Idiot mittens

[mfrench]

Rock fights.
Typically start out as dirt clod fights, that escalate.

 

[MaxxVolume]

Those were great!
Then we found out what would happen, if you hit the whole roll of caps, all at once, with a hammer.

And of course, that leads to escalating things, like throwing an entire box of Ohio Blue Tips up against a brick wall....

 

[Omegaman]

I don't know if this has been covered...

And that concludes another broadcast day at KTAR TV

National Anthem

static till dawn

Farm and Ranch report

 

[usedto]

Saturday night Lawrence Welk
Sunday night Ed Sullivan

 

[MaxxVolume]

On the TV front:

Only having 7 or 8 TV stations available (and that`s if you were lucky)
No remote
A 19-inch screen was considered to be "LARGE"
"Rabbit ears" antennas that sat on top of the set (often with tinfoil on them, to enhance the signal capture)
A working TV, stacked on top of a non-working TV ( )

 

[Ronald1973]

Saturday night Lawrence Welk
Sunday night Ed Sullivan

And a few years thereafter, Hee Haw on Saturday night (1969-92)

On the TV front:

Only having 7 or 8 TV stations available (and that`s if you were lucky)
No remote
A 19-inch screen was considered to be "LARGE"
"Rabbit ears" antennas that sat on top of the set (often with tinfoil on them, to enhance the signal capture)
A working TV, stacked on top of a non-working TV ( )

A pair of metal clothes hangers untwisted did the same job for much cheaper!

 

[danrclem]

 

[Te-Te]

 

[Te-Te]

 

[Rome]

Rome

 

[mfrench]

just get them a box, and an empty paper towel tube,...

the kids with the hoop and stick would be envious of a fine box like that.

 

[RogerKulp]

 

[mech986]

I don't know if this has been covered...

And that concludes another broadcast day at KTAR TV

National Anthem

static till dawn

Farm and Ranch report

You forgot the TV test patterns: and what they actually were for.

 

[Rome]

Woke up to the smell of brewing coffee many mornings from this contraption puffin' on the stove as a kid!

Rome

 

[Te-Te]

Woke up to the smell of brewing coffee many mornings from this contraption puffin' on the stove as a kid!

Rome

I still use one, up at the family camp. I also use the electric version at home.

 

[MaxxVolume]

Vintage percolators get used every day in my house....
(1955 Universal Coffeematic....chrome over solid copper, the way they used to build `em here in US and A....)

 

[Ronald1973]

Bought this little jewel in the summer for $4 at the Goodwill. Works better than the new ones from Walmart!

 

[Te-Te]

Vintage percolators get used every day in my house....
(1955 Universal Coffeematic....chrome over solid copper, the way they used to build `em here in US and A....)

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Best cup of coffee from these oldies!

 

[MaxxVolume]

Te-Te, is that your copper Coffeematic ? That`s a beauty !
Here`s another of mine, this was their TOTL model (circa 1956). All interior parts are polished stainless, rather than aluminum, like all their other models. And, it has an adjustable thermostat switch on the bottom, which was exclusive to this model. Price was $33.95, which was about a half a week`s take-home pay for the average working stiff back then !

 

[Te-Te]

MaxxVolume, That's a beauty also! Actually l like both models you have. The copper coffematic is the only model I own and love. I also have three different size Farberware percs.The old coffee makers are the best and were built to last. I also enjoy using the stove top perc at my camp. Thank's for sharing your pics.