THE GREAT MULLARD MAGIC BLOG
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS
Posted by STEVE MYCIUNKA on
Well, here we are, a New Year and New Year resolutions ready to be broken. The sale season is in full swing as I found whilst being dragged around yesterday and saw the following sign! All that remains to be said is to all of you is do enjoy a happy and prosperous 2016 and remember to buy your radio and collectable needs throughout the year from MULLARD MAGIC ................ or..................... THE OTHER MULLARD MAGIC
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AUDIO VALVES GET ICY COLD - HINT CRYO TREATMENT CONTENT
Posted by STEVE MYCIUNKA on
Well, we have all heard about it and it's surprising how much some people have to say on the subject too. Have you ever wondered what happens when you cryo treat valves, well, Telefunken knew all about this and produced a film for 1930's cinema goers to show what happens to the valve . As you can see, a rapid reduction in temperature causes the valve to reach for it's scarf and additionally makes it very grouchy so that when it grabs the electrons that comprise the signal it amplifies, it does so in a very rough and unkind...
1920's TRF COILS & WHAT ARE THE WILD WAVES SAYING?
Posted by STEVE M on
Coils for TRF sets are an interesting thing from the early days of radio and one enterprising manufacturer, Igranic labelled their coils with the epithet "What are the wild waves saying". Today of course we think of this as a romantic imagining of those radio waves oscillating through the air and coming into the house through that gap under the pantry door. But, in actuality, this isn't the case because this tag line was an early example of "celebrity marketing", you know the sort of thing, an aftershave named after a "celebrity" so that the aspirational can emulate the smell of...
- Tags: decca 78, igranic, lani mcintire, ray kinney, trf, tuning coil, what are the wild waves saying
USES FOR SLINKY - NOT JUST FOR ANTENNA THOUGH
Posted by STEVE MYCIUNKA on
Slinky is a toy that was invented and developed by naval engineer Richard T James 1943 and first shown to the waiting World at Gimbels department store in Philadelphia USA in November 1945. Not surprisingly, the toy was a hit, selling its entire inventory of 400 units in ninety minutes. James and his wife Betty manufactured Slinky and several related toys such as the Slinky Dog and Suzie, the Slinky Worm. In 1960, James' wife Betty became president of James Industries, and, in 1964, moved the operation to Hollidaysberg Pensylvania In 1998, Betty James sold the company to Poof Products, Inc.. Slinky was originally...
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CHRISTMAS PREPARATIONS IN THE MULLARD MAGIC HOUSEHOLD, BAH HUMBUG
Posted by STEVE MYCIUNKA on
Ho ho ho, it's that time again, to the loft I was sent by Mrs Mullard Magic to get the tree down so we can put it up. Thereafter came a sequence of huffing, puffing, muttering and sighing which was a wonder to behold as you can see from the photo below: - You see, our (vintage) serially connected christmas lights had ceased to work. Mrs Mullard decided enough was enough and we went on a fraught foray to our local shopping centre to get some new whiz-bang lights. Of course, the ones I wanted were NOT SUITABLE, can't think why:- Just...
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