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16th Oct 2019, 6:36 pm | #1 |
Heptode
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Dumfries, Scotland, UK.
Posts: 550
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Thermionic products sound mirror value
I've just somewhat accidentally acquired a thermionic products sound mirror in good condition this will be to sell on anyone have any idea of a value I would keep it but my house is chock full of radios and the Mrs has her limits
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16th Oct 2019, 7:26 pm | #2 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Kington, Herefordshire, UK.
Posts: 3,675
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Re: Thermionic products sound mirror value
It's basically a case of finding someone who wants one - they have changed hands for tens or hundreds of pounds at odd times. £50-£75, perhaps, in good cosmetic condition, maybe more if there are several paper tapes with it. Their main attraction is as the first domestic machine sold in the UK, and what may be preserved on the tapes, rather than any great engineering interest.
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16th Oct 2019, 9:46 pm | #3 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Lynton, N. Devon, UK.
Posts: 7,088
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Re: Thermionic products sound mirror value
It's a good-looking machine, circuit is a bit unusual but it does give surprisingly good results. However, market for old tape recorders is not exactly buoyant.
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18th Oct 2019, 1:23 pm | #4 |
Octode
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Rye, East Sussex, UK.
Posts: 1,647
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Re: Thermionic products sound mirror value
I had three at one time - a rare Portable and the standard walnut-veneered table-top variants, one with valuable provenance. They were almost impossible to sell or give away as there is a very limited market. And yet some sellers strike lucky and get big money! It's pot luck...
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18th Oct 2019, 7:22 pm | #5 |
Triode
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK.
Posts: 35
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Re: Thermionic products sound mirror value
I WAY over paid for mine, £125 as a project, got it working in the end, so they can sell, If you wait for special people like me XD
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20th Oct 2019, 11:44 am | #6 |
Heptode
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Dumfries, Scotland, UK.
Posts: 550
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Re: Thermionic products sound mirror value
Well i've recapped it its up and running and on eBay so we'll see can't moan I sold a pilot little maestro on there for £200 ! On friday
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