DaveInVA
09-19-2011, 12:58 PM
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Sears Silvertone Model 70
My Dad bought this thing new in the '40's after WWII to record his Ham Radio conversations (W9ETP). He seems to have gotten tired of it pretty quickly and put it back in the box and into a closet for years until he gave it to me as a kid. My first recording device ever! Somehow it survived the abuse I gave it. In fact this thing still looks basically new. The head moves up and down to evenly wind the wire on the spools. Even the wire time used counter still works. Still has all the original accessories in great shape and even the leatherette looks almost new. I had to replace a filter cap and clean the controls and oil a couple of bearings but it works and plays as new. Still has the original wire it came with. It has a late '40's Braves game on it. I listened to all one hour of the wire and the announcer never mentioned who they were playing! I remember playing this very wire as a kid. It still has the brittle plastic leader tied to the end of the wire that helps you connect the wire to the big take up reel and it also covers the outside of the feed spool when not in use to keep the wire from coming undone and falling off the spool. I also have about 30 other spools of wire that I have yet to play. A few will be of me experimenting with recording off the radio and friends. Most the rest are likely to be Dad's Ham Radio stuff. Probably as close to an NOS one you can find. And its not for sale.
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http://www.braveknight.com/images/S70T.jpg
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Dave
Sears Silvertone Model 70
My Dad bought this thing new in the '40's after WWII to record his Ham Radio conversations (W9ETP). He seems to have gotten tired of it pretty quickly and put it back in the box and into a closet for years until he gave it to me as a kid. My first recording device ever! Somehow it survived the abuse I gave it. In fact this thing still looks basically new. The head moves up and down to evenly wind the wire on the spools. Even the wire time used counter still works. Still has all the original accessories in great shape and even the leatherette looks almost new. I had to replace a filter cap and clean the controls and oil a couple of bearings but it works and plays as new. Still has the original wire it came with. It has a late '40's Braves game on it. I listened to all one hour of the wire and the announcer never mentioned who they were playing! I remember playing this very wire as a kid. It still has the brittle plastic leader tied to the end of the wire that helps you connect the wire to the big take up reel and it also covers the outside of the feed spool when not in use to keep the wire from coming undone and falling off the spool. I also have about 30 other spools of wire that I have yet to play. A few will be of me experimenting with recording off the radio and friends. Most the rest are likely to be Dad's Ham Radio stuff. Probably as close to an NOS one you can find. And its not for sale.
http://www.braveknight.com/images/S70FO.jpg
http://www.braveknight.com/images/S70T.jpg
http://www.braveknight.com/images/S70TS.jpg
http://www.braveknight.com/images/S70P.jpg
Dave