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Old 18th Apr 2020, 8:28 am   #272
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Default Re: Vintage Radios, TVs etc in films and on TV (NOT ANACHRONISMS)

To be fair, we know the performance was not good but if you lined up the complete Roberts range in front of a 12 year old kid together with a single 'multiband supersonic marvel' and asked him to choose a radio for his Birthday he would without doubt choose the one with the most chrome, longest aerial, big coloured dial. Something that looked the 'biz' especially to his mates. Were we never young once?

I sold many of these cheap Hong Kong radios and even more of the novelty type. The kids loved them and if it was a bit distorted, did he care? The parents knew they were poor quality but they did work and continued to do so and were incredibly cheap.

The novelty ones were great fun and worked quite well. The Homepride Flour Grader in his bowler hat was most loved. Wow! That was back in 1972. Happy Days! John.
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