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![An old school flatpak IC. [4032x3024 - 2.59MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/d2ymSE.jpg){kind=link}
![Lots of old equipment. [4032x3024 - 4.2MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/LG7A6v.jpg){kind=link}
![It was also much more robust than today's tech. [995x1024 - 693KB]](https://poal.co/static/images/g7YCog.png){kind=link}
![Back when computer manufacturers gave you a full set of manuals in the box... [4032x3024 - 2.82MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/1Kv1YH.jpg){kind=link}
![Old-school phototransistors [4032x3024 - 2.42MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/gpCKJS.jpg){kind=link}
![Part of my stash of goodies from the recent hamfest. [4032x3024 - 5.01MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/ggowdy.jpg){kind=link}
![Picked up a couple boxes of glass type д18 germanium diodes. [2483x2560 - 1.57MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/nAzFOw.jpg){kind=link}
![A couple of 1950 "Bantam" tractors. [4032x3024 - 6.51MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/83CMNC.jpg){kind=link}
![The 6AL5W [1417x2460 - 736KB]](https://poal.co/static/images/MYGSiR.jpg){kind=link}
![This device is 60 this year. It still works, for the most part. [4032x3024 - 3.53MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/taIq71.jpg){kind=link}
![Opening desks that have been locked for years… [4032x3024 - 3.54MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/UZFKO4.jpg){kind=link}
![Went to a steam engine show today, here's some really old tech for you. [4032x3024 - 6.01MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/adVYv0.jpg){kind=link}
![Just finished up a tube radio repair. [3024x4032 - 946KB]](https://poal.co/static/images/6CODPl.jpg){kind=link}
![The 117Z3 Vacuum Tube, an unusual device that operates right across the (USA) AC line. [1107x2007 - 309KB]](https://poal.co/static/images/M9Tpra.jpg){kind=link}
![The 1936 RCA 913 1" Oscilloscope CRT [4032x3024 - 3.89MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/xvyOvM.jpg){kind=link}
![An extremely early tractor. [4032x3024 - 4.88MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/U2fbOb.jpg){kind=link}
![Old part vs. New Part [3024x4032 - 1MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/21a22e54cdc3e399.jpg){kind=link}
![I took the cathedral speaker and the radio underneath of it home for $35 [4032x3024 - 1.82MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/2d294217163a1b35.jpg){kind=link}
![Peerless steam tractor [4032x3024 - 5.56MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/XC9tLv.jpg){kind=link}
![A nice old Philco radio [3024x4032 - 1.26MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/h5El0O.jpg){kind=link}