Archive for the 'Electronics' Category
NEW RADIO–PHONOGRAPH FOR THE 1940’s
A FINE RETRO RADIO FROM 1948 ~
Vintage Truetone Portable Radio, Model D3840, AM Band, 6 Vacuum Tubes.
Truetone was the private label radio, television and electronics
brand of Western Auto Supply Company of Kansas City,
Missouri.
In the late 1920s, radio was taking the country by storm and
Western Auto was looking for new items to add to its line of
merchandise.
After selling radio tubes under its "Wizard" brand in the 1920s,
the company offered its first Truetone brand radios in 1931.
SWINGING WITH WESTINGHOUSE IN 1948
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was a manufacturing
company founded in 1886 by George Westinghouse. it was
originally named Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing
Company, and renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation
in 1945. The company acquired the CBS television network
in 1995, and was renamed into the first incarnation of CBS
Corporation before being acquired by Viacom in 1999, and
completed in April 26, 2000.
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
Loretta Lynn, a country music singer-songwriter is 88 years
young today. She received multiple gold albums in a career
spanning 60 years.
Calendar
Recent Comments
- mary Lynn commented on GOING TO PLAY, YOU NEED YOUR MARBLES
(5 weeks ago) - Mary Lynn commented on ‘’FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION” WAS BORN
(5 weeks ago) - Sandra Bonitz commented on ACTOR RAY MILLAND DIED ON THIS DAY
(6 weeks ago)
-
Recent Posts
Categories
Links
Archives