### Premium Matched Pair: Vintage Western Electric D161696 Audio Line Filters (1944 WWII)

Up for auction/sale is a highly desirable, original production-matched pair of vintage Western Electric D-specification audio networking line filters. These heavy-duty, sand-finished grey canister blocks are a legendary staple of mid-century Bell System engineering, highly coveted today by custom tube audiophiles and high-end amplifier builders for their premium internal magnetic cores and ultra-pure copper wire windings.

Both canisters share the identical factory blueprint D161696 specification number and carry the exact same matching production date stamp, making them an absolute holy grail for a dual-channel stereo audio project where technical and historical symmetry is required.

#### ITEM DETAILS & SPECIFICATIONS:

* **Manufacturer:** Western Electric (Made in U.S.A.)

* **Model/Spec Number:** D161696 Filter

* **Quantity:** 2 Canisters (1 Production-Matched Pair)

* **Date Codes Present:** 

  * BOTH Canisters Stamped: "H 6 44" (6th Week of 1944 - Rare Matching WWII Production Era)

#### PHYSICAL & COSMETIC CONDITION:

These units are in excellent aesthetic condition for their age. The original industrial grey finish is clean with only minor storage scuffs or dust as pictured. The stenciled factory text is crisp, sharp, and beautifully legible on both blocks. All terminal lugs and brass solder pins on the bases are straight, solid, and fully intact. 

#### TESTING & WARRANTY:

Removed from a closed vintage telecom facility storage stash. These units are completely original and are being sold structurally pristine but electrically UNTESTED, exactly as found, as-is for vintage parts, restoration, or custom audio engineering.

#### SHIPPING & PACKAGING DETAILS:

We specialize in shipping delicate vintage components safely. These dense blocks will be bubble-wrapped individually, packed securely inside a sturdy 8x6x4 box with heavy interior insulation to guarantee the terminal pins face inward and arrive entirely undamaged. 

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