[Michael Dennis]

!!!Ha, ha! That's great, Randal, sounds like you know the ins/outs of that antique mall. We have one of those here also, and I just went there for the first time this past Tuesday. They have booths for the renters, about 60 different people renting space. One guy had only radios, maybe 40 or so, mostly small table top plastic radios from the 40's and 50's. There was one nicely restored Philco tabletop radio, a 38-something or other. Had I known of the technique you employ I would've tried that myself. This particular radio was $100, not too bad a price, but had I gone for it I wouldn't have had enough in reserve to try for this local-pickup console Philco that's on ebay right now, one that my father used to own.

Thanks for the tip. That's funny that you've found a way to needle that guy in his nicely comfy, environmentally-controlled little office! !!

Mike