Pink radio ?

[Dick Blaney]

I don't remember those radios, but Lionel had that "Edsel like
Technology" type of marketing strategy with it's model trains.  The
idea "bombed" big time.
73 de
Dick, WB8MHE
wb8mhe at bright.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Berry <basalop at gte.net>
To: BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 1:43 PM
Subject: Pink radio ?


>Back many yars ago, when I was knee-high to an 807, I remember seeing
an ad
>in ham magazine (QST probably) for pink National or Hammarlund
receivers.
>It was probably in the late 50's or early 60's.  What the manufacture
was
>attempting to do was attract female buyers.  I guess pink was a
popular
>color then.  I do remember you could buy pink refrigerators and
stoves
>(yuk).  Now did I have a bad dream or did this really happen?  Wonder
if
>anyone remembers seeing the ad and if so, has anyone ever seen a
factory
>painted pink radio?
>
>73 Jim K7SLI
>
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