Den41Buick Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I picked this up somewhere in my travels to find an antenna valve for my 41 Buick. I am not sure what car it might belong to. Any ideas? Thanks. It will be available as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 A guess would be 1940s Packard, knob with setscrew may not be correct. Same era Lincoln might be a possibility as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Could also be Studebaker. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I must reveal my profound ignorance. WHT is an antenna valve??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 23 minutes ago, CarlLaFong said: I must reveal my profound ignorance. WHT is an antenna valve??? Some manufacturers offer a power antenna which used engine vacuum to raise & lower it. Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 25 minutes ago, CarlLaFong said: I must reveal my profound ignorance. WHT is an antenna valve??? 4 minutes ago, 8E45E said: Some manufacturers offer a power antenna which used engine vacuum to raise & lower it. Craig Yup. I didn't know either but looked up the patent number on the one pictured: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2200396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I've been schooled. Been fooling with old cars for 60 years and never have seen a vacuum antenna. Aaddayaknow?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 My '51 Cadillac had one. You pushed or pulled one of the radio knobs to get it to go up or down. The valve was built into the radio. It would take a moment or two for it to work but it worked well. There's one just like the OP's switch on ebay. Only the knob is different. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Packard-vacuum-antenna-switch-/114458479528 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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