[Boatanchors] Old resistor values

[J. Forster]

I  have seen the Ohmite's go up in value. Therefore I standardized on Allen
Bradleys.
-John

Yong Surk Lee wrote:

> I found thousands of NOS resistors ranging from 1ohm to a few megohms at a
> local hamfest. I believe these were made by Ohmite in the 50s or 60s. These
> resistors are unused. Strangely measured values of most of these resistors
> are about 10-20% higher than color coded values. Most of these are 0.25-2
> watt and 5 or 10% tolerence resistors.
> Here is my question. Does the resistor values increase as time passes even
> if unused? Anybody experienced this?