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And the minimum wage in 1941 was 30 cents/hour. So that $ 70 console required a trade in AND most of a couple of months wages.
Posted by: S. Nole | December 30, 2016 at 05:25 PM
I had a console radio, on the lines of the one here.. Roll dial, bunch of stuff to it.. And tubes. Great old thing.
Posted by: Jann J | December 30, 2016 at 05:39 PM