1946 Tradio 25 Cent Coin Operated 1 Hour Hotel Radio | ||
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Posted 14 years ago
electobacco
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I thought some of you would enjoy this. Now we pay to use the Internet at a hotel at times and in 1946 we paid 25 cents to use a radio for an hour! Crazy stuff. Still works after the tubes warm up. The coin mechanism is kinda cool.
Thank you for looking and have a blessed day my friends! : )
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Thank you AR8 for checkin the love box on this one and the comment! Yeah now about the only thing sometimes we have to warm up before our favorite broadcast is our car.... : )
Thank you as well lisa...have a great day and upcoming weekend everyone....
Thank you Pop....
Thank you for taking a look at some of my items upstatenycollector and for showin some love. Peace....
Thank you Vontrike. Have a great remainder of the week! : )
i have one much like this only not as nice. mine is blue metal instead of brown and says 1946 on it...is yours older? or newer? mine also (sadly) has had the (very cool) coin mechanism removed. my dad owned an "old school" motel back in the 50s and 60s. my brother tells me that the radio's rate (25 cents for one hour!!) put it squarely into the upscale range since room rates at that time were around $4 a nite. it seems the company that made this radio also made an early pay-per-view TV...also for hotels/motels. so glad to see your picture....i'm going to clean my radio up and see if it can look half as nice as yours. thanks!
I appreciate all the kind words jaykay! This one is from 1946. I am glad you like this item. I also appreciate what you had to share and taking the time to do so. Thank you and have a great evening! : )
Thanks for the love PackRatz!!
Thanks for the love on this officialfuel. Hey if and when you can I would appreciate you checking out the Victory Oil Corp. drum I put up and tell me what you think. If not no biggie. Have a great night my friend and remainder of the week....
Hi electobacco - I work as a Visual Researcher for the television show "American Pickers" and would be interested in using your image of the tradio in an upcoming episode. Please contact me at the below e-mail if you are interested: dmarcellus@cineflix.com
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Thank you so much once again for the message Dan. I will get back to you as soon as I can with a response. Have a great evening! : )
For those of you that are interested look for this item to be featured in a future episode of American Pickers tentatively scheduled for early August! If not that is okay as well. Have a blessed day and an awesome 4th of July weekend everyone! : )
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Thank you so much once again for the love Hedgewalker! I appreciate you stopping by....
Any time you find a radio with a metal cabinet , is a plus . They are hot now .
Thank you for the post and I also appreciate you stopping by steve. Yes indeed they certainly are pretty cool!! Glad that you like it.... : )