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Originally Posted by Eric H
Looks like a European set, that would make sense since Indy was well traveled.
Wonder if he had to have it converted to work with NTSC
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Well, set decorators are notorious for being ignorant of such details.
Years ago, I attended a props auction after they closed the TV show "Northern Exposure." Most of the interiors for the show were shot in a giant warehouse 2 miles from where we lived at the time.
I snagged several radios that were used in the show. A couple of them had been "Decoed up" with green or maroon paint, no doubt because the decorator considered brown Bakelite boring.
Can't say that I blame them, really. It makes no difference if the radio or TV works, or even has anything inside the cabinet. Most are seen for a fraction of a second in the background.
It was truly amazing to see the amount of stuff that they had accumulated for the show. About a dozen rooms in the warehouse, with shelves wall to ceiling. In the front room, they had choice items like Maurice's Caddy convertible and a stuffed polar bear.
To get those few radios, I had to buy several lots of "stuff" in giant boxes, including a couple of dozen cheap plastic wall clocks, two non-working pay phones, an ancient hotplate, etc. Much of it probably never appeared in the show. I guess they just sent buyers around the countryside, loading up vans with every kind of thing that people might use.
Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html