1939 Radioshack Catalog online...Anyone have a time machine?

m6tt · 8th December 2008, 08:23 PM

I saw this and I figured everyone wouldn't mind a peek. Tube prices on page 3

. 2A3s are cheaper than 6L6s!!
http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/catalogs/1939/

Cal Weldon · 8th December 2008, 09:05 PM

That is awesome. You just change the date in the header and go to whatever year you want. Man does that bring back some memories. I've owned quite a few of those goodies over the years starting about the 1974 catalogue.

Thanks for that!

mod_evil · 8th December 2008, 09:14 PM

These Metal 6l6 for $2.55 is awesome too! At this price I may use 2a3 at regulator too

MJL21193 · 8th December 2008, 09:19 PM

Fabulous flashback!!

dsavitsk · 8th December 2008, 09:20 PM

My favorite is the WE 300A for $10.10.

According to this calculator (and who knows if it is reasonable or not) that translates into about $160 today, which is still a pretty good deal.

The 307A for $13.65 is also pretty good, as those are still about $13.65.

jrn77478 · 8th December 2008, 09:41 PM

Looks like we slash-dotted the site.

Cal Weldon · 8th December 2008, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dsavitsk
According to this calculator

That's incredible timing. I was just looking for that over in this thread and lo and behold you had just posted it. Thanks!

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...28#post1679428

nhuwar · 8th December 2008, 11:23 PM

Have you looked at the ones from the 40"s? I think they are the best. You could buy a Mcintosh Mc275 from radio shack and I think it was less then 200 bucks.

I was going to check but the site is maxed out

Nick

m6tt · 8th December 2008, 11:57 PM

It seems to be down from here too...too bad. Hopefully it comes back, I hadn't even gotten into the 50s yet.

kevinkr · 9th December 2008, 01:14 AM

But the MC275 wasn't around back in the 1940s...

I got an error 509 (allocated site bandwidth exceeded) when I tried to access the site a couple of minutes ago.

8th December 2008, 08:23 PM	#1
m6tt diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2007	1939 Radioshack Catalog online...Anyone have a time machine? I saw this and I figured everyone wouldn't mind a peek. Tube prices on page 3 . 2A3s are cheaper than 6L6s!! http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/catalogs/1939/

8th December 2008, 09:05 PM	#2
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	That is awesome. You just change the date in the header and go to whatever year you want. Man does that bring back some memories. I've owned quite a few of those goodies over the years starting about the 1974 catalogue. Thanks for that! __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

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mod_evil diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rio	These Metal 6l6 for $2.55 is awesome too! At this price I may use 2a3 at regulator too __________________ Brazilian Tube Amp Builder.

8th December 2008, 09:20 PM	#5
dsavitsk diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago	My favorite is the WE 300A for $10.10. According to this calculator (and who knows if it is reasonable or not) that translates into about $160 today, which is still a pretty good deal. The 307A for $13.65 is also pretty good, as those are still about $13.65. __________________ http://www.ecpaudio.com

8th December 2008, 09:41 PM	#6
jrn77478 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2008	Nice goin' Looks like we slash-dotted the site.

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MJL21193 Account disabled at member's request Join Date: Mar 2007	Fabulous flashback!!

8th December 2008, 11:23 PM	#8
nhuwar diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tomball Texas	Have you looked at the ones from the 40"s? I think they are the best. You could buy a Mcintosh Mc275 from radio shack and I think it was less then 200 bucks. I was going to check but the site is maxed out Nick

8th December 2008, 11:57 PM	#9
m6tt diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2007	It seems to be down from here too...too bad. Hopefully it comes back, I hadn't even gotten into the 50s yet.

9th December 2008, 01:14 AM	#10
kevinkr diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Blog Entries: 6	But the MC275 wasn't around back in the 1940s... I got an error 509 (allocated site bandwidth exceeded) when I tried to access the site a couple of minutes ago. __________________ www.kta-hifi.net

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