World Radio Labs 1956 catalog

I saw this on the wonderful Worldradiohistory site:

source: https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Modern-Era-Miscellaneous/World-Radio-Laboratories-1956-Catalog-16.pdf

I never knew that WRL was a full line distributor, this catalog looks like one from Allied or Lafayette.  But of course as a ham I was attracted to the bargain pages at the back, for example the surplus command sets:

and the surplus J-38 key:

Here is the semi-obligatory inflated price for that key:

Yeah, I'd buy a J-38 at that inflated price !

Which begs the question:  why don't the 21st century electronics distributors have anything "fun" to sell OR why not bargains ?  I guess they have learned the lessons of Fry's or Radio Shack too well.


Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm