[NJARC] Farnsworth Ave. in Bordentown

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John,

I worked in Bordentown for a couple of  years and wish I could have stayed.  
You are correct, it is a hidden  treasure for all of us.  It is also a stop on 
the River LINE which is an  inexpensive way to get to Philadelphia or 
Atlantic City via PATCO.  The  first weekend of October brings the annual Cranberry 
Fest.  Plenty of good  food and fun.  Many of the shops run sidewalk sales.  
 
You can find out more at   http://www.downtownbordentown.com/  

As for cloth covered wire, I recently restored an  antique fan and needed 
green cloth covered wire.  If you need stranded  cloth covered wire as a 
replacement for line cord, Radio Daze has it in 18 Gauge  in multiple colours.  I 
remember buy some of the brown wire from App's when  I was there.  
 
    The Record Collector has been around for about 20  years.  He's moved the 
store from Trenton to Morrisville and now to  Bordentown.  I have found him 
to always be fair with his pricing.   Another good record store I found a 
couple of years ago is in Ocean City,  NJ.  It is called GrassRoots Music on Asbury 
Ave near 11th St.  The  Record Collector has a better selection of 45's, but 
I like both.  Of  course the Princeton Record Exchange has its own reputation.
 
    I remember years ago when I joined the club, that I  was given a paper 
with sources for parts and reference materials.  Do we  still maintain that list 
and offer it to new members?  It might even prove  useful to all members if 
updated.  We all have our favourite sources for  parts and most know the 
popular ones, but what about those sources for the  unusual items?   How about a 
source for transistors?  Especially  those from the early transistor radios. 
Cross reference and substitute  info.
 
    Any thoughts or opinions about this idea?  I  wouldn't mind helping 
assemble this.
 
Regards,
Joe Devonshire


In a message dated 8/31/2007 11:38:04 P.M.  Eastern Daylight Time, 
jr6v6gt at yahoo.com writes:
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Sorry,  this earlier went to Dave Sica *only* by
mistake...

Hi  Folks,

Took a trip down to App's Hardware in Bordentown
today.
The  place looks like it's been there forever -- my
kinda place. They have the  silk-covered line-cord wire
(well, it looks like silk, I guess it's a  synthetic)
59 cents per foot. They have two colors: gold and
brown. I  couldn't decide which color I like better, so
I bought 20 feet of each. It  will really look nice on
those classic 30's wood sets, assuming I ever  get
around to restoring one. Nice folks working there -- a
step back in  time.

Right down the block on the opposite side of the
street is the  Record Collector, which has a very
atatrctive art-deco facade. Great place  also! Loads of
albums, 45s and CDs in all price ranges. Owner was
very  friendly and interesting to talk to.

Farnsworth Ave. (the name should  appeal to you TV
collectors) has lots of nice shops, a few antique
shops,  lots of nice places to eat. A very nice area --
I recommend a trip down  there.

My thanks to John Timinski for recommending  App's.

Regards,

John





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