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To: vannrox

I remember the REAL Army-Navy stores.
In 1960 I bought a surplus Geiger counter in one. It took about a month before it stopped working, but I still have it. It needs 2 large electrolytic capacitors and 4 D-cell batteries.
The Army-Navy stores really were an adventure for young boys.


28 posted on 12/26/2018 5:25:37 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Chivalry is not dead. It is a warriors code and only practiced by warriors.)
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I had a civil defense one that needed a 22-1/2 volt battery...


47 posted on 12/26/2018 6:37:17 AM PST by null and void (The Deep State is why even though our economy is booming, the stock market is losing ground.)
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