Above: a Radio News 1925 artist's conception of what Nikola Tesla's wireless power transmission system might have looked like in the future. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Frank R. Paul/public domain.
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Even in 1953 you could make old records sound like new again with this Motorola phonograph, for less than hundreds of dollars!
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Motorola also had an ingenious solution for better AM reception back in the day.
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Motorola sure knew how to design radios! Here's a 1939 beauty, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Daderot.
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Big speaker, fine tone and long battery life, all for $24.95. What more could you ask for?