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PugJesusM to [Dormant] moved to [email protected]English · 2 years ago

Rail passengers listening to the radio through personal headphones, 1930

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Rail passengers listening to the radio through personal headphones, 1930

PugJesusM to [Dormant] moved to [email protected]English · 2 years ago
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  • roguetrick@kbin.social
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    Those look like unpowered crystal radios on the top of the seats… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_radio

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      Holy fucking shit. Wirelessly powered stuff you actually use was a thing over a 100 years ago?

  • Akasazh@feddit.nl
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    In the back the waiter is going around offering people phone books for some reason.

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      “Geeet your free phone books here! Keep those numbers ready for later! Geeet your free phone books here!”

    • roguetrick@kbin.social
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      Sears catalogues or something like it.

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    Removed by mod

  • Willy@sh.itjust.works
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    Ah. Personal headphones. Much better than party headphones to an introvert.

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      Yeah, I was thinking… given the year in the caption, these people are wealthy. Rich? yes. Asshole? Probably

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