Toilet Paper holder/radio combo
What an amazing device from the 60s/70s! Weburbanist offers all you want to know (and more) about these ‘Rock’n Rolls’. Photo by Ruby Jane.
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1936 Little Orphan Annie Decoder pin
B-E-S-U-R-E-T-O-D-R-I-N-K-Y-O… Photo by Aversa.
Sunset Boulevard – Things that aren’t there anymore
I can recall the Sunset Strip looking just like this, but things have changed — particularly three very prominent things in this artwork. The Marlboro… Read More »Sunset Boulevard – Things that aren’t there anymore
AM radio with presets
This thing looks pretty vintage and industrial. Looks like it belonged in a armored vehicle or something, but actually more likely a mid-1950s Ford automobile… Read More »AM radio with presets
Pardon my Blooper & Hilarious Boners
OK, not exactly music, but it’s April Fools Day. Kermit Schafer created a mini industry (and the word blooper) through his collection of on-air boners.… Read More »Pardon my Blooper & Hilarious Boners
Chandu the Magician swag
Oh, man , this is some great stuff. Chandu was a radio serial (created here at KHJ in 1931) (and film series) about a crime-fighting… Read More »Chandu the Magician swag
Weltron 2001 ‘Spaceball’ radio and speakers
These things are iconic. AM/FM + 8-tracks. I didn’t realize they also made the model 2003 pair of speakers. More about the Weltron 2001.
KGB Chicken
No, this is not a Russian agent. Before the San Diego Chicken was the San Diego Chicken, he was the KGB Chicken for the San… Read More »KGB Chicken
Excelsior 52
This French radio is pretty spectacular. The look. The complex dial. The entry from the radio museum suggests it can pick up several long and… Read More »Excelsior 52
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