I used to collect 20s-30s tube radios. My favorite was a big wooden Atwater Kent that, when bought, had a couple cigars with the old tax labels from the late '20s wedged on one side. I imagine the owner wasn't supposed to smoke? It had the slightest sweet tobacco scent over that of the hot tubes. A local AM station would broadcast old radio shows on weekends and I heard many an episode of The Shadow and Paul Whiteman over the big Magnavox horn hooked to that set :) On Aug 15, 2008, at 7:18 PM, honemastert wrote: >> There is absolutely nothing like the smell of tube electronics that's >> lived in the company of smokers. Not bad, but distinctive. > > Ahhh yes, I recall that smell, very very vaguely, Grandpa Schneider > died in 1967 (heart attack) lifelong smoker I was three, but I > do know that smell.. it's still in that radio today when you fire > it up. Pipe tobacco and Vacuum Tubes :-) > > Tube testers.. yep, we had one.. have an EE friend that still does, > will use his to get this radio back to snuff. (I hope he still has > it!?) > > > -tim > > > 90 Syncro Westy > Gilbert, AZ > http://www.timschneider.org Oliver Mueller-Heubach groundhogging@mac.com |
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