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Posted By: e57 Check out what I found. - 08/27/06 01:49 AM
Found this guy knocked back into the wall in my living room. It's a Gem Co. "Radio Receptical"! (Patent App'd for - Made in USA) Connected to a K&T ground and antenna wire that goes up into the attic.

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Posted By: Theelectrikid Re: Check out what I found. - 08/27/06 02:24 AM
Nice find! Does the antenna still stand?

Ian A.

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Posted By: e57 Re: Check out what I found. - 08/27/06 01:25 PM
The ground wire was cut, and appeared to maybe go to the garage, the antenna wire was a K&T #14 that ran across the attic, that was the antenna
Posted By: Theelectrikid Re: Check out what I found. - 08/27/06 02:05 PM
Wow. Dibdn't expect that!

Ian A.
Posted By: Wizzie Electric Re: Check out what I found. - 08/27/06 02:55 PM
Wow, that is so cool. nice find
Posted By: napervillesoundtech Re: Check out what I found. - 08/27/06 07:39 PM
Thats pretty cool. neat find
Posted By: Hemingray Re: Check out what I found. - 08/28/06 01:07 AM
Awesome find! Is it for sale? Looks like a standard banana plug would fit in there just fine.
Posted By: Larry Fine Re: Check out what I found. - 08/28/06 04:13 AM
And it also looks like a switch plate fits it.
Posted By: mamills Re: Check out what I found. - 08/28/06 03:20 PM
Neat find!! I'm curious about the connections to it. Do the ground and aerial both connect through the same small hole in the front? I wonder how a standard 1/4" audio-type phone plug would fit in there?

Mike (mamills)
Posted By: SvenNYC Re: Check out what I found. - 08/29/06 03:40 AM
Ahh yes. Gem Electric of Hauppauge, NY.

They sure had some whacky looking stuff, even when I was a kid.

I still miss 'em. Company closed down back in 2000 or so.
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