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    Posted 10 years ago

    fortapache
    (3428 items)

    Still yet another Rose Bowl find. As you can see from the plaque on the front it is was a gift from Cub Scout Pack 139 to the Monroe School PTA in 1958. Thus from 1958
    Doesn't seem to be working well as it only gets static but radio reception up here isn't good but for $10 I can live with that.
    The three way feature is that it works with either an electric cord or one of two batteries it has inside. One is an Eveready 9 volt battery which is labelled for Transistor or Vacuum Tube Radios. Also it has the Burgess P60 Radio "B' Battery. Aside from being a dry battery there isn't any other information on the label. Neither battery seems to work but batteries don't tend to last over 50 years.
    The 2 Tenna feature as mentioned on the handle is that when the main antennae is collapsed there is a second antennae inside that takes over..

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    Comments

    1. jscott0363 jscott0363, 10 years ago
      Working or not, it's still a pretty awesome radio!!
    2. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you very much again jscott0363.
    3. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you
      Cormoran1925
      PatSea
      antiquerose
      racer4four
      stelios
      jscott0363
      packrat-place
      Jewels
      SEAN68
      pops52
      aghcollect
    4. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you very much nutsabotas6. I have been wanting one for a bit myself. May get another.
    5. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you
      CindB
      nutsabotas6
      vetraio50
      vintagelamp
      Trey
    6. fortapache fortapache, 10 years ago
      Thank you toolate2 and packrat-place.
    7. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      Thank you very much Thomas. Glad to bring it back.
    8. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      Thank you
      michaeln544
      charmsomeone
      ravage60
      brunswick
    9. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you
      Caperkid
      iggy

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