Who wouldn't want to hear natural color tone in all its glory? In 1947, Hedy Lamarr was digging the General Electric Model 304 with its oversize Dynapower Speaker.
Presenting the Radio Puzzle, made in England, circa who knows? The object was to put the "tubes" (not shown) in the "radio." Good thing the puzzle didn't involve real tubes and real-live electricity...your editor can attest to what might happen when you accidentally put a wrong tube in a wrong socket! Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Joe Haupt.
Even low-budget gear looked cool in the 1950s and 1960s, like this Silvertone Medalist Model 74051 stereo tube integrated amplifier. It used four 6BQ5/EL84 power tubes, two 7199s, and three 20EZ7...whaaa? Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Joe Haupt.
Memories are made of this 1960s Viking Stereo-Compact tape recorder, whether listening to Dean Martin or anyone else. Courtesy of the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording.
It's not ready until it gets the final soldering touch, says the December 1946 issue of Radio News. We agree!
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