Blast From The Past - Metal Detector Catalog Ads

CyberSage · Nov 26, 2008

Thought everyone would get a kick out of these. Maybe even used one of these babies! State of the art metal detectors from the mid 1970's. I want one!

Wards

Sears

JCPenney

Keep Swing'in
Jack

Cfmct · Nov 26, 2008

Pretty cool Jack

tony48 · Nov 26, 2008

Ha, right next to the port-a-loo :lol:

Some of those look extremely awkward to swing!

CyberSage · Nov 26, 2008

Here is an old Whites ad from 1979. Even Cooler!

Whites Ad from 1986. Not that long ago.

Keep Swing'in
Jack

BillZ · Nov 26, 2008

I need one of those porto-toilets to strap to my back. :lol:

Seems every time I trek to the chosen spot for the day and start detecting, nature calls.

SpringTxDigger · Nov 26, 2008

Jack those are cool. Thanks for sharing.

Carol K · Nov 26, 2008

Blast from the past is right!

You know, really, the 1970's wasn't that long ago. If only I would have had one back then!

AWU · Nov 26, 2008

the goldmaster discriminator is what my girlfriends mom gave to me.it still works it is what i started detecting with. real heavy but i found my first and only gold with it. ill post pictures of it later, it has a hard case and both the search coils.its pretty cool.

Ed in KC · Nov 26, 2008

Cool! I had forgotten all about the Ted Williams brand.

tabdog · Nov 26, 2008

I wish I still had my first detector.

Memories.

Tabdog

emdees · Nov 26, 2008

No thanks... we scared too many people when we borrowed that old Garrett! LOUD! :shock:

emdees

Nortonics · Nov 26, 2008

Man, those ad's bring back memories of the Lafayette Radio and Knight Kit catalogs from my childhood:

I drooled all over those - cool stuff...

CyberSage · Nov 26, 2008

Popular Mechanics 1933

DJBishop · Nov 26, 2008

Yeah, thats how I dig... In a three piece suit!

CyberSage · Nov 26, 2008

Modern Mechanics 1934

kystonewall · Nov 26, 2008

I like the one from the 30's. I couldn't imagine packing that thing all day!

AWU · Nov 26, 2008

Here's a pic of my Goldmaster and the guy from the instruction manual. He was very helpful! It was my first metal detector, I tried to just put it together and go.....didn't work out so well! Definately need to read those old manuals before trying to use one!

RaylandRat · Nov 26, 2008

Cool old ads. I remember the RELCO detectors in TRUE TREASURE magizines.

CyberSage · Nov 26, 2008

RaylandRat said:
Cool old ads. I remember the RELCO detectors in TRUE TREASURE magizines.

From the June 1971 Issue ... A Relco Detector!

Beefcake · Nov 26, 2008

Dang Jack... Just think how Dorky our DFX's will look in about 10 years... And we think we are state of the art! Very cool thread Jack! How bout the hunting in a suit and tie...lol I need to get a cowboy hat like that too...

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