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Absurd And Brilliant 1980s Consumer Electronics Commercials

If you've been reading this website for a while, you'll know that I post a lot of old print adverts…

14 years ago

An opinon piece that laments the ‘good old days’ of old-school music production (1958)

Download a four-page article from "High Fidelity Music at Home" (yes this was the title of an ancient magazine...) circa…

14 years ago

Magnetic Film Recording (1953)

The Hallen Corp magnetic film-recorder circa 1953.  A bargain at $13,000! (adjusted for inflation) The Stancil-Hoffman magnetic-film recorder circa 1953.…

14 years ago

1975: Record Yourself

I think I will, thanks...

14 years ago

Turn your turntable into a tape machine! (1952)

From the pages of AUDIO ENGINEERING, '52: the Presto TL-10. Next in this series: Turn your tape machine into a…

14 years ago

Speak-o-phone: Turn your PA amp into a record-cutter! (1940)

Records on Acetate or Aluminum discs!  Click here for more info on this early recording service/hardware manufacturer.  

14 years ago

Popular Science: Basic Radio Techniques c. 1946

Nothing too notable in this book; just love the cover graphic.

14 years ago

1943: A Dictionary of Radio Terms

From "A Dictionary of Radio Terms," published by the Allied Radio Corp., 1943.

14 years ago

1940: Radioman Romance

Was electronics repair ever a 'sexy' profession?  "RADIO NEWS" March 1940 seems to make this case.  Wishful thinking, I imagine...…

14 years ago

Magnecord INC archival factory-film now available online

Thanks to H. Layer: A never-before-available Magnecord, INC factory-film circ 1955 (???) is now available on YouTube.  These are the…

14 years ago