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10-14-2014, 09:43 PM

Farm radios were battery powered radios made for the rural market. Remember in the 30s and 40s most rural areas had no electric service. The "farm" radios were not portables, and looked much like the console and table top sets that used AC power.

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Farm radios.... - by Farm Radio - 10-06-2014, 10:40 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by sam - 10-07-2014, 03:31 AM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Farm Radio - 10-08-2014, 12:12 AM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Ron Ramirez - 10-08-2014, 07:44 AM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Eliot Ness - 10-08-2014, 08:36 AM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Chris Cusick - 10-08-2014, 04:01 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by klondike98 - 10-08-2014, 07:55 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Farm Radio - 10-12-2014, 11:23 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Arran - 10-13-2014, 12:53 AM

RE: Farm radios.... - by palegreenthumb - 10-13-2014, 02:14 AM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Ron Ramirez - 10-13-2014, 07:32 AM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Farm Radio - 10-13-2014, 04:26 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Arran - 10-14-2014, 12:17 AM

RE: Farm radios.... - by cewrightiii - 10-14-2014, 08:31 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by klondike98 - 10-14-2014, 09:43 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Phlogiston - 10-14-2014, 11:31 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by cewrightiii - 10-15-2014, 09:05 AM

RE: Farm radios.... - by standardtwin - 10-16-2014, 04:26 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by cewrightiii - 10-16-2014, 04:37 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by morzh - 10-16-2014, 05:04 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Phlogiston - 10-16-2014, 06:01 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Warren - 10-16-2014, 06:37 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Arran - 10-16-2014, 09:30 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by standardtwin - 10-17-2014, 09:58 AM

RE: Farm radios.... - by DanH6464 - 11-08-2014, 01:58 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Phlogiston - 11-08-2014, 04:13 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by thirtiesradio - 11-15-2014, 02:15 AM

RE: Farm radios.... - by thirtiesradio - 11-15-2014, 02:26 AM

RE: Farm radios.... - by Paul Philco322 - 11-15-2014, 04:43 PM

RE: Farm radios.... - by thirtiesradio - 11-15-2014, 09:06 PM

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