the D8E was primarily found in these Pickering Private Label pickups:

PICKERING  Dustamatic Series 1500 CARTRIDGE

PICKERING  MX-15/900E CARTRIDGE

PICKERING  V-15/303E CARTRIDGE

PICKERING V-15/440XE CARTRIDGE

PICKERING V-15/450XE CARTRIDGE

PICKERING V-15/480XE CARTRIDGE

PICKERING V-15/630E CARTRIDGE

PICKERING V-15/645E CARTRIDGE

PICKERING V/15-660E CARTRIDGE

PICKERING V/15-691E CARTRIDGE

PICKERING V/15-710E CARTRIDGE

PICKERING V/15-725E CARTRIDGE

PICKERING V-15/810E CARTRIDGE

PICKERING V/15/SERIES-4 CARTRIDGE

PICKERING V/15/SERIES-7 CARTRIDGE

PICKERING  VEV/2000 CARTRIDGE

PICKERING  XUV/D4500Q CARTRIDGE

Replaces/crosses to:

ASTATIC NEEDLES N879

 RADIO SHACK, REALISTIC NEEDLE RS590

NOTE: Because this needle is designed for use specifically with Pickering cartridges, it can be found in numerous brands of turntables. In some cases the cartridges for this needle may be original equipment supplied with a new turntable, but was more likely selected at time of sale to complete a turntable sold without a cartridge or later as an upgrade to the original cartridge supplied by the turntable manufacturer. This needle should be matched primarily to the cartridge type not necessarily the turntable.