019, 3:25 pm | #3 |
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Re: Definitely NOS!
That box has me scratching my head! The valve inside is labelled Mazda, but the box is labelled Ediswan, Siemens Edison Swan, AEI and Mazda. I wasn't aware of any connection between G.E.C. (Mazda, Marconi & Osram) and A.E.I. (Ediswan, Siemens & Edison Swan). Can anyone shine some light on this?
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12th Oct 2019, 3:37 pm | #4 |
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Re: Definitely NOS!
Correct! My mistake...
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12th Oct 2019, 5:50 pm | #5 |
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Re: Definitely NOS!
That valve, at today's price is probably cheaper in real terms than the 14/6 a new valve of the same type would have cost 64 years ago!
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12th Oct 2019, 6:08 pm | #6 |
Hexode
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Re: Definitely NOS!
I am looking at a Mazda valve box,the small print says "Distributed by The Edison Swan Electric Co.Ltd",Les.
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12th Oct 2019, 6:34 pm | #7 |
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Re: Definitely NOS!
Have a look here:
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/AEI:_Lamps_and_Valves as a starting-point for the various mergers/buyouts over the last century. [I never realised that the AEI/Siemens/Mazda/BTH/Edison/Swan empire also owned "Clix" - makers of wander-plugs, valve-sockets and a particularly-deadly range of 2-pin plugs!] |
14th Oct 2019, 3:46 pm | #8 |
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14th Oct 2019, 4:00 pm | #9 |
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14th Oct 2019, 5:09 pm | #10 |
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Re: Definitely NOS!
14/6 plus 25% purchase tax is the equivalent of about 4 gallons of petrol in 1955 -that would cost you about £23.00 today.
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14th Oct 2019, 6:42 pm | #11 |
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Re: Definitely NOS!
Hi,
That's just inflation. In the early 70's I was paid the standard LNR rate of 30p per hour as a barman. That would have bought me 3 pints of mild or 20 Players Navy Cut cigs (31p). What would those cost now? Kind regards Dave |