NŲUF's Vibroplex Collection - 1979 LIGHTNING BUG

Vibroplex No. 6 LIGHTNING BUG


Production Run 1927 - 1979
Nameplate      D-7
Serial Number  391254
Manufactured   1979
Base size      3.5" X 6.375"
     finish    Sienna Brown
Damper         M
Ckt Closer     Not offered after
               the move to Maine
Aquired        April 2ŲŲ1

Vibroplex Collectors Guide By Tom French W1IMQ

APPENDIX G: Base Finishes

About 1979, shortly after the Company was sold and moved to Maine, some bugs were finished in beige and a few in brown ("sienna brown," one collector calls it). But soon, the standard gray finish was resumed, and used on the Vibrokeyer as well.