Does anyone know about "melody ships", they were built in the 1920's, sometimes a radio was added. Any antiquey people out there who know anything, email me. I haven't been able to find anything on the internet. I have the Santa Maria. |
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Is this what you are looking for?
http://radioattic.com/item_sold.php?radio=0096137
-Dave
also some debate on it here:
http://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=638023&highlight=&sid=4e347e1c74aa33de186867f347b3416d
-D
http://www.antiqueradio.com/gonshor_shipantenna_02-00.html
http://www.theoldradiofixerupperguy.com/dial%20scales.html
http://www.antiqueradios.org/glassmangallery.html
and lots more, it is majestic melody radio:)
-D
and here is the history of it..and some details:
http://www.tuberadioland.com/majestic1s49_main.html
does it still work? You may get some more detailed answeres from allenford radio, that has sadly moved from allenford to..manitoulin I think but they should still be on the internet somwhere
-D
Hey Dave,
I checked out the links, and alas, they are not the same.
Thanks for all your work though.
I should post a picture of it. It was done in or around 1920, it is an actual ship model, and they had the option of putting a radio in it. My Grandfather didn't, but the ship is really neat. All the intricate rigging, little people, original paint job. I was pretty sure it was called a melody ship, and put the book and blueprints away in one of my notorious "special spots", and I can't for the life of me find it.
I will post a picture once my batteries are charged.
It's really beautiful.
Thanks,
Grease
Lisa, your history is off about 10 years. Your Nana R. was about 11 or 12 when Pops Perrett was putting the ship together. It was a project during the Depression to keep their minds off the fears of job and wage cuts at Babcox and Willcox where he was a cost estimator among other things. Nana told me the most difficult and tedious part was tying individual knots on the rigging. Mum
Wow..mum..I have an old boiler decomissioned(here at mcmaster university)that was designed and delivered in the 30's from BW.He must have been involved somehow.
-Dave
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