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Atwater Kent Model 3 Breadboard (1923) Retail was the world’s first trulyAtwater Kent Model 3 Breadboard The Atwater Kent Model 3, released in 1923, is one of the most iconic "breadboard" radios of the early broadcasting era, so named because its mechanical and electrical parts were mounted completely exposed on a polished mahogany board rather than hidden away inside a wooden cabinet. This open air design allowed curious families to watch the glowing glass vacuum tubes inside as they manually tuned into early local radio