[Milsurplus] [ARC5] Old surplus catalogs are always fun

[Hubert Miller]

Some years back I had a full tray of new 'doorknob' tubes, a triode. For a while I thought maybe I'd build a HiFi amp using them.
The unique shaped tubes all lit up would add to the effect. But, instead, I eventually tired of thinking of possible uses. I gave them
to a tube seller who frequents all the Pacific Northwest hamfests. You don't get any steals from him; he knows his stuff, but I have
bought plenty of tubes I needed NIB at $2 - $3 each. I imagine he maybe sold the doorknobs as curios. It all works out. 
-Hue Miller