And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Flash back to Dad's TV and appliance store in late 60's/early 70's. I should know that brand with the chevron on it - but can't remember it. Those dang flimsy legs were always a pain as we typically delivered them and had to screw the legs on without scratching the cabinet. Real, solid wood cabinets back then.
Very handsome units. Remember them, later years they were treasures to be raided out at the curb on trash days, got many a tube and transformer from them, the local TV repair shops paid cash for good components. Made quite a few bucks, bought my first rifle, and gear, knives, axe, backpack etc, from the BoyScout catalogue, among other wonderful things a young lad treasures with the proceeds.
Back in the day most every hardware and a few drug stores had tube testers. When slapping the side of the cabinet didn’t fix the problem you popped the back off and looked for dark tubes. If not obvious you removed all the tubes and took them to the tester. But first you needed to label the tube and socket and hope the label did not come off in transit. Fun times.
Made my first money in what became my profession fixing those things. Stocked my "lab" tearing them apart. Flyback transformers turned into Tesla coils and Jacobs Ladders.
Me too.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet that back in the day, $149 was what $2,000 is today. Maybe even more?
ReplyDeleteI wonder what a new car sold for back then?
DeleteIn 1970 a brand new 1969 Camaro SS sold for $2699. A friend of my dad's bought one that year when he came back from VN.
DeleteMy first home (two bedrooms and a bathroom) in 1972 was $22,500 and our brand-new B&W portable TV was $99.
DeleteFlash back to Dad's TV and appliance store in late 60's/early 70's. I should know that brand with the chevron on it - but can't remember it. Those dang flimsy legs were always a pain as we typically delivered them and had to screw the legs on without scratching the cabinet. Real, solid wood cabinets back then.
ReplyDeleteVery handsome units. Remember them, later years they were treasures to be raided out at the curb on trash days, got many a tube and transformer from them, the local TV repair shops paid cash for good components. Made quite a few bucks, bought my first rifle, and gear, knives, axe, backpack etc, from the BoyScout catalogue, among other wonderful things a young lad treasures with the proceeds.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day most every hardware and a few drug stores had tube testers. When slapping the side of the cabinet didn’t fix the problem you popped the back off and looked for dark tubes. If not obvious you removed all the tubes and took them to the tester. But first you needed to label the tube and socket and hope the label did not come off in transit. Fun times.
ReplyDeleteSeen some VERY kool retro-looking fish aquariums built into the old stands/cases.
ReplyDeleteMade my first money in what became my profession fixing those things. Stocked my "lab" tearing them apart. Flyback transformers turned into Tesla coils and Jacobs Ladders.
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