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Joltin' Joe with his Philco
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04-16-2014, 10:16 AM
Those handles had a steel strap sewn between the two pieces of leather to support the weight. No joke. You can feel it with a magnet. It needed it, too. My bathroom scale says the radio with battery weighs 14 1/4 pounds. The battery alone was 5 1/2 pounds.
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Joltin' Joe with his Philco - by Raleigh - 04-15-2014, 03:31 PM
RE: Joltin' Joe with his Philco - by TimC - 04-15-2014, 08:41 PM
RE: Joltin' Joe with his Philco - by Raleigh - 04-16-2014, 10:16 AM
RE: Joltin' Joe with his Philco - by TA Forbes - 04-16-2014, 04:37 PM
RE: Joltin' Joe with his Philco - by WyTex - 04-16-2014, 08:10 PM
RE: Joltin' Joe with his Philco - by vinzer - 04-16-2014, 09:07 PM
RE: Joltin' Joe with his Philco - by Radioroslyn - 04-17-2014, 06:51 AM
RE: Joltin' Joe with his Philco - by Raleigh - 04-17-2014, 10:36 AM



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