[AMRadio] Ghost from the 30's

[Bernie Doran]

not radio but I think interesting. I have a farm and have dug up old 
drainage tile frequently, many if not most have the finger prints of those 
that removed and carried the clay tile from the forms before they were 
fired. most are rather small prints. I always wonder----------     Bernie 
W8RPW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CL in NC" <mjcal77 at yahoo.com>
To: "AM radio" <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 12:30 PM
Subject: [AMRadio] Ghost from the 30's


>I was working on a Motorola All American 6 AM BC RX, this from the late 
>30's or early 40's that had the additional RF amp stage for the 6th tube. 
>The bakelite cabinet had a chunk knocked out of it, and I was positioning 
>it to see how it would slide back in the gap when it had epoxy on it.  On 
>the inside of the broken piece, were the fingerprints of the person who 
>painted the cabinet.  Not starkly evident, but ghostly visible in the same 
>original eggshell color as the outside of the cabinet.  The prints were 
>very small, fairly sure it was a woman, as I think child labor laws were in 
>effect by then.  You have all opened up an old rig and seen fingerprints 
>left on chassis from the oils on skin.  It's like a "Kilroy was here" 
>calling card inadvertently left for the owner of the old treasure to wonder 
>about the folks who have handled things over all the years.
>
> Charlie, W4MEC in NC
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