Hey check this...Ebay Auction Item number: 7216083092

[SRK]

C&P'ed below from the listing,,, thought it's worth a look-see.

Yes I know the person who is doing the auction. These are new, in packages ect- I have seen them. He's been out of the retail part of diving since about 92-ish? He is an Instructor, and has been since late 70's early 80's. A few of you might even remember Joe from Bradenton Beach, Fl. Currently these and a lot of other things (tank booties, lobster gauges, lineholders, backpacks, ect) have to be moved. So better in your hands, being used, than in storage.
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Buy it now price: US $399.95

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10-day listing, Ends Feb-10-06 15: 28: 59 PST
Start time: Jan-31-06 15: 28: 59 PST
Quantity: 132 available
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Item location: Ruskin, Florida
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Condition: New

ATTENTION: All Dive Shop Owners, Distributors, Dive Specialist, Cave Divers, Ect

A rare find of brand new old stock! This is a well built, heavy 2 tank manifold, beautiful chrome with reserve built in, a high pressure outlet for a pressure gauge, 3/4 " O Ring seal, has 2 separate hook ups for safety- 2 regulators- all at one time. Been told working pressure of 3,000 - 3,300 PSI. Manufactured by Nemrod/Seamco in Barcelona, Spain. Most are in the original boxes, with original packing, and majority have never been opened. Would like to sell all at once? Last known Retail price was $499.95 each and today's prices are $???
140 137 132 currently available; ready to be shipped to you now!!

Buy Them All Now and End The Auction!! Only $50,000.00

$499.95 X 140=$69,993.00

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Feel free to message if you have questions...

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[captain]

This could not be considered a vintage valve. No vintage valves allowed the attachment of two regulators. A picture would be helpful.

 

[SRK]

Been away for a few days and found there are now some pictures on the auction...


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[Nemrod]

I don't know Captain, those valves look like LP valves with J valve mechanism and twin outlets. Now that I have seen a picture I am certain I have seen these before in the early 70s. Were not the Sherwood twin outlet valves around in the early/mid 70s. In any case those Nemrod valves are interesting and do look vintage and they are J- valve too. I wish I could have one of them at a realistic price. N

 

[John C. Ratliff]

These valves are pictured on page 40 of the book This Is Diving, A Complete Underwater Course by Duilio Marcante, copyright 1977 by Sail Books, Inc., of Boston, Massachusettes, but initially copyrighted by United Nautical Publishers S.A., Switzerland in 1976. They do not show a manufacturer, but are in illustration #101. There were TechniSub valves which had a double post at this time, also depicted, but slightly different in design. If the E-Bay person who put these up says they are Nemrod, it is possible. But beware, these may be "tapped" to a metric thread, and not 3/4 inch as advertised.

John

 

[captain]

N, I guess I just don't consider anything 1970 and newer as vintage unless it was originally designed and available before 1970 such as a round lable RAM. I am not sure any two post valves were avaiable before 1970.

 

[pescador775]

Those are Nemrod, made in Spain, mid 70's. Competed with Sherwood valve of same type but which was modular, 3000 psi service. Typical Nemrod/US, 3/4 inch standard O ring neck. The old fashioned fat O ring on the orifice. Same O ring as the Nemrod triple manifold, and may be hard to find. As I said before, standard US buna O ring will extrude at 3000 psi. A Poseidon O ring will work. This item will likely fit twin 72's with standard spacing. Price looks to be high. Since the stash came from Florida, they distributor probably thought that they would be the ticket for cavers. Guess it didn't work out.

 

[captain]

This looks like the same valve without the J reserve but a lot cheaper.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Nemrod-Dual...217624831QQcategoryZ16057QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Nemrod]

I guess my cutoff date is 1975, lol. Mr. Pescador, I am still confused on that O-ring. Are you talking about the one in the valve opening to which the regulator seals? That is what I noticed that makes me think it is a LP valve, the fat O-ring.

It is still a nice looking valve, vintage or not but I frankly prefer the heavier built Sherwood and its modular capability allows me to swap the post valve around so I can back mount a single hose--vintage of course----to back up the AquaMaster on deep dives and solo.

I guess the thing about that valve that triggers my vintage interest is that it is a J valve as is one of my Sherwoods. So, it may be newer than 70 or 75 but it is of the style of earlier valves since it is a J valve reserve and LP. True, I just don't think there were any dual post valves prior to the early/mid 70s so depending on the cutt off date they may not be vintage totally but I also don't remeber many J valves either after about 75. I am pretty sure I saw those in cave areas in Florida circa 1972 but I could be wrong. I just don't remember when I saw the first dual post valves show up in cave country. I never went that route, I went to independent 72s. Somewhere stuffed in my hanger back home is a steel 30 that was a pony for the independent double 72s. I suppose I considered a double manifold suicide in caves and I don't think isolation types were around yet and so I only payed passing attention to double manifolds. I considered them (non isolation double manifolds) not suitable for caves--still do. But I think they are fine for open water diving including solo, it is just my experiences in caves are that a much higher level of reliability is required and you must always have an out. For us open water sorts, even solo, the surface is our out. Anyways, yak, yak, yak----> me!!!
I love it when I see a Tekna or a ten year old Conshelf listed on ebay as Vintage---I get all inflamed--heck--vintage my arse--that is my newest gear---lol. N