AnsaFone Model KH-90CD Answering Machine

Posted on August 24, 2013 by poppipix

This Vintage AnsaFone Model KH-90CD Answering Machine was invented by Kazuo Hashimoto. Some essential parts are missing, so at this point this is not a working model.

I’m in the process of trying to learn the precise year that this particular model was produced. From what I’ve been able to find out through the web, it seems to be the last AnsaFone with this design, which beginning in 1960, was the 1st commercially successful answering machine marketed in the U.S.

The U.S. patent for the AnsaFone was granted in 1968 & this machine has a label that reads ‘patent pending’, so I know that it was produced at some point between ’60 & ’68.

I’m also trying to find out exactly how this version of the AnsaFone operated, so any info. would be appreciated. : ))

There is an awesome video on youtube which shows how the KH-85 model works at ~~~>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTcyKU6b64A

And here’s a link to more info. about the inventor ~~~>>> http://www.phonetel.com/html/hashimoto.html

JADE 14 Transistor Radio

Posted on May 22, 2013 by poppipix

This JADE 14 Transistor Radio is Model J-143. It’s an AM only radio & is in working condition. According to the radiomuseum.org website this model was likely manufactured around 1964.

Here’s a link to its description on their site —>>> http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/jade_j_143j14.html

Shure ‘Commando’ Microphone Model 425

Posted on May 3, 2013 by poppipix

This gorgeous, vintage Shure ‘Commando’ Model 425 Microphone was originally produced in 1967. It is a controlled magnetic microphone that is ideal for recording harmonica, aka ‘harp’.

Link here to read the pdf of the Shure data sheet for this & other Commando models —>>> http://cdn.shure.com/user_guide/upload/392/us_pro_415_ug.pdf

And link here to check out the mic in action performed by ‘GoldenBug’………. —>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uolm3ohd8kw

Westinghouse FM-AM Nine Transistor AFC Radio

Posted on April 19, 2013 by poppipix

This FM-AM Transistor Radio was made by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. It was likely produced in the mid-1960s.

More info. can be found at —>>> http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/westinghou_h908pn9gph_908_pn_9_g.html

Orange AT&T Rotary Dial Wall Phone

Posted on April 5, 2013 by poppipix

This awesome AT&T Trimline Phone is Burnt Orange, has a Rotary Dial & is ready to hang onto a wall outfitted with a wall plate & jack.

The Trimline phone was introduced in 1965 with rotary dials. In 1966 touchtone capabilities were also offered.

According to the Trimline Wikipedia page:

In 1983 ‘AT&T begins selling phones, including the Trimline, to the public (as opposed to their previous leasing only policy).’

In 1984 ‘AT&T is divested of its regional operating companies and is prohibited from using the Bell name or logo, so the American Bell brand is dropped and replaced with simply AT&T.’

In 1985 ‘the rotary Trimline is discontinued…’

Because this particular phone has the AT&T logo that they began using in 1983 & has a rotary dial, I believe that even though it may have been produced in the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s, it was likely purchased between 1983 & 1985.

1969 Trimline advertisement.

AT&T logo from 1983 – 1996.

Argus Match-Matic C3 Camera

Posted on April 5, 2013 by poppipix

The Argus Match-Matic C3 Camera with LC3 Meter & Flash Attachment.

Also known as ‘The Brick’, this popular 35mm film camera was manufactured between 1958 & 1966 by the International Research Corporation of Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, which later became Argus Camera Company Inc.

Harry Potter fans may recognize this as Colin Creevy’s camera of choice in ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’.