Vintage Fire House/Hose Equipments. I’m not sure what these items are. They are two pieces, clipped & stacked together. One has a marking “John H. Clay”, the other “E.F.H. Co”.

Recently I decided to dis-assemble a vintage stereo receiver (for business purposes). Never done it before. I did know where to start, but wasn’t sure how safe it would be. Removing the knobs and switches, and cutting the wires was easy. The tricky part was the electric components - I nearly got zapped several times. *grin* (kids, if you’re reading this, please don’t do play with electrical parts:)

This is what it looks like at first.

After two hours of work, this city-like landscape of circuitry became….

… a skeleton wasteland. Nearly a clean pick through and through…

In retrospect, it did not feel good taking things apart like this. This was once a decent receiver called the PIONEER SX-737. For audio collectors, this act may be considered a great crime…

Well, I did get several cuts on my hands. It almost felt like this unit tried to find a way to get back at me. It’s like a karma thing. You destroy something, and that something will find its way back to haunt you…

I lost something today, not just the machine, but a little of myself.