Thanks to Bob Howard for his mention of automobile radios. He explained a 60
year old mystery.
When I as about 5 years old (mid 1930s) I went with my father to buy a car.
It was a Dodge Sedan. I remember the badge on the rear with a six pointed
star and "Dodge Brothers" on it. I vaguely remember wings as part of the
badge but I'm not sure. Anyway, the salesperson took the radio knobs off,
and showed that they really were keys. He selling point was that you could
remove the knobs, and "kids", I assumed me because I had done it myself,
couldn't turn the radio on and drain the battery. Back then my father never
locked the car, and I was fee to climb in and play driver. Now I know it
wasn't just directed at me.
BTW, heaters were still an option, and the first thing my father did was
take it to a shop and have a South Wind gas heater installed. Those are the
folks who returned to prominence after all those years when the VW heaters
proved inadequate. They were a popular aftermaket addition.
Thanks again Bob. Is there any way I could get a copy of the article?
Jack
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