Old-Timey Radios

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[[Image:Old_Timey_Radio.png|thumb|right|220px|"Stay tuned for partial excitement!"]]
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The '''Old Timey Radio''' is the tube radio used in the [[Old-Timey]] era. The radio is in the Cathedral style, and most resembles the Philco model 70 (circa 1931). Lightning bolts are emitted from the speaker to demonstrate the sound propagating through the air.
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The '''Old Timey Radio''' is the tube radio used in the [[Old-Timey]] era. It is modeled after a real Cathedral-style radio, an RCA model R-5 "Radiolette" four tube TRF receiver from 1933. The lightning bolts which seem to emit from the speaker are a cartoon representation of electronically produced sound waves.
== Appearances ==
== Appearances ==

Revision as of 07:15, 18 September 2006

"Stay tuned for partial excitement!"

The Old Timey Radio is the tube radio used in the Old-Timey era. It is modeled after a real Cathedral-style radio, an RCA model R-5 "Radiolette" four tube TRF receiver from 1933. The lightning bolts which seem to emit from the speaker are a cartoon representation of electronically produced sound waves.

Appearances

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