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Posted 11 months ago
WinterWolf
(48 items)
This one is pretty special to me. When I graduated from the 8th grade my parents gave me this identical radio as a present. It went everywhere with me all through high school and even into the Air Force with me. Unfortunately, one day while relaxing on the beach in Vietnam, I got sand in it and it never worked right after that. So when I saw this one up for auction I just had to have it for my collection. It plays perfectly, and uses 4 "D" size batteries.
Transistor RadiosThe transistor was invented in 1947 at Bell Labs in New Jersey. In 1954, Te…
Thanks very much for your service there WW!!!
I appreciate the acknowledgement. It was my honor, and I would do it all over again.
Even if it did ruin a fine radio....lol...
Yeah well I might like to leave that part out :-)