Re: 1947--the future of walkie-talkies

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From: hanc...
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:20

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On Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 3:04:48 AM UTC-5, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> > There were also short films on tv, 'Industry on Parade'. The intro was
> > lots of factories belching smoke and fumes.
> 
> Don't forget the factory whistle - that was its signature sound.

I think those sort of things were shown in cartoons of the 1940s.

I seem to remember a cartoon factory whistle having a face and
putting his two fingers in his mouth for the sound.

(Side note--our public schools had IBM clocks with buzzers,
not bells, including a loud buzzer for the schoolyard.)

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