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Bill Smith, W5USM, of Texas, has sent along an interesting piece of radio history -- two QSLs from Art Collins, the founder of Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. As a young man, Collins got his ham license, 9CXX, in December 1923. | |
This QSL (left) is totally handmade; Collins drew them one-by-one on penny postcards. Bill is told that Collins did not make many of these, and so this one is somewhat unique. | |
In April 1924, it is believed, Art took pains to make the drawing for the card shown (left). It was transferred to a printer's block, and is therefore a printed QSL. The drawing is an actual depiction of his homemade equipment, which still exists in a private collection. This card belongs to J. B. Jenkins, W5EU, who worked for Collins for over 40 years. |