1938 Football Fan’s Portable

1938DecPS21938DecPSEighty years ago this month, the December 1938 issue of Popular Science carried the plans for this portable radio designed for the fan who wanted to listen to the radio play-by-play while watching the big game.

According to the magazine, “when the final whistle blows, you’ll know a lot more about the plays you saw than will your neighbors in the football stands.”

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