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I got this several years ago on eBay and cannot seem to find anything about it. It is a Columbia reproducer with some type of aftermarket add on...

Here are two obscure things I found for him.

1. A booklet, "A common sense analysis of the Townsend plan"
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id= ... 824e&seq=9

2. This tag was found with a home-brew radio. https://antiqueradios.com/forums//viewt ... 6&start=20

James.

Curt A wrote: Sat Dec 30, 2023 3:04 pm I got this several years ago on eBay and cannot seem to find anything about it. It is a Columbia reproducer with some type of aftermarket add on...


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Well, there are at least three of them in the world it seems:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... 1854018120

https://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=227700

Two in the world ... the first Worthpoint is the one that Curt has.

James.

Very cool looking reproducer. Have you tried it out? How does is sound?

These are in my personal collection. Quite different versions from a glance.

Terry Baer
St. Louis

Roaring20s wrote: Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:17 pm Two in the world ... the first Worthpoint is the one that Curt has.

James.

Good eye, James. I didn't notice that, but the stain on the word "Tone" definitely gives it away...


PS: His Townsend Plan is interesting - pay 10 million people a guaranteed income of $200/mo., which they would be required to spend (as their "job")...