Last weekend I saw an estate sale listing on CL that had a short, but interesting description and no photos.? It turned out that the owner's father had been a man of many interests and talents, and she just wanted to get rid of everything.? So, lots of woodworking things, a large, old Southbend lathe and other metal working tools, fishing, hunting, a half-finished sailboat hanging from the rafters.? An Eico 75Khz scope up high, just in reach. (It worked, but the last thing I need is one of them). Also found and Bell and Howell prototyping kit, but it used metal pins on a .5" spacing.? Then, digging through a box I found a bag of Tek ceramic terminal strips, half of which were unused.? In talking with the owner, she said that they had filled three dumpsters with "mostly junk", but that a lot of electronic parts and "large blue boxes with dials and switches" had also been tossed.? When I mentioned the Eico, she basically confirmed that they were oscilloscopes, but most "didn't look like they would work".
I wonder what had been thrown out?? On the drive home I had visions of NOS tunnel diodes and partial 570's.? I spent $30 and filled the minivan to the brim, so I won't complain, but thins one will haunt me for a while...
-Dave
