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Does anyone know how these old radios worked with the odd 2 dial selector?? I assume they were an aftermarket add on.
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Did it come with a long string to connect to the kid next door's similar "radio"?

More info here.

Last edited by Bill Hanlon; 10/27/2025 4:51 PM.

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Thanks and i did some research and the selector gizmo is called an acoustinator. The dial on the left selects if you are in the country, city, or street car to help reduce static and interference, distortion. The right dial is for music, voice. No clue how a guy is supposed to dial in a station or set volume??? Seems very crude and for how costly it was back then.


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The Acoustinator!

Wasn't he one of Batman's arch enemies?


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Ha! Pretty sure he was. LOL


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Didn't Captain Proton's ship have one of these for listening in on Chaotica? <Star Trek: Voyager reference>


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