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It might be low in cost, but we bet it sounds good. From Electronics World, September 1959, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/public domain.
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How can something as utilitarian as this Eico Model 950A capacitor tester look this cool? Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Joe Haupt.
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Late night entertainment, 1950s style. Here's Polish amateur radioman Michał Wysokiński, call sign SP1QE, and his radio station. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/public domain.
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Compact classic: A KLH Model Twenty-One radio, circa 1967. Boy did these sound good. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Joe Haupt.