Retro Thing: 1943: The Romance Of Steam?

The sweet spot for home turntable enthusiasts on a budget seems to be the $200 mark. This might be the best of the bunch.

One can only imagine the sake-fueled club hopping that led to the development of the Seiko Frequency drum machine watch.

1943: The Romance Of Steam?

By James Grahame

"A general view in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad locomotive shops." [click to enlarge]

Medium-format nitrate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. March 1943, San Bernardino, California. From the Library of Congress archives, via Shorpy.

Posted by James Grahame on July 10, 2009 in Mechanical Things | Permalink

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The sweet spot for home turntable enthusiasts on a budget seems to be the $200 mark. This might be the best of the bunch.

One can only imagine the sake-fueled club hopping that led to the development of the Seiko Frequency drum machine watch.

1943: The Romance Of Steam?

By James Grahame

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