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Radio club find $10,000 in antique radioMembers of the New Jersey Antique Radio Club did the right thing when they found a thick envelope containing $10,000 beneath the lid of an old Crawford three-dialer from the 1920's. Amateur Radio Newsline's Fred Vobbe, W8HDU, has more: The Asbury Park Press reports the New Jersey Antique Radio Club had planned to auction off the radios for the deceased collector's sister. One of its members called the woman to inform her of the situation. The next day club president Phil Vourtsis delivered the envelope to her, and the story of how the money ended up in the radio began to unfold. The newspaper quotes Ray Chase, as saying the donor's brother was known for having money around the house. He had kept some in a dresser by his bed. One day it was gone, with no sign of a break-in and was distressed to discover a large sum of money missing. This occurred shortly before he died. After talking with the donor, it was determined that with his failing memory the brother must have mistakenly placed the envelope in the Crawford radio next to his dresser and simply forgot hew had put it there. The sister said it didn't surprise her very much that money was discovered in the radio. But the honesty of the members of the New Jersey Antique Radio Club brought the money back where it belonged. Talk about a happy ending.
Fred Vobbe, W8HDU The New Jersey Antique Radio Club maintains a museum and
headquarters at the InfoAge Science and History Learning Center. A club
spoksman says the auction of the $10,000 Radio will be announced on its
Web site, where
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