[sdiy] [OT] Tube manuals

[Magnus Danielson]

From: "Toby Paddock" <tpaddock at seanet.com>
Subject: [sdiy] [OT] Tube manuals
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 06:55:29 -0800

Toby,

> A friend at work has some tube manuals he said he
> would sell me, but neither of us has a clue for
> how much. So I'm wondering if anyone
> has a rough ballpark guess what they might be
> worth?
> 
> RCA ELECTRON TUBE HANDBOOK HB-3
> Dates on the data sheet seem to be 40's and 50's.
> 5 volumes in weird hinged spine (so they lay flat) smallish 4 ring
> binders.
> rec 1, rec 2, transmitting, general;cathode ray;storage,
>   and photo;thy;ign;glow-dis;misc
> As a guess, I'd rate them Very Good condition.
> Stacked up, they are about 14 inches thick.

While this is a question for Uncle Eric I guess, through a stroke of good luck
and a blitzing coincidence I happend to have these (parts of them is at a
friend and others are here, so I don't have a good overview just yeat) and know
what you are talking about.

I think I can get away with these statements:

1) Make sure that they are taken care of. Make sure they find a good home,
   yours or somebody else's.

2) They are not unique, the info is around and I even think quite alot of it is
   on the web these days (I where given a handfull of links, but haven't
   checked them). Even if things is available on the web, there is a specific
   feeling in having it in hardcopy, at least for me (i.e. I have a hell of a
   time finding any left space for myself).

3) Make a deal you both are happy with. Start with some arbitrary value (say
   50 USD) and reason about it.

PS. Please note that I am not stating that they are worth 50 USD or any other
value, I'm giving an example. On the other hand, I would be willing to pay
50 USD for them if I where in need of them (which I don't think I am
currently). If that is a guidance for you and your friend and it makes you
happy, then so much better.

Now, good luck on figuring out the right thing to do!

Cheers,
Magnus