Don't leave Camels out of that equation!
Don't forget Stantons.Lafayette Electronics in Alvin had one.
People would leave radios and TVs on the curb for the trash. I would take them and de-solder all the resistors and capacitors, drill out the tube sockets, and take the tubes to 7-11 to keep the good ones. Oh, and keep the transformers too. Built several ham receivers and a transmitter from salvaged parts.OMG am I old...
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To all you GenX'ers with LOVE!
For once, I swing both ways.