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Going Places: 1931
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 11:59am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1931. "Child seated in toy automobile." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. The radio: Atwater-Kent 84Q.
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Submitted by Dave in Seattle on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 12:52pm.
If such a thing even existed, can you imagine how much it would cost to buy a toy car with that amount of detail today? No plastic and not made in China?
Table legs
Submitted by Ed Bedard on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 4:37pm.
The claw foot with a wheel under it is amusing.
The Radio
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 10:36am.
An Atwater-Kent radio would translate today as a 60-inch plasma TV. Very costly set.
Nice toy
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 8:22pm.
I don't think this family was suffering from the Depression.
I want one!
Submitted by Apium on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 2:31pm.
That car makes mine look like a piece of trash.
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