I used to collect 20s-30s tube radios. My favorite was a big wooden
Atwater Kent that, when bought, had a couple cigars with the old tax
labels from the late '20s wedged on one side. I imagine the owner
wasn't supposed to smoke? It had the slightest sweet tobacco scent
over that of the hot tubes. A local AM station would broadcast old
radio shows on weekends and I heard many an episode of The Shadow and
Paul Whiteman over the big Magnavox horn hooked to that set :)

On Aug 15, 2008, at 7:18 PM, honemastert wrote:

>> There is absolutely nothing like the smell of tube electronics that's
>> lived in the company of smokers.  Not bad, but distinctive.
>
> Ahhh yes, I recall that smell, very very vaguely, Grandpa Schneider
> died in 1967 (heart attack) lifelong smoker  I was three, but I
> do know that smell.. it's still in that radio today when you fire
> it up.  Pipe tobacco and Vacuum Tubes :-)
>
> Tube testers.. yep, we had one.. have an EE friend that still does,
> will use his to get this radio back to snuff. (I hope he still has
> it!?)
>
>
>  -tim
>
>
> 90 Syncro Westy
> Gilbert, AZ
> http://www.timschneider.org

Oliver Mueller-Heubach
groundhogging@mac.com