Vintage Hickok tube tester - photo

[EclecticNeophyte]

I'm lucky enough to own the 'B' version, and can tell you that the very distinctive smell is still there... While I do have the operating instruction, several tube setup (European and obsolete) as well as service manuals, my 539B is missing some of the accessory cables, socket adapters and such. Even so, it is still a very versatile (and highly useful) piece of test gear. Hard to beat for working on older tube equipment...not to mention a piece of history.