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chicot60
02-21-2015, 01:40 PM
http://i.imgur.com/9Jy5qJ4.jpg

These were developed in the 50s and used ultrasonic sound the corresponding TV was designed to pick up.

http://i.imgur.com/lSmnrsU.jpg

No electronics at all! Just aluminum rods of different lengths. The buttons actuate an aluminum striker for each rod.

http://i.imgur.com/PCapAga.jpg

You can see the tops of the strikers here...

http://i.imgur.com/fVl8FfY.jpg

And here is the far left striker. Each one is a slightly different length, and has as many grooves around the center as each corresponding rod has around one end.

teamwork000
02-21-2015, 02:22 PM
Had to replace the little pen springs once a year...

bigbadbrother
02-21-2015, 05:05 PM
I remember them. My dad had a Zenith back in 60 something.