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It is a USN-CW-300B with date code 142. This is a very rare version of. This tube and has black plates as well as a single D getter. Was tested on a calibrated TV7/B-U tube tester (5VAC, ER3-2000, bias 60, Range C) and read 74 (pass = 58). The getter flash is what indicates there is a good vacuum in the tube and that no air has leaked inside. This tube has a bright chrome getter flash, see pictures. Base is tight, no loose particles or rattles and has a base index pin. I collect and restore antique radios. Comes from Pet free smoke free home. USA mainland sales only. I hate when this happens! I pack your item the way I would like to receive it if was being sent to me. The item “Western Electric 300B USN-CW Tube Black Plates Single D Getter” is in sale since Tuesday, February 23, 2021. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Parts & Accessories\Vintage Tubes & Tube Sockets”. The seller is “tvradio” and is located in Malabar, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Brand: Western Electric
• Type: 300B

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This listing is for a pair of Western Electric USN-CW-300B NAVY, a very rare version of WE 300B. These tubes look great and play very smooth and dynamic on my Altec system. Below is song No. 2 Mouring Grace from Cafe blue – Patricia Barber, lets listen the drums play. Some information from Tubedepot. We have found a perfect matching pair of 1952, black plate Western Electric USN-CW-300B. In the original military boxes with original cellulose packing, these tubes are absolutely beautiful. When we say matched pair, we mean it. These are within 0.016% of each other. You can’t get any tighter than that. These specific 300B are USN-CW, which is the rarest of all 300B versions. Unlike these 300B, most Western Electric 300B were designated for civilian or commercial use and did not bear the JAN (Joint Army Navy) markings. The item “Western Electric USN CW 300B NAVY. Extreme rare” is in sale since Monday, April 13, 2020. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Parts & Accessories\Vintage Tubes & Tube Sockets”. The seller is “analog_collector” and is located in San Jose, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Western Electric

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I have decided to sell a very special Western Electric USN-CW-300B tube from my collection. This tube is incredible both physically and operationally. There are no stains on glass, smudges in the text, wear on the pins, or loose partials inside. It comes in its original packaging for the military which is in decent shape except the top is missing. The tube is dated 209 which is the 9th week of 1952 and the box shows a packed date 5/52. This is a very rare version of this tube and has black plates as well as a single D getter. I have tested in the past and just tested again on my TV7-D/U and it shows 102 with a minimum good of 56. The item “NOS Western Electric USN CW 300B Tube, Rare 1952 D Getter, Original Box Tested” is in sale since Saturday, February 9, 2019. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Parts & Accessories\Vintage Tubes & Tube Sockets”. The seller is “jfprice19″ and is located in Oceanside, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Western Electric
• Type: NOS Tube

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