Mystery Gadget 39

What's happening with this device?

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Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 02, 2016
Category: Technology | 1920s

Comments

I was led astray by the air hoses. They must be for cooling the vacuum tubes?

Posted by BMN on 08/02/16 at 11:09 AM

Too hard. I've decided this picture has nothing to do with the description of the device, so these guys are on break, blowing air on a fan to see how fast it would go 'round.

Posted by Virtual on 08/02/16 at 02:59 PM

it was just as I suspected: the first pornographic television for home use.

Posted by Greg on 08/03/16 at 09:06 PM

Looks like some kind of intercom system.

Posted by Fritz G on 08/06/16 at 07:19 AM

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