Although the ice cream looks more like dry wall spackle this radio, made in 1977, still plays beautiful static-y music like the day it was born. Made by Amico, the only sign of decay is the color of the ice cream itself which has faded from the purrfect strawberry pink on the inner side of the plastic to a dull brown rum raisin outside. The cone pulls out of the base so you can walk around pretending you’re eating it, a fun activity for some back in the day, especially those on roller skates. I remember thinking that there should be bases for real ice cream cones so people like me who licked slow to drag out the ecstasy of my favorite Pralines ‘n Cream wouldn’t have it dripping all over their hands. This is still my emergency radio in case of earthquakes.
Ludovicah
“This is still my emergency radio in case of earthquakes” = AWESOME. I can just imagine you stumbling through a post apocalyptic landscape clutching a plastic ice cream. Way to put a smily face on a disaster! 🙂
windupkitty
Oh how I covet this object of extreme desire….that is just way too cool…and yeah, Ludovicah, you said it! Can’t you see it!!?? Buried under shards of pink formica,clutching the ice cream radio,thinking of the next cool project while rescue workers dig her out!!! “Think I’ll write a song to the beat of 6.7 on the richter scale with back up vocals from several falling objet d’art!!!! “Course let’s hope that earthquake never happens!!!!!