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Jeff found this interesting item @ an electronics fleamarket. After opening and documenting the curious contents, he posted pics and asked if anyone could shed any light - and that they did. A knowledgeable reader wrote -

These are the IF transformers that are components of the Navy ARA, USAAF BC-946, and AN R-24/ARC-5 broadcast band (520-1500kHz) receivers. They may be some spares that were produced in large quantities during the war. Nice find!

Vintage electronics can be a lot of fun. Those desiccant packets haven't changed much, huh? - Coil in a can

- Coil in a can on Flickr

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Posted by: Wilson! on September 22, 2008 at 7:37 AM

Dessicant

Well, I see one thing different on that dessicant pack - it doesn't say "Do not eat." I guess people were smarter back then...

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Posted by: ehrichweiss on September 22, 2008 at 1:11 PM

testing cache..just ignore

I gotta test the stupid browser cache just so I can prove that an issue I'm having isn't on my end.

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