Photos of your interesting and historical test equipment stickers

[dom0]

Besides the usual stuff (some US military stickers etc.) I have a 3400A, the earliest version (with neon bulbs as large as an eyeball!) with engraved/paint-filled front panel, which was an HP asset. Another more recent 3400A was a Systron Donner asset. But most interesting is certainly this item:



A Tek 7A26 without a serial number.

[MadTux]

Maybe someone wiped that sticker with some acetone or IPA. Happened to me once, used some paper tissues soaked in acetone to clean sticker residues on some newly purchased Tek plugins and accidentally erased its serial. Opps 

[G0HZU]

These aren't really stickers as such but I've got some original 1950s Tektronix scope probe tag/tickets in my garage. IIRC these are cardboard tags with diagrams/info about how to compensate the probe. Presumably they would have been attached to the probes when my Tek 585 scope was new. The original owner of the scope stored the tags in the back of the little user manual that came with the scope and they must have been there for >55 years? This old scope is stored somewhere in the back of my garage but the tags will still be there with the manual.

[bitseeker]

This one's not mine, but a recently ended eBay auction for a Power Designs 6050A with a Grumman asset tag on it.

[T3sl4co1l]

The other labels are rather poorly preserved, but the interesting ones are present:
http://seventransistorlabs.com/Images/Gaussian_Noise1.jpg

[ez24]

This one's not mine, but a recently ended eBay auction for a Power Designs 6050A with a Grumman asset tag on it.

I was bidding on this because of the Grumman tag  -

[Cubdriver]

This one's not mine, but a recently ended eBay auction for a Power Designs 6050A with a Grumman asset tag on it.

I was bidding on this because of the Grumman tag  -

And whoever won it is as likely as not to peel it off.   

-Pat

[AF6LJ]

Another item from the top shelf this time.




Excuse the mess I have been unloading my backpack from a trip up to the repeater site yesterday.

[Cubdriver]

Nice - an early 1960 model!  Gotta love HP build quality!

-Pat

[AF6LJ]

Nice - an early 1960 model!  Gotta love HP build quality!

-Pat

I love the HP Gray Iron.
Good gear, and that one still works well and is reasonably accurate. 

[Cubdriver]

I love the HP Gray Iron.
Good gear, and that one still works well and is reasonably accurate.

A closer look at your photo, and it just clicked - I just got one of those a few weeks ago when I helped clean out the basement of a silent key.  I was permitted to pick through the remains of his shop, and encouraged take anything because whatever was left was all going into a dumpster.  I snagged several trips worth of stuff, a 412A being among the haul.  Mine's younger by a few years than yours - looks like mid '66 and is in the smoother finished grey cabinet.  It too is awaiting attention.  I need to find a good supply of free time somewhere!!

-Pat

[bitseeker]

This one's not mine, but a recently ended eBay auction for a Power Designs 6050A with a Grumman asset tag on it.

I was bidding on this because of the Grumman tag  -

Good thing I didn't take it from you, then.

[AF6LJ]

I love the HP Gray Iron.
Good gear, and that one still works well and is reasonably accurate.

A closer look at your photo, and it just clicked - I just got one of those a few weeks ago when I helped clean out the basement of a silent key.  I was permitted to pick through the remains of his shop, and encouraged take anything because whatever was left was all going into a dumpster.  I snagged several trips worth of stuff, a 412A being among the haul.  Mine's younger by a few years than yours - looks like mid '66 and is in the smoother finished grey cabinet.  It too is awaiting attention.  I need to find a good supply of free time somewhere!!

-Pat

Thanks for saving it and others from the landfill.
Most people have no idea how good and reliable this gear is from the sixites and before.
Thank you for saving it.

[ocw]

There are classic labels like those on old Meggers.
But, how about the one that I removed from a RF generator which had a +72 dBm output as it was about to be trashed?

[Cubdriver]

Thanks for saving it and others from the landfill.
Most people have no idea how good and reliable this gear is from the sixites and before.
Thank you for saving it.

I'm serious pack rat.  I'd be unable to sleep at night if it had gone and I knew.

Part of the haul:


-Pat

[bitseeker]

But, how about the one that I removed from a RF generator which had a +72 dBm output as it was about to be trashed?

That Continental Electronics logo is neat. Is it on a backing or in two pieces?

[bitseeker]

I'm serious pack rat.  I'd be unable to sleep at night if it had gone and I knew.

That's a lot of nice goodies you got, Pat! Hope you get time to bring them all back to live.

[ocw]

The Continental Electronics emblems are in two pieces, mounting via three pins for each--perfect for my front fender...

[Cubdriver]

That's a lot of nice goodies you got, Pat! Hope you get time to bring them all back to live.

Me too.  I've already gotten an operating/service manual for the HP 608As, have one coming for the HP 333A, and am on the lookout for ones for the HP 608D & E (or E & F; not in the picture because they were still in the Jeep at that point and I don't remember exactly which letter suffixes they were off the top of my head).  Apparently the guy had a summer place up in NH, so he had two of some things like those particular boat anchors.  He eventually consolidated to his CT home as he was getting too old to go up north with any regularity.  From what I was told by his son (and confirmed by the 30 years worth of CQ and QSL magazines, along with all the gear) he was a very avid Ham, and had worked for all sorts of technical companies and organizations down through the years.  He passed away about ten years ago and his widow just recently died, so the son was up from his home in Florida to clean things up and settle the estate.  The ARRL got first dibs on things, followed by the vintage radio museum I volunteer at, and then I got to go through what was left.  It's as dirty as it is because it's by and large been undisturbed in the basement and attic of his home from when he passed until now.  His widow apparently sold some of his Ham gear around the time he died, and then the rest just sat.  I wish I'd met him; from what he left behind he was a fascinating character!

-Pat

[G7PSK]

There are classic labels like those on old Meggers.
But, how about the one that I removed from a RF generator which had a +72 dBm output as it was about to be trashed?

I have one of those meggers, it is complete with a carrying case made from brass sheet. I used to have a 1923 model megger which is only a year or two after the patent, inside was a calibration sheet hand written in pencil and signed, it was not even labled megger but Evershed & Vignoles and the case was made of wood, I sold it recently.
i do however have this ohm meter by Evershed & Vignoles.

[Swainster]

Ok, intentional thread necromancy here, but surely, after 8 years there must be some more interesting equipment stickers to share?

Anyway, here is my contribution...

Boeing (apologies, need to give this one a clean)


Lockheed


Tektronix asset label on a Keithley, pre Danaher


Rockwell International


Lucent