Value od Wireless Set 19's?

[Bry Carling]

Doc - beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I have been offered WS 19 sets for free.
I have bought them for $25.00

I have seen them offered other times anywhere 
from $75.00 to $250.00 which seems high.
It is not a very useful radio. To some collectors 
it may have great value, especially if it is a mint in 
the crate unit.  I would certianly not think $1,000 was
any kind of sensible price for ANY WS 19, but that is 
just my view. Your mileage may vary.

73 - Bry

> Need your help for a fellow Ham.
> 
> He has 2 complete Wireless Set 19s.  One has never been operated, the 
> other was used by his father briefly during the 60s.   They were 
> manufactured in 1944, purchased by his father at the end of WW2.  Both 
> sets have mounting brackets, spare tubes, power supplies, cables and 
> headsets for a tank crew.
> 
> He has no idea as to value and I have advised him to not sell until
> I could help him to determine fair value.  He has already been rushed
> by the usual buy-low sell-high predators.
> 
> I found this Canadian site with suggested values but it is undated:
> http://www.qsl.net/ve3bdb/19setprices.html
> 
> It appears to me that he has at least $1,000. worth of gear,
> possibly much more.
> 
> He sent me some pictures that I can forward to anyone who can
> help him.  The unused one is pristine, a joy to view.
> 
> WDYT?
> 
> -- 
> 
> Thanks! & 73,
> doc, KD4E
> ... somewhere in FL
> URL:  bibleseven (dot) com
> 
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