Tandy Leather & Tandy Electronics

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 I often wondered about the connection  between the two companies. The only reason I had an interest in Tandy Electronics is because in an earlier part of my life, long before my love of leather,  I used to tinker with electronics , restore antique valve radios, mess about with radios, stereos etc .  One of my sheds still contains all of that stuff. 

I very recently  watched a doco on Youtube about the decline of  TE  and thats what piqued my interest all over  again. 

Heres some interesting info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._Tandy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Electronics

I also spotted a commonality between the two companies.....they're both over priced  HA !! 

HS

[garypl]

As far as I know all of the Tandy/Radio Shack stores in the United States are now closed.  I used to buy small electronic components from the local Radio Shack.  Once everything went solid state, I guess demand for components dropped severely, leaving only Radio Shack branded merchandise.  The brand which never seemed to have a reputation for top quality, although I still use a Radio Shack multimeter I bought about 30 years ago.

 

[Handstitched]

54 minutes ago, garypl said:

I still use a Radio Shack multimeter I bought about 30 years ago.

Funny you should say that, because I  also have one too but I accidentally  blew mine up  I had it on the wrong setting....oops!   **poof**  and it was dead. 

Just glad that the leather side of the ' empire' remained and didn't go the way of the electronics business, even if they are overpriced   However, I doubt the ' electronic nerds' (like myself ) hate to hear that ha ha !! 

Perhaps one day I'll  restore a valve radio with a hand made and hand carved   leather case eh ? 

Leather hand bag radio ?    Now I'm being silly. 

mmmmm?........however.........?

HS 

 

 

 

[Sheilajeanne]

My first computer was a Tandy! No compliants - it lasted may years until the video card bit the dust! Used it for all my nursing college papers/assignments.

Also had a Tandy laptop -brick of a thing, but it, too was nearly impossible to kill.

 

I nearly bought a tube radio yesterday: the radio of my childhood, a late '40's Viking (T. Eaton Co.) Still works, sounds great...ah, the nostalgia!! 

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/electrohom_viking_49_33_emu51_418.html