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  1. The Reno Kid

    Back to School Fashion 1939

    What the fashionable moppet is wearing in 1939 according to Life Magazine: http://www.messynessychic.com/2016/09/01/back-to-school-fashion-circa-1939/
  2. The Reno Kid

    Is this woman a member?

    Mrs. Reno Kid just sent me a link to a blog by a woman in Finland that absolutely amazed me: http://www.fintage.net/blogi/palstat/365vintagedays/. Is she a member? If she is, she should get some kind of an award. :eusa_clap I apologize if this has already been posted. This is the first...
  3. The Reno Kid

    The RV of My Dreams

    I came across this beauty while searching for something completely unrelated this morning: Bowlus Road Chief It's an updated version of the trailer designed and sold in the mid '30s by aircraft designer Hawley Bowlus, who designed and built--among other things--Lindbergh's Spirit of Saint...
  4. The Reno Kid

    Another Big Find for KWD

    I collect vintage broadcast equipment and over the years, I have managed to put together most of the stuff (RCA, of course) to set up a small-town radio station from the 1940-50 period. A while back, I was able to acquire this: RCA BTA-250L Here's a photo from back in the day, showing what I...
  5. The Reno Kid

    My New Refrigerator

    Mrs. Reno Kid and I went to a live auction today and won this little beauty: 1937 General Electric JB4-39-A Refrigerator 1937 General Electric JB4-39-A Refrigerator It works perfectly and appears to be in nearly showroom condition. It even has all the original accessory trays...
  7. The Reno Kid

    Just got a new radio

    I spotted this radio in an antique shop yesterday. Mrs. Reno Kid saw that I was smitten and--as the price was very reasonable--bought it for me. I believe it's a 1936/37 model 4568, although I would appreciate it if someone could correct me on this. I have been unable to find an exact match on...
  8. The Reno Kid

    Another score for KWD Radio

    In my never-ending quest to fully equip the studio of my micro-power micro station with a full lineup of golden era broadcast equipment, I occasionally stumble on a prize. My latest find is an RCA 70-C2 broadcast turntable, just like the two in this photo: KSCO San Jose Unfortunately...
  9. The Reno Kid

    For geeks only

    I just scored something I've been trying to get for years. It's a late '30s-early 40s RCA 76-C broadcast console. This was the gold standard for mixers in the golden age. It's in great condition too other than a minor paint issue on one end that should be correctable with a little rubbing...
  10. The Reno Kid

    How to be a Golden Era Kid

    While celebrating our twentieth anniversary in England a few weeks ago, Mrs. Reno Kid and I came across a book called The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden. Highly recommended! It's filled with all sorts of cool stuff from the best of Shakespeare to making a bow and arrow and it's...
  11. The Reno Kid

    Show us your radios!

    I noticed a thread started by Wild Root on this topic but then I saw that it was a couple of years old. So in honor of the new forum, let's see your old stuff. Here's my personal favorite: 1936 Fairbanks-Morse It sounds great and it's more sensitive than my modern Sony shortwave set.
  13. The Reno Kid

    HAT FOR SALE

    I was trolling the antique stores today and came across a nice Stetson Open Road. It looked to be in pretty good shape and even came with the original box (or so the tag claimed). The box was a fairly generic, rectangular Stetson box. One corner on the lid was split but otherwise, the box was in...
  14. The Reno Kid

    Judgment/Condemnation: Good or Bad? Discuss.

    It seems to me that one of the things that really separates us from the golden era (besides time) is that we seem to go through all sorts of contortions to avoid condemning behavior that would have horrified our forebears. My question is, is this a good thing, a bad thing, a mixed bag? Would...
  15. The Reno Kid

    I need expert advice...

    I've spotted a couple of nice hats and I don't know enough to tell whether they're vintage or modern. But they're my size (watermelon head) and that's rare enough to make me take a serious look. One's a Stetson Sovereign Twenty in dove grey fur with a black grosgrain band. It looks like it's...
  16. The Reno Kid

    I just bagged my first ebay hat.

    I have a really big head and finding hats that fit isn't easy. I don't know how old it is, but it appears to be in great shape. And I like the look. Apologies to anyone here that I might have sniped, but I had to have it.
  17. The Reno Kid

    It's snowing in Reno!

    It's Saturday morning, May 27, Memorial Day weekend and it's snowing in Reno. I'm sure it will all be gone by 10am, but I need to have a long talk with the weatherman.
  19. The Reno Kid

    Ernie Pyle

    I'm still fresh off the boat as far as the forum is concerned, so I don't know if this has been discussed or not. Anyway, a lot of people are familiar with Ernie Pyle's war reporting. What is less well known is the writing he did for the Scripps-Howard newspaper syndicate in the years prior to...

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