THE 1997 ANTIQUE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION
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THE 1997 ANTIQUE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

The annual convention of the Antique Wireless Association was held in near-perfect weather in Rochester New York in September. Many of the most active key collectors attended, and swapped keys and stories from before dawn each day until late at night..

The Annual Key and Telegraph symposium was

chaired by Canadian Collector Murray Willer:(8KB)

The session began with the presentation of awards for outstanding contributions to knowledge in the field of Telegraph to:

Murray Willer:(10KB)
and to

Roger Reinke:(9KB)

After the initial excitement of the pre-dawn hunt for exotic keys, several collectors gathered for a group photograph.

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(Left-to-Right) Tony Rogozinsky, Gil Schlehman, Peter Malvasi, Tom French, Brad Wilson, Tom Perera, Doug Palmer, and Greg Raven.


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Peter Malvasi, Roger Reinke, Tom Perera, and Gil Schlehman sitting around Roger's wonderful display of early land-line equipment.


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Gil Schlehman and Bill Holly standing in front of Tom Perera's 45 foot long display of telegraph equipment.


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Tom Perera's travelling telegraph museum on the road. Air-filled bags inside the rear springs help keep things level.


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Greg Raven photographing some of Roger Reinke's keys.


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a day's purchases and trades spread out on the bedspread of one of the motel rooms.

I hope that we will see YOU at next year's meet !!

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