Checking out swap and auction items

The kitchen crew readying the lunch goodies. Yes that's pumpkin pie!

Loading plates at the donation lunch

Unusual items at the auction included a GE table cover for $2

An RCA 45 RPM player in its original carton for $18

A Motorola Conelrad receiver complete with crystals for $8

A Carlson-designed homebrew speaker cabinet for $30

A sound-level meter for $30

And a spark-gap medical device for $5

A number of auction items came in pairs such as these Radio Shack CB sets for $5

Twin blue-face Eico signal generators for $5

And a pair of Bogen Challenger amps for $40

A Philco 118B cathedral in awful cosmetic condition brought $13

An RCA cathedral in obvious incorrect colors brought $7

By contrast, a Crosley Trirdyn with three tubes in much better condition brought $20

And a Freed-Eisenman with tubes in very good condition brought $50

Two boxes of 45 RPM records were a bargain at $16

There were lots of bargains in the $1 to $3 range including this Pearce-Simpson direction finder radio for $3

A Webcor tape recorder for $2

And a Hallicrafters TV for $1