One of the aides who works in my room at school gave me a great gift the other day: an old bakelite Airline radio, sold by Montgomery Ward. He presented it rather nonchalantly in a Wal-mart bag, but when I saw what was inside, my heart lurched. I have searched for a few years for a functional radio to give that special little detail to my 1950’s style kitchen, but a multitude of factors usually prevented my buying one. For the functional radios, price usually scared me away. Still, though, I wanted that special look, and this little radio has it all.
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