[Ron Ramirez]

Good old Amphenol type S socket. Well, it isn't original, but as I said before, it may have been done during WWII because of wartime shortages. So it becomes a question of "Do I put it back to its original state, or do I leave it as a reminder of a possible wartime repair?" It is up to you.

One thing is for certain - that Amphenol socket is far better quality than the original light tan Phenolic, which Philco liked to use for the det-osc tube in many 1939-1941 models, and which have a tendency to fall apart under stress of heat just when you are soldering on one of the pin contacts. Don't ask me how I know.