[TV MAN]

This is my 111. It is older, I think 1953. It sounds like what you have. They made that until the late 1950's or so when they switched over to the M version around 1961. My dates may be a little off but should be close. The newer versions are brushed aluminum. I think mine is a 66 model. I don't think they were produced after 1967. My old 111 is in a gray metal cabinet and the M is in a wood case. I have seen versions of both. I forgot to mention the M has a transistor tester built in, but I have never used it. Setup is the same between the versions, which means I can use the M chart to set up a tube on my old 111 exc for the compactron tubes, which didn't exist when the original 111 was introduced. You can also use the setup chart from the old 111 to set tubes on the M, exc there wont be the listings for the newer tubes, and there could be some updates (errors corrected) on the newer charts. This is a case where newer is better. For working on radios, the plain 111 is one excellent tester and all you would need. You only would need the M if you want to work on the "newer" TVs and some HiFi/guitar stuff. Saddly, updates petered out around 1967-68, so there may be some tube types introduced that this tester wont test, but mainly on TV.