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In this article I’ll look at two things that, unless you are a serious ham operator or an absolute radio geek, you probably are unfamiliar with.First, we…
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Powel Crosley Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 18, 1886. He would go on to become a leading industrialist and lead a colorful life with many…
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The rare 1923 National Browning Drake "Regenaformer" table top radio is rich in the history of the early art, a story of collaboration, litigation,…
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Television as we now know it, an electronically scanned and reproduced image, was a development of the 1930s. I’ll spend more time discussing electronic…
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While perusing the shopping mall this holiday season in pursuit of last minute gifts, I came upon an advertisement depicting a popular video game. The ad…
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This is a Polle Royal table radio, manufactured by the Royal Radio Corp. of Providence, Rhode Island. I estimate the date of manufacture to be between…
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In my humble opinion, the vacuum tube rates among the most important technological inventions of the past century. It is considered by most to mark the…
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The average person probably wouldn't know what this object was if they came upon it at an estate sale or in an antique shop. They would have less of a…
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This is one of the common questions that I am asked whenever the subject of vintage electronics crops up, which is often since I am an avid collector of…