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I had one of these in the bathroom and would listen to the radio while I curled my hair.

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[–] SpaceNoodle 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, it was formally mandated in 1985 that every US household had to have at least one in working condition and powered on at all times, including power outages (hence the battery backup).

[–] awh 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had mine in the 90s when I moved out on my own the first time. That said, pretty sure it was a charity-shop purchase.

[–] blueskiesoc 3 points 1 year ago

They are still thrift store purchases. I've seen some recently. They don't die.

[–] Mickey7 3 points 1 year ago

Yes they were popular. No cell phones where you could just set an alarm. And people didn't have a TV in every room in their house as many do today. It was normally in the bedroom. So it was your morning alarm and the radio was the entertainment

[–] corvett 3 points 1 year ago

I had one of those into the 2000s