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- The most dangerous fire escape I've ever seen
- Out of Place
- Sir Bedevere
- Witch way to the fire?
- Proud to be an old Coot
- That old scale
- Bowled Over
- Cat years?
- 'Why' Wyoming?
- His Master's Voice
- What! No dish under the skewer?
- Only in Hollywood?
- What's Up Doc?
- Destination?
- I'm pretty sure this was a voluntary program
- When I see chicken wire rabbit cages I think of three things
- The War Ears
- Eating the bunnies? Really?
- A love affair with a machine
- Hasenpfeffer
- Back support
- Hot type!
- Can you smell ... the news?
- Looking across the street and Flong
- Memories of my elderly hoarder neighbor
- Linotype in the Twilight Zone
- By Memory?
- Quiet place
- Line Of Type
- And no hearing protection
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Roger That: 1926
Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Lt. Edward M. Webster, Coast Guard." Operating a Western Electric Type CGR-1-A radio receiver. 4x5 inch glass negative, National Photo Co. View full size.
Rotating the antenna
is still required for certain uses and frequencies, especially ham radio and the like.
[We can see the bottom of the antenna through the label (above) at the top of the negative – a loop antenna similar to the one shown below. - Dave]
Wall of sound
He was that close to having the first speaker wall, preceding The Who by forty years.
The Original Wall of Sound
An idea that would be further refined by Phil Spector.
Using headphones
... and not testing one of the many Atwater Kent Model H's?
Directional
He's rotating the antenna? Did the antenna need to be turned to get the best reception?
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