{"id":31225,"date":"2025-04-15T01:03:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T05:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=31225"},"modified":"2025-04-12T21:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T01:55:00","slug":"calling-all-photographers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/calling-all-photographers\/","title":{"rendered":"calling all photographers …"},"content":{"rendered":"
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a short lived Tom Thumb Camera Radio post WW2<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. A fitting post title for this novel c1948 camera\/radio.<\/p>\n

Editor Bob Lansdale (who ensures these bright crisp images) writes about his cover shot for issue 23-2, “The Tom Thumb Camera Radio, produced by the Automatic Radio Mfg. Co. of Boston ca. 1948 combines a plastic reflex novelty camera with a 4-tube portable radio\u2013all in a wooden body with grey and red exterior.<\/p>\n

“Member S. Chen has shown this gem at Toronto meetings. Radio controls and pop-up viewing\u00a0hood are on the top while camera lenses,\u00a0shutter and radio speaker are on the front.<\/p>\n

“As seen in the cover photo, the front panel swings down to load 127 film or service the radio.” Bob’s write-up includes help from the McKeown\u2019s Camera Guide available back around the fall of 1997.<\/p>\n

Back in the late 40s, all radios used vacuum tubes – and either AC or batteries. Transistors and integrated circuits had not yet been created and marketed. By its very nature, the device was heated by the enclosed tubes – if you wanted music with your photos …<\/p>\n

Be sure to visit our 2025 events (under PHSC EVENTS at right). You may not see a Tom Thumb Camera Radio but you will see lots of items, some which just may suit your collection!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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