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The 33 1/3 second mystery #21
While we anxiously await the solution to Fimble's basement water in #20, here is another conundrum:
You couldn't buy one before 1915. You couldn't buy a powered one before 1939. You couldn't buy one at all after the late 1960's in the US unless it was imported. Now most major manufacturers sell them. What is it? |
Cars
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It's not cars, there were domestic cars made in the late 60's. It's something else. . .
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nope, that guess doesn't make anysense, so I had to edit myself. |
Phonograph/record player?
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Hmm, crazy guess but the radio? They use radio frequency but wasnt till late 30s that they became electric powered (ex plugins like a walkman)?
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No to all, but one answer has an edge.
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razors
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My guess is a convertible. Before 1915 cars were either open or closed, not convertible. Peugeot motorized them in '39. In the 70's you were pretty much limited to euro-imports for convertibles (bug, etc) |
You've got to wonder though, they still sold older models in the late 60's, and you could buy used. . . (nitpick)
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Well done, shakran. A few points of order, though. The 1939 Plymouth Coupe could be had with a powered top, also. Not a bad deal for $900, wouldn't you agree?
Although some will argue the point, a crystal radio is independent of a power source, e.g. battery. You win a convertible bunny. :D |
If you allow yourself to forget about inflation you can get pretty sick looking at 1930's car prices. Dusenbergs could be had for what a minivan costs today ;)
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Um, US-made convertibles were available in the late 60's. They didn't leave until 1976.
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