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EDNY
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Lost in the Fifties
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December 29, 2016, 08:39:46 PM »
This is a 3 minute video slide show, and worth the time it takes to watch it.
If you lived during the 1950s you will recognize the pictures and
not need captions (since there are none). If you didn't live in the 50's, see what you missed.
A little nostalgia, some good memories, some not.
https://safeshare.tv/x/FEDEwZHZXu
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TFoch
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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December 29, 2016, 09:02:10 PM »
Cool slideshow. I still have some S&H Green Stamps I never turned in.
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FATnLOW
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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December 29, 2016, 10:05:56 PM »
I remember alot of that.thanks for posting
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sixball
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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December 29, 2016, 11:35:55 PM »
A lot of memories there, Thanks. We collected Gun Brothers and Blue Chip stamps too. Did any of you ever have Sea Monkeys? Huge Davy Crockett fan!
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62131
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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December 30, 2016, 07:59:51 AM »
Wow that brought back a lot of memories, it seemed a lot simpler back then. thanks
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vette59jdwl
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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December 30, 2016, 06:45:00 PM »
Real Cool and thanks and oh Happy New Years to all my friends and relatives both sides of the border lol vette59jdwl
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sixball
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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December 30, 2016, 08:41:44 PM »
THERE"S A BORDER?
Any of the cry baby celebrities get there yet? Happy New Year!
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chevygarage
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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June 10, 2017, 06:02:26 AM »
that was a good video. what was that black thing with the numbers in a circle? i wasn't there but wish i could go there. jeff
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62131
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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June 10, 2017, 07:05:43 AM »
Are your talking about the sign off symbol of a TV station at the beginning? It was a symbol used by TV stations when they were signing on and off the air, back in the day TV station only broadcasted so many hours a day not 24 like they do now.
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sixball
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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June 10, 2017, 12:42:31 PM »
They called them the "Test Pattern" Before the station came on in the morning you could use it to adjust the brightness, focus and contrast of your TV set. Later you could adjust the color and tint. Sometimes they played music when they weren't broadcasting picture. A simpler time.
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sammons
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June 10, 2017, 01:23:00 PM »
Yep, around midnight when programing was over the national anthem would play(usually with a pic of the flag waving). Then either the test pattern or snow. Then in the morning the test pattern would be on for 15mins or so before programing would start.
A friend of mines father was an RCA dealer, repairman. He had some box that would wire into the antenna lead with the pattern for setting the b/w tvs and a newer color bar for setting color tv's.
I remember the Indian head pattern the most on the local CBS station.
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chevygarage
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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June 10, 2017, 02:25:53 PM »
no no no, the black thing with the circle of numbers, the phone, you don't see any of them anymore. jeff
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sammons
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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June 10, 2017, 02:40:08 PM »
Oh, haha. My little town didn't even get "pulse tone" phones with the push buttons till the late 70s
Both my shop phones were Ma Bell rotary phones untill about 2010 when I turned them back to AT&T. Had a fella (around 30yrs old) that broke down and wanted to use my phone. I kept pointing to the bench and said there, he said "how does that work? I have never seen one"
They had a good loud ringer and dust/overspray never effected the rotary dial, you would grab the lacqure thinner and wipe off the numbers once in a while so you could read them. Damn neart indestructable!
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62131
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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June 10, 2017, 04:19:26 PM »
Oh that thing I guess they are a funny looking contraption to the younger generations
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ghost28
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Re: Lost in the Fifties
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June 10, 2017, 11:32:35 PM »
rotary dial on a phone. You can still find them in antique stores
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