Those were from the good old days when you could fix electronics by just replacing a tube or two. Boy I miss those days!

 

Could have bought one for $5 at an auction some years ago.

 

^^ indeed. The vacuum tube testers were used every few months when I owned Mcintosh audio components and Magnavox televisions.


Here’s one for the advanced vintage group: Do you remember Buster Brown and Sear’s shoe departments offering “X-Ray” technologies during the early-mid fifties? The shoe sales person would invite you and your parents to view an x-ray of your feet within their shoes (see image). My parents and I were mesmerized by seeing our skeletal images within the shoes and would peer into the machine for up to a half an hour during the sales process.


An overexposure to radiation? Hmm… maybe so.

 

In every drugstore along with 6A6 and 12A7 tubes in the cabinet below the tester.

 

Way to well. Don't remember them at Sears but definitely at shoe stores that sold Buster Brown shoes (and do you remember the name of Buster Browns dog?)










The dog was Tigh (pronounced TY). The commercials were on The Howdy Doody Show in living black and white (and on the Saturday morning cartoon shows as well).

 

I remember this being at the Stride Rite store. Funny this thread is up. Just this morning I was wondering if anyone (besides me) remembers Gregg Shorthand. Sometimes I even think in Gregg Shorthand, but I'd have a hard time using it today.

 

Thanks! I didn't remember the dog's name (Tigh) until your refresh. I'm now questioning how I could have forgotten it.

gary

 

We had a class in high school for short hand. I didn't take it but I knew a few guys that did. The class was almost all girls and most of the guys took it to meet girls.

 

I remember the tube tester and the shoe X-ray like it was yesterday. I only wish it was. Getting old sucks.

Heck, I still have a painted rock. How cool is that?

Oh, I think they called it a Pet Rock.