Long story about a Motorola found on an abandoned farm

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Originally Posted by electronjohn

BTW: I read an article a few years ago in Popular Communications about an abandoned farmhouse somewhere in Minnesota that had the remains of a radio repair shop on the 2nd floor. Lotsa tubes, parts & radios...the usable stuff was harvested. The writer avoided indicating the location. Drat! I'd love to stumble across something like that!

Before I got into fixing radios, I failed to scoop up the contents of an old desk in a carriage house - every drawer was filled with old caps & resistors (and other small parts) from the 20's through the 40's. Back then, my uncle's grandfather & father ran a radio shop out of there before moving to a storefront around 1950 or so. I did save all the old meters I found, and some radio & appliance trade magazines from 1945-47. I had no idea anyone would want those old caps & resistors. The house was sold five years ago, and I have no idea if the new owner cleaned out the carriage house.