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Farnsworth GK-669 . What is this device ?

Eliot Ness
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06-04-2018, 07:29 AM

Philo Farnsworth was an inventor who is best known for inventing television. In 1938 he later founded the Farnsworth Radio and Television Company in Ft. Wayne, Indiana:

https://www.biography.com/people/philo-t...orth-40273

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo_Farnsworth

It is very interesting that one of his radios made it to your country. What you have is a radio and record player combination that looks to be in very nice condition and is not very common. If you have space for it you should buy it if it is not very expensive,

John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
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Farnsworth GK-669 . What is this device ? - by RadioSvit - 06-04-2018, 05:14 AM

RE: Farnsworth GK-669 . What is this device ? - by Eliot Ness - 06-04-2018, 07:29 AM

RE: Farnsworth GK-669 . What is this device ? - by RadioSvit - 06-04-2018, 07:56 AM

RE: Farnsworth GK-669 . What is this device ? - by RadioSvit - 06-24-2018, 06:44 PM

RE: Farnsworth GK-669 . What is this device ? - by RadioSvit - 06-24-2018, 06:51 PM

RE: Farnsworth GK-669 . What is this device ? - by RadioSvit - 06-27-2018, 05:01 PM

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