BVA imports?

[Barry]

Like others I wonder if some that we see are now the genuine article. Bigger profit in labelling something Mullard...

Counterfeit valves are quite common; especially those of well-regarded and sought after manufacturers such as Siemens and Telefunken.

[Bigman80]

Don't forget that Mullard was only a part of the Philips group.
If a 'Mullard' valve was in short supply or not a type made in the UK it had to have 'Foreign' or later 'Imported' on it to comply with BVA rules.

Philips coded (99%) of their valves with an etch code system so you can identify the valve type, the manufacture plant and date it was made.

Have a look round the bases to see if they have a Philips manufacture etched code.
If it is a PC88 there should be a 'JE' type code followed by the symbol of the plant it was made in and then the date code.
Not always easy to see the code though.
Lots more here: https://frank.pocnet.net/other/Phili...CodeListAB.pdf

Like others I wonder if some that we see are now the genuine article. Bigger profit in labelling something Mullard...

Great information!!! I'll have a look

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[jandl100]

I was peeved once when a "Telefunken" valve I bought off ebay turned out not to have the diamond on its base.
Actually I didn't return it as it sounded very good!

[Bigman80]

I was peeved once when a "Telefunken" valve I bought off ebay turned out not to have the diamond on its base.
Actually I didn't return it as it sounded very good!

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