Cold War Civil Defense Beta Gamma Survey Meter Radiation Detector CDV - 717
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:185521 | Model: CDV-720 |
| MPN: Does Not Apply | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Brand: Unbranded | Radiation Detector Type: Geiger Counter |
GEIGER COUNTER, .... A LEFT OVER FROM THE COLD WAR ERA, THESE WERE SCATTERED AROUND THE UNITED STATES FOR WHEN "THE BIG ONE" HAPPENED.......... THE RUSSIANS, CHINESE, COMMUNISTS, .... WHOEVER, DROPPED AN ATOMIC BOMB ON US. COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS HAD FALL OUT SHELTERS WITH 55 GALLON STEEL DRUMS FILLED WITH HARD CANDY, BISCUITS, AND SOME OF THESE AS WELL. THE BIG ONE NEVER HAPPENED............ BUT MAYBE IT STILL WILL, .... BE THE ONLY KID ON YOUR BLOCK TO OWN ONE OF THESE LITTL...E BEAUTIES!! <p>
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THEY HAVE BEEN STORED IN LARGE BOXES FOR DECADES, ... THESE WERE MADE IN THE 1950'S AND 60'S, SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY AT LEAST 50 YEARS OLD, SO THEY WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF STORAGE WEAR. BY STORAGE WEAR, I MEAN THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A FEW BUMPS, BUT ALL LOOK NICE. <p>THESE ARE SOLD AS A NOVELTY, AND SHOULD FUNCTION, BUT I HAVE NOT TESTED THEM. THE RADIATION LEVELS THAT THEY TEST, ARE FAIRLY LARGE ONES, ............ IE, ...IF IT EVER SHOWS A DOSE OF RADIATION.... YOU GONNA PROBABLY DIE SOON!!! THEY ARE NOT FOR TESTING RADIOACTIVITY ON YOUR WRIST WATCH.
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THEY TAKE A "D" SIZE BATTERY. <p>
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OF COURSE I COMBINE FOR POSTAGE SAVINGS. <p><p>I HAVE TAKEN A FEW RETURNS ON THESE FROM PEOPLE EXPECTING THEM TO TEST ON MINUTE AMOUNTS OF RADIATION. I HAVE TAKEN 3 RETURNS, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE THINKING THEY ARE GOING TO HIT ON TINY AMOUNTS OF RADIATION....... YOU DONT HAVE ENOUGH RADIOACTIVE STUFF THAT THESE ARE GOING TO HIT ON VERY BIG.... THEY ARE FOR ATOMIC BOMB TESTING.... THESE ARE ALMOST ALL BRAND NEW.... AS WE WERE NEVER NUKED, AND THESE ONES CAME OUT OF A BASEMENT IN A COLLEGE THAT HAD THEM FOR THEIR BASEMENT FALL OUT SHELTERS BUILT IN THE 1960's. NO ONE WAS MESSING WITH THEM, .... THEY JUST SAT THERE, AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAVE NEVER EVEN HAD A BATTERY IN THEM. <p>
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THAT BEING SAID, I AM DROPPING THE PRICE ON THEM BY 1/3, THEY WERE THE CHEAPEST ONES HERE ON EBAY, NOW THEY ARE LESS THEN 1/2 OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE SELLING THEM FOR ON HERE. I AM DOWN TO LESS THEN 100 UNITS NOW. TIME TO MOVE EM OUT AND GET SOMETHING ELSE!! :-)
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THEY HAVE BEEN STORED IN LARGE BOXES FOR DECADES, ... THESE WERE MADE IN THE 1950'S AND 60'S, SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY AT LEAST 50 YEARS OLD, SO THEY WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF STORAGE WEAR. BY STORAGE WEAR, I MEAN THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A FEW BUMPS, BUT ALL LOOK NICE. <p>THESE ARE SOLD AS A NOVELTY, AND SHOULD FUNCTION, BUT I HAVE NOT TESTED THEM. THE RADIATION LEVELS THAT THEY TEST, ARE FAIRLY LARGE ONES, ............ IE, ...IF IT EVER SHOWS A DOSE OF RADIATION.... YOU GONNA PROBABLY DIE SOON!!! THEY ARE NOT FOR TESTING RADIOACTIVITY ON YOUR WRIST WATCH.
<p>
THEY TAKE A "D" SIZE BATTERY. <p>
<p>
OF COURSE I COMBINE FOR POSTAGE SAVINGS. <p><p>I HAVE TAKEN A FEW RETURNS ON THESE FROM PEOPLE EXPECTING THEM TO TEST ON MINUTE AMOUNTS OF RADIATION. I HAVE TAKEN 3 RETURNS, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE THINKING THEY ARE GOING TO HIT ON TINY AMOUNTS OF RADIATION....... YOU DONT HAVE ENOUGH RADIOACTIVE STUFF THAT THESE ARE GOING TO HIT ON VERY BIG.... THEY ARE FOR ATOMIC BOMB TESTING.... THESE ARE ALMOST ALL BRAND NEW.... AS WE WERE NEVER NUKED, AND THESE ONES CAME OUT OF A BASEMENT IN A COLLEGE THAT HAD THEM FOR THEIR BASEMENT FALL OUT SHELTERS BUILT IN THE 1960's. NO ONE WAS MESSING WITH THEM, .... THEY JUST SAT THERE, AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAVE NEVER EVEN HAD A BATTERY IN THEM. <p>
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THAT BEING SAID, I AM DROPPING THE PRICE ON THEM BY 1/3, THEY WERE THE CHEAPEST ONES HERE ON EBAY, NOW THEY ARE LESS THEN 1/2 OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE SELLING THEM FOR ON HERE. I AM DOWN TO LESS THEN 100 UNITS NOW. TIME TO MOVE EM OUT AND GET SOMETHING ELSE!! :-)
