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zenith transocianic & GE clock / radio & Minerva Tropic Master
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06-05-2018, 08:48 AM
(06-04-2018, 08:51 PM)jcassity Wrote:  now to hunt down a diagram for the Minerva.  IM not really sure what the big deal is about this set, i gotta research its significance if there is any at all,, its just an 8 tuber,,

One doesn't really need 27 tubes to have a good radio, eight is more than most small radios. Eight was probably about average for the average console of the radio era..
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RE: zenith transocianic - by David - 06-02-2018, 12:21 PM
RE: zenith transocianic & GE clock / radio & Minerva Tropic Master - by 35Z5 - 06-05-2018, 08:48 AM



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