[MRCA] Tubes and miscellaneous for museum ships and military museums

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Tom,

I'm not affiliated with any of the museum ships but I retired in '96 as a 
CWO4 (Ordnance but originally Underwater Ordnance).  I've been looking for a set 
of WW-II vintage CWO collar brass for wash khaki.

If you turn up any vehicular radios that don't find a home, I supply 
equipment to restorers and would be willing to pay the family up to about a third of 
what I expect to eventually get for any of it.  I would go a little higher but 
I might have to hold it for years before someone needs the specific items.

In a message dated 8/12/2007 1:49:44 PM Central Daylight Time, 
sparks at codepoets.com writes: 
> I have taken possession of several boxes of tubes, many of which are
> WW2/Korean War vintage military tubes.  I will probably never use most of
> them and will offer them to the various volunteer restoration groups that
> I'm sure are on this reflector.  Many or most are NOS in boxes, some are
> loose, many from boxes that fell apart.  Later this week I will also be
> helping the family of an elderly ham to clear out boxes and bags of more
> tubes and parts etc. All I ask is that they go to a good cause and not wind
> up on some auction site or on a table at a hamfest.  So if you are involved
> in any of the military museums or other museums that have radio equipment on
> display please send a list of tubes you need or would like to have as
> spares. These tubes include loctals, and many NOS metal tubes. IF you are
> restoring equipment to donate to any museums I will also assist you in your
> efforts.  There is also a considerable amount of crystals, CR-1A/AR dated
> early 50's in 6 and 8 MHz, plus others. This is not limited to only
> tubes/crystals etc. There are NOS switches, relays, resistors etc. Help on
> the postage would be appreciated.  For Rob Flory, pass this along and I also
> have some WW2 and post WW2 Navy uniforms, mostly Radioman, Chief Radioman,
> RM2-RM1 etc, Chief Warrant officer, USCG etc, plus dress whites/undress
> whites, dress blues/undress blues that are also looking for a good home.

Robert Downs - Houston
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