[Boatanchors] Interesting Boatanchor Site

[Albert LaFrance]

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From: "Ian" <ianwebb5 at comcast.net>
To: <n7rk at cox.net>; "'Boatanchors'" <boatanchors at sco.theporch.com>;
<BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "'Hallicrafters'"
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Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 12:05 AM
Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] Interesting Boatanchor Site


> Absolutely wonderful Dave!
>
> But I must wonder about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Hoarding Disease.
> It reminds me of the stories about the brothers in NY in the first part of
> the last century who had their whole building packed from bottom to top (3
> or 4 stories) and even had a Model T in one room.  The one who was caring
> for the other who was blind was killed when one of their booby traps buried
> him and, of course, his brother died because he had nobody to care for him.
>
> It took weeks to clear the building of their years of hoarding.
>
> I wonder how many more years before he won't be able to walk through the
> house due to the walls of rigs?
>
> And I think I have too many projects that I never seem to get to bring some
> vacuum tube gear back to life!
>
> I can see one of each of a selection of rigs with a possible parts one to
> make one good one but two or more of each of any kind at all?
>
> I only wish he'd trade a rig or 2 for a decent digital camera and put on his
> site focused and correctly exposed pictures.  I'm disappointed that some of
> the pictures are so difficult to see clearly.
>
> Ian, K6SDE

And I found the collector's boastfulness - even if in fun - a little distasteful.  As someone who's
deeply concerned with preserving and documenting the rich heritage of American telecommunications in
all its forms, I'd love to see some of that donated equipment properly displayed in a real museum
where it could be seen by the public and help educate people about the creativity and
resourcefulness of that produced it.

Albert LaFrance
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