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July 2018
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Last month: TV tube pullers
This month’s item was probably a must-
have in homes at one time. Do you
know what it is?
What is it?
Last month’s mystery items were TV tube
pullers. While quite obscure, they have an
interesting local history. The tube pullers
were submitted by BEACON readers Bob
M
DEAR
ARIE
By
Marie
Segale
[email protected]
Dear Marie,
My 9-year-old daughter
invited a girl from her school
to a sleep over at our house.
We have known the girl for
a while; she seems like a
nice girl from a good fam-
ily. After the sleep over, we
realized a small crystal figure
that was on the table in our
and Chuck Andrews. Their uncle, Lee
Andrews, repaired televisions for Admiral in
the 1940’s. The tubes that had to be removed
were usually hot, so Mr. Andrews invented
the tube pullers. He even went so far as to
have a patent on them. A “hot” bit of local
trivia!
This month’s challenge was certainly a
household item used long before electricity
was commonplace in most households.
Please e-mail your guesses to editor@
goBEACONnews.com by Friday, June 25.
Good luck!
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living room was missing. It
had originally belonged to my
now-deceased mother-in-law.
Of course, it meant a great
deal to my husband. When
we realized it was gone, we
were very upset. No other
guests had been at our home
since the sleep over. It’s been
a while since that happened,
but I still think we should do
something. Marie, what do
you think I should do?
Dottie from Bright
Dottie that certainly is up-
setting for your entire family,
feeling violated by a guest
you invited into your home,
especially to your daughter
who believes the girl is her
friend. The act could have
been innocent; the little girl
may have thought it was
pretty and just wanted to hold
it, which turned into keeping
it. Imagining a little girl steal-
ing something is tough and is
a touchy situation. I think the
only thing you can do is go to
her parents and very delicate-
ly ask if their daughter might
have seen anything happen to
the small crystal. Of course,
you will need to explain how
sentimental the piece is to
your family. If nothing else,
it can provide a valuable op-
portunity for the parents to
have a discussion with their
child about the importance of
honesty.
Do you have