Technology.......from a By-Gone Era.

Technology.......from a By-Gone Era.

Let me take you back a few decades to show you the machinery and technology which enabled people to communicate in various ways with one another and receive the latest information. Families and individuals tuned in daily to receive, news bulletins, a series of stories, weather reports etc via radios of all shapes and sizes.

I entered into the Wireless Shack which is situated at The Caboolture Historical Village, on 280 Beerburrum Road, in Queensland. This fascinating village consists of 4 hectares (about 12 acres) of land not far from the Caboolture town centre and has many historical displays available for the public to view. The popularity of this village makes it one of the top tourist destinations in the region.

Not only did they have an impressive collection of old radios, their grammar phones and record players were very interesting also.

This particular Grammar phone is a Tasma Wave Master, Circa 1955. It was designed and manufactured by "Tasma" (Thom and Smith Ltd) Mascot, New South Wales, Australia 1929-1951. The original sale price was $38.00 which was more than a weeks wage back then as the average weekly wage was around $31.00.

Check out this 'stylish' cabinet with the built in radio and stereo unit. Very retro!

This HiFidelity model grammar phone has seen better days but I'm sure it gave hour upon hour of musical pleasure to its listeners inn its prime.

The next few images reveal some classic old typewriters.

This is an Imperial Round Keyboard.

And here is a Mignon 'Indicator' Typewriter.

A Remington 'Noiseless' Typewriter.

A colourful poster advertising the Olivetti brand of Typewriter.

And what do we have here? The equipment used to deliver Morse Code messages. Morse code is essentially a sound language so the only way to learn it, is by sound.

Further information supplied reads:

It follows, therefore, that the "opposites" method and others of a similar type ate not the best. By their use, the student learns to "see" Morse symbols as they are heard and pictures so many dots and dashes on paper, instead of relying on rhythmical sound of each symbol.

He is then faced with the necessity of converting his usual picture into a sound picture, before he can achieve any real speed. The logical thing therefore, is to concentrate on the sound right from the start.

If you'd like to check out my other two posts "From a By-Gone Era," Click Here:The Butcher Shop
The Police Force

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