In the 1920s, most of America didn’t have electricity. In 2013, when technology becomes bigger-better-faster with each passing year, I’m astonished by the obstacles that had to be overcome before that Panatrope could sit in my grandmother’s living room. It operated electrically, played all three available record formats, and had a radio (AM). In its day, the Panatrope was a state-of-the-art home entertainment system.
In one photo, my grandmother sat with my mother at her feet, listening to the radio on their 1929 Brunswick Panatrope Phonograph with Radio. I gained some perspective on my personal technology deficiencies while sorting through boxes of old family photographs. (Photo: Spin Alley Vintage Phonographs and Radios)
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