The Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-02-09, Page 25By Vaughan Douglas•
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When Fred Creed was .nine. years-
old be built his rirsvelistelliet! •a
as he 'rim& "Everbody
you were alittle weir1%,
say, hears votees, pointpg
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Ihrettgh the fir'." lieisaiwhe was
• weaned on eleetratii4., building
• Today: Fred :area in Kit -
chew'. andhantheiiirgest., collection.
of: Atwater 'Kentradj�re�ejversjn
Canada. leekanfeng the, ma •
collectors of Atwater Kent radios in
the United States he Would.:taak
about fifth;
For those whose rsemory.einig. „...
back to the 1929sAnd the ear •
of radio the Atwater Kent Iki
was consideredlbe best •1P
says they Were thiViereet
radios. :-
And what was Piero '
was a car, andln;;)ta dy it.
classed the Cathila4
Creed lias--aossiettlifiOf
and he is:Still: ,...colleettnAtrati
,
Kent receivers; nog at thePaint
41: where he heedith.,:t Ore sets.';
he would. then -118W, tilie,
production. of A;twa:.
19227.6r) 1928.
These wer.e.'
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the -boine..
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Aiwite Kent WO -receivers,
4.0te so popular during the
Ken from 1922 to 1928.
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