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11-15-2009, 08:01 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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To avoid thread derail for one more time, lets show them here
My radio Eric Sultan Blaupunkt from late 50s U can see its still working and sound is incredible for souch primitive tehnology. Backside with sheme Flourescent bulb as signal indicator And talking about old houses this is one of ours in village. Buildt in 1870 and will still have to wait for some time for seriuos investment. Im planing to make rental apartment in it for tourists once. That would be very atractive I hope:
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Awesome, Ante ! That's one beautiful old radio! Also, that'd make a Great tourist place! Looks like lots of fun!
Unfortunately, the 1943 radio my dad bought & fixed doesn't have many features. Just has 2 little knobs. One turns it on & the other switches channels. But he got it working super! When ya turn it on, the light starts out dim & it takes time before ya hear anything. Then, the channels are mixed together & ya have to turn the knob to get to a single channel. He found a station playin Mexican music & it played it loud & clear! Won't play FM stuff, though, only AM but it works great! Here's some of the pics i took. Dad made a 3 minute movie of it being turned on & playin music but it's too big to upload here. |
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i have many atiques but as im on a new conputer you all will have to give me a few days to get pictures
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I don't personally have any antiques, but the cities here sure do...
Ante, I see your 1870 and raise you 1625. This is the Basilica de Santa Teresita de la Virgen Negra, in Quito. It's equally impressive from the outside, and has been meticulously restored. I wish I were able to get a good picture of where it's situated, though. It's surrounded by modern skyscrapers. |
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WoW! U R pope?
I was reffering on showing your own antiques
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Before you guys get going with this thread I'd like to call your attention to the definition of an "Antique" Wikipedia says 50-100 years old qualifies as antique, but most people say 100 years or more.
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Totally Sweet! Luv old architecture! Luv History! Thanx for the info on antiques definitions, Mitchel! Btw, I owe Beth a lot for gettin me interested in history... Thanx Beth!
Also, found out why dad bought the radio. Has a lot to do with how computers started. Learned today that the tubes acted like transistors that could amplify currents. Computers needed lots of transistors (vacume tubes) so the first ones were gigantic and couldnt do very much. Now they use photography to etch thousands of transistors on a quarter inch square wafer-like thing so computers can be Real small. Okay, this is an "Old object" that my dad bought years ago. It was made in the 1920's but doesn't have a keypad so I dont know how it ever worked. But they used these before they had cells: |
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Eric, that phone would have connected to a central switchboard in the town, where a real live operator would be responsible for putting you through to the person you wanted to talk to.
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you see there are some benafits to being old LOL
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here are some photos demonstrating diffirent swiching boards from the pre rotory dialing days
here is a piture showing the many phone lines that had to be run in those pre auto swiching days althoe there were many phone co in the begining by the 1950 there was just about the one and only we all rember it heres there logo
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lorax we must have posted simtaneously
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lol! You were much more thorough in your explanation, though.
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Thanx Beth & Paul !! That's incredible Deluxe!! That's a LOT of wires! See why they had to get better ideas - Bet the birds Luv'd it though, lots of places to sit !
So, what I figure is that ya just picked up that black tube-looking thing & somebody was just sitting somewhere ready to find out who ya wanted to call...? Would make it easier But cant imagine how many wires they'd need now! Thanx for all the Super pics, too ! |
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I guess my house is a antique then...lol :^)
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i guess im antque too heheheh at least mentaly LOL
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this is my most precious antique was built in england in the 1850 it is characterized as Empire a stile originating during Napoleons rain note the imperialistic boxy form the pediments are curved the columns are of curly mahogany the rest of the piece is veined of satin and crouch wood Mahogany all but one piece of glass are original and even have the original mineral glazing its in its original finish i have oiled it ones a year it has a small bit of damage to its verniers i have saved all the pieces and occasionally i repair it the only damage is to the upper desk drawer where it was inundated with water that cam threw are roof on September 18 1993 when a un documented Tornado swept threw are small town of Lexington Mo riping the roof off of are historic residence Linwood lawn also built in the 1950's you can look up my old house on the net if you would like
there is some back ground on this piece but i won't go in to that unless you all want me to
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BACKGROUND!! BACKGROUND!! BACKGROUND!! (((PLEASE???)))
LOVE the stories behind old pieces Paulo!!! ~Cheryl
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