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From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Name your favorite Surplus Mail-Order Houses!
Summary: The "ultimate" surplus store experience...
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Date: 21 Nov 90 04:33:35 GMT
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In article <1990Nov20.014330.23958@mthvax.cs.miami.edu>, wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher,,255RTFM,255rtfm) writes:
> >What are the best suppliers of surplus parts, junk devices, mystery
> >components and all-around weird stuff?
>
> Electronic Surplus Inc.
> 1224 Prospect
> Cleveland, OH 44115
> 
> Been around as a store for 45 years or so. Been printing a catalog for
> maybe 5. I've been dealing with them for maybe 20.

	I've been there, but not for quite some time.  I am still using
up stainless steel allen head cap screws that I bought there 20 years ago!
They had quite a selection of hardware in the basement which was sold
by the pound.  The store is right in downtown Cleveland and is at one
end of a triangular-shaped block.  There used to be a decent surplus store
on a main street south of Cleveland, not that far from Parma, but I
can't remember the name.

	For the *ultimate* surplus store experience, visit Fair Radio
Sales in Lima, OH.  Incredible quantities of surplus, some of which
dates back to World War II.  If they think you have money to spend :-),
they'll let you go beyond the store area and wander about their warehouse.

Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp.  "Have you hugged your cat today?"
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