Yes, I do. They also had racks of replacement tubes in the base of the tester. I know some fellow Ham Radio Operators who would love to have a fully stocked tester.
Not the X-ray machines, but I also remember the big racks of batteries where you could select the exact number you needed instead of having to buy a whole big pack of them and have a bunch left over.
Zoomed on this, and it was smaller than before. Wonder what happened to all those tube testers at every drugstore, used many of them myself. How times change.
This reminds me of a real incident one time in 1973. I had tried to get a job at this place as a trainee to work on cars and lawn mowers and such and they always said they did not train, so I found a job in a different feild but my car needed repair. i can’t remember now if it was brakes or what but anyway I was suppossed to be at work at 4:00pm and they said if i got my car there early they could have it for me by noon. Well it was not and I saw this guy working on my car that looked like he did not know what he was doing and guess what? He did not. After I was late for work the lead mechenic told me a trainee was working on my car and broke something and they had to drive out of town to get the part. Well I was furious and discussed this with the manager and explained how many times they refused to hire me as a trainee and then they hired a trainee and allowed him to work on my car. I got the repair free. But i was very late getting to work that day.
I remember 7-11 stores had the tube tester and Sears having the x-ray machine and any unsupervised kid, including my brother and myself, running up to that machine and watching our feet while we wiggled our toes. Mebby that’s why I don’t need a flashlight at night. My toes glow in the dark!!!
Back in the ’80s, there was an all-comedy radio station in the DC area for a few years called WJOK. On Sunday nights they had a string of old-time radio shows on, like “Abbott and Costello,” “The Jack Benny Program,” “The Great Gildersleeve,” “Fibber McGee and Molly,” etc. I loved every minute of them, and I wish someone would do radio shows today.
This is one of my favorite Mutt and Jeff comics. I first saw it when I checked on some of the archives on one of those Sundays when TIIC failed to post a Sunday funny for Mutt and Jeff. From the style of the radios - I would guess this was in the late 30s or early 40s. Transistor radios turned up in the late 50s. We have a start-up, independent radio station in our area which has been broadcasting some of the old-time radio programs. Everyone was stunned when their station began by-passing all of the other local radio stations in the ratings! Some of the programs which they include are episodes of Pepper Young’s Family, Bobby Benson and the B Bar B riders, Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch,, Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger, Henry Aldrich, Gunsmoke and a host of others.
SOME of those old time Radio Programs have been listed on the Internet at
RADIO LOVERS DOT COM
http://www.radiolovers.com/pages/westerns.html
Llewellenbruce about 14 years ago
Is that what they mean by Shock Radio?
Herb Thiel Premium Member about 14 years ago
More like “sock” radio.
runar about 14 years ago
Anyone remember when hardware and drugstores had tube testing stations?
travburg1 about 14 years ago
Yes, I do. They also had racks of replacement tubes in the base of the tester. I know some fellow Ham Radio Operators who would love to have a fully stocked tester.
Kokopelli about 14 years ago
Sure I remember them. Do you remember the x-ray machines for your feet when you bought new shoes?
Simon_Jester about 14 years ago
Awww, and now he’s gonna miss his program, too.
Supposed to be a good one, panel discussion, “Is there too much violence in the funnies?”
runar about 14 years ago
Not the X-ray machines, but I also remember the big racks of batteries where you could select the exact number you needed instead of having to buy a whole big pack of them and have a bunch left over.
fastvega about 14 years ago
Zoomed on this, and it was smaller than before. Wonder what happened to all those tube testers at every drugstore, used many of them myself. How times change.
anorok2 about 14 years ago
Does anybody remember the test patterns on tv?
Studakas about 14 years ago
This reminds me of a real incident one time in 1973. I had tried to get a job at this place as a trainee to work on cars and lawn mowers and such and they always said they did not train, so I found a job in a different feild but my car needed repair. i can’t remember now if it was brakes or what but anyway I was suppossed to be at work at 4:00pm and they said if i got my car there early they could have it for me by noon. Well it was not and I saw this guy working on my car that looked like he did not know what he was doing and guess what? He did not. After I was late for work the lead mechenic told me a trainee was working on my car and broke something and they had to drive out of town to get the part. Well I was furious and discussed this with the manager and explained how many times they refused to hire me as a trainee and then they hired a trainee and allowed him to work on my car. I got the repair free. But i was very late getting to work that day.
Tsali-Queyi about 14 years ago
I remember 7-11 stores had the tube tester and Sears having the x-ray machine and any unsupervised kid, including my brother and myself, running up to that machine and watching our feet while we wiggled our toes. Mebby that’s why I don’t need a flashlight at night. My toes glow in the dark!!!
Sherlock Watson about 14 years ago
Back in the ’80s, there was an all-comedy radio station in the DC area for a few years called WJOK. On Sunday nights they had a string of old-time radio shows on, like “Abbott and Costello,” “The Jack Benny Program,” “The Great Gildersleeve,” “Fibber McGee and Molly,” etc. I loved every minute of them, and I wish someone would do radio shows today.
Tsali-Queyi about 14 years ago
They still do all-comedy shows in the DC area. It’s called CONGRESS. Trouble is, it ain’t funny.
DebJ4 about 14 years ago
This is one of my favorite Mutt and Jeff comics. I first saw it when I checked on some of the archives on one of those Sundays when TIIC failed to post a Sunday funny for Mutt and Jeff. From the style of the radios - I would guess this was in the late 30s or early 40s. Transistor radios turned up in the late 50s. We have a start-up, independent radio station in our area which has been broadcasting some of the old-time radio programs. Everyone was stunned when their station began by-passing all of the other local radio stations in the ratings! Some of the programs which they include are episodes of Pepper Young’s Family, Bobby Benson and the B Bar B riders, Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch,, Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger, Henry Aldrich, Gunsmoke and a host of others.
SOME of those old time Radio Programs have been listed on the Internet at
RADIO LOVERS DOT COM http://www.radiolovers.com/pages/westerns.html