[Hallicrafters] Blooming meters

[William L Howard]

 No joke,
>
> Early brass casings for "S" meters etc were made from strips of brass,
formed into a tube. As they have ages they tend to frey at the edges and
turn up like petals on a flower, you can put a "hose
> clamp" around the "outside" and pull them in, but be carefull.
>
> Strange but true.

No matter how deep you plant them nor how much water you give them, they
still will not grow and reproduce.