It sat in my parents’ dining room for 30 years or more: an old oak stereo console with large speakers concealed by green fabric. It filled my childhood with a harmony and clarity we could use lots ...

Some days are just lucky ones. Such was the day I found a half-century old console stereo at an estate sale. It isn't exactly like the one my parents had, but it's sure close. Today, people stick in ...

It sat in my parents' dining room for 30 years or more: an old oak stereo console with large speakers concealed by green fabric. It filled my childhood with a harmony and clarity we could use lots ...

Back in presumably the early 1960s, [David]’s grandfather bought a console stereo featuring a record player, AM/FM radio and a rather astounding stereo speaker system that would be more than enough to ...

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There was a time when consumer electronics were statement items, designed to resemble quality furniture that would be shown off as a centerpiece of the home. Televisions in ornate wooden cabinets, or ...

It sat in my parents' dining room for 30 years or more: an old oak stereo console with large speakers concealed by green fabric. It filled my childhood with a harmony and clarity we could use lots ...

Editor's note: A prior version of this column was distributed by Cagle Cartoons in 2014. It is an excerpt from Tom Purcell's humorous book, "Misadventures of a 1970s Childhood," available at ...

[Noozhawk’s note: A version of this column originally was published in 2014. It is an excerpt from Tom Purcell’s humorous book, Misadventures of a 1970s Childhood.] It sat in my parents’ dining room ...

It sat in my parents’ dining room for 30 years or more: an old oak stereo console with large speakers concealed by green fabric. It filled my childhood with a harmony and clarity we could use lots ...