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Dates 1944, 1945, 1946, and 1976. So many of these eye tubes were made for the war effort, that we're just now running out.

Dates 1944, 1945, 1946, and 1976. So many of these eye tubes were made for the war effort, that we're just now running out.

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Yes. The 1629s were made specifically for the military during WWII, a sort-of 6E5 workalike.

They showed up in consumer gear afterwards due to the sheer numbers of them that were made. Even in the mid 1990s it was possible to find these things for $5 or less.