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Topic: My new toys....vintage items (TV, Radio, etc)
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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God
Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted May 16, 2011 08:43 PM
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Does that old radio dial have Athlone on there? How about Hilversum??
Hi Mike, sorry I just can answer this now.
No, the above radio doesn't have those stations.
But I just acquired this:
Brand: Korting "Konzert 430W" radio
Made in West Germany
Year: 1954/1955
Condition: Untested (plug missing)
Finishing: brown Mahogany
Cosmetic condition: Clean, minimal scratch, body shiny, minimum chips
Price bought: CAD $0 (2011) @ freecycler
And Mike, this radio has Hilversum I and Hilversum II.
The funny thing when I brought this radio in, my kids say "is that a piano" after seeing those "piano keys" ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Cheers,
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Winbert
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Steve Klare
Film Guy
Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted May 18, 2011 03:17 PM
The sad thing is when you look at a lot of this old stuff it is built for durability like only the most expensive (professional) equipment is today.
About a year ago we got a brand new blue ray player, also about a year ago I picked up an Elmo ST-1200 HD that was assembled when I was a teenager (that's getting to be a long time ago, folks!)
Which do you think will be the last machine standing?
(I wouldn't bet on the Blu-Ray player)
The point is If Winbert is still antiquing in the 2040's, he will be pretty hard-pressed to find a lot from "The Teens". It's usually built to be bought, used a little while, fail, and then be disposed of (not fixed)for replacement by something just as disposable.
I work in electronics, and I know what the serious stuff is supposed to look like. When I pop open modern consumer electronics (You know: just before I throw it out), it looks exactly like my kid's toys!
PS Winbert: the neighbors across the street gave their kid this neat little red battery powered Jeep. My son watched it longingly for about a year. One fine day he came home pushing it up the driveway. He said "It's dead, they said I can have it. Daddy, can you fix it for me?". So I poked around and found out all that was wrong was the battery wouldn't take a charge. It seems if you store a lead-acid battery dead, it will stay that way. One new battery and we are motoring.
A couple of weeks ago the same kid buzzes down the street in a little electric go-cart. My son looked at it, turned to me and said "Where will we get a battery for that?"
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All I ask is a wide screen and a projector to light her by...
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Bryan Chernick
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 654
From: Bothell, WA, USA
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted May 23, 2011 06:06 PM
Winbert, that's a great collection. I especially like the Lowe Opta Stereo. My wife and I collect Mid Century Modern stuff. We redecorated our Mid Century house with furniture and art that we found at estate sales, Craigs List, Ebay, etc.
I have two RCA Victor console stereos that we listen to records on all the time. We enjoy going to garage sales and estate sales to find $1 records. I couldn't tell you how many records we have. We often grab old records because we like the look of the cover and often discover some great music that is new to us.
All our furniture is mid century, made of real wood, not Beaver barf (particle board). A lot of the furniture and art also came from our parents and grandparents. It's nice having things like that in the house that we remember from our childhood.
I can't do the old TV's though, I like my HD too much. Here is a picture of my living room with the RCA Victor stereo console and our mid century modern furniture.
[ May 23, 2011, 09:51 PM: Message edited by: Bryan Chernick ]
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