Show us your radios!

[MissMittens]

Very nice indeed

All better condition than most of mine so far. Got the Transoceanic to finish internally (externally restored), the Philco console is done, and the Zenith 7S363 I bought last week for $27 is complete but very rough right now. I've neglected my wood radios to get my communication receivers done, and now you've made me feel bad, lol!!

 

[MissMittens]

Actually, while I remember - I have a BEAUTIFUL cabinet for a 1925 Arbourphone 25. Complete with brass dial escutcheon. No chassis whatsoever. If anyone has the internals and would like the cabinet........

 

[Nathan]

I started collecting transistor radios because they bring back fond memories of my own childhood... And because I've run out of room for the bigger sets!!

 

[Angus Forbes]

Interesting to see the transistor radios. I have a Zenith 50 (six transistor) that belonged to my dad. He bought it circa 1960. I remember using it nightimes to DX as a kid. Darned little thing still plays, although there is not much to hear on AM radio around here at present.

I also have two beautiful Atwater-Kents, one a tombstone and one a cathedral, whose pictures I will post if I ever figure out how. Also two 1950's era German "dentals" (an Emud and a Blaupunkt Stockholm) that work like gangbusters.

 

[Giftmacher]

It doesn't look best on the vid, but it's fine
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn313/Giftmacher/DSC_7408.jpg
[video=youtube;_WGo7QeK6EQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WGo7QeK6EQ[/video]

 

[Nathan]

it doesn't look best on the vid, but it's fine
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn313/giftmacher/dsc_7408.jpg
[video=youtube;bycoxkz5s8m]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bycoxkz5s8m[/video]

now that was cool! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Giftmacher]

Thank you!

 

[Mr. Hallack]

My recent acquisitions: Yes I love old radios

 

[Giftmacher]

How old they are? Those are VHF scales?

 

[Mr. Hallack]

The Hallicrafters on top is from 1946, The Brewster radio is early 50's, and on the bottom, Farnsworth radio i believe is before 1941. Right now only the Hallicrafters is working, just re-capped it. Need a couple of tubes for the Brewster, and nearly everything for the Farnsworth. And i have about 25 or so more radios in the collection, most i am still working on as $$ allows!!

 

[Mrs Chaddsley_Corbett]

Things Deco, have the reproduction BLUEBIRD radios back in stock

http://www.thingsdeco.com/homeaccessories/bluebird-radio.html

 

[russa11]

nice radios Mr Hallack. I too also have the S-38 Hallicrafters. They are a good work horse of a radio. I have over a dozen shortwave radios but this one is my favorite.

 

[Argee]

picked this one up today. It was filthy. I gave it a once over when I got home then cautiously plugged it in. It actually works. Needs some adjusting though. Here it is all cleaned up. Anybody recognize the model? I can't figure it out, there is no company name anywhere on it.

 

[dhermann1]

Dude! That's a very nice radio, don't know the make. But you should never plug in and turn on and old tube radio unless it's been gone over by a qualified tech, and had the capacitors replaced. There's a definite danger of fire. I learned the hard way many years ago.
But enjoy the radio, it's a beauty.

 

[Giftmacher]

Many capacitors may be salvaged following this: http://www.vcomp.co.uk/tech_tips/reform_caps/reform_caps.htm
If exchange is needed, I suggest to try dissect old capacitor and in empty tube put new, just like here:
http://www.radiohistoria.sk/Oldradio/main.nsf/wdocu/0000707
or here: http://www.radiohistoria.sk/Oldradio/main.nsf/wdocu/0000549.

 

[Mr. Hallack]

picked this one up today. It was filthy. I gave it a once over when I got home then cautiously plugged it in. It actually works. Needs some adjusting though. Here it is all cleaned up. Anybody recognize the model? I can't figure it out, there is no company name anywhere on it.

Nice radio, you did a great clean up job. Check with these guys here: www.antiqueradios.com for an ID, although today 11/20/11 I have not been able to log in to the site.

 

[Argee]

I'm aware you are supposed to replace all the capacitors first, but my curiosity got the better of me. I'll be replacing them in due course. After doing some research I suspect it was made by Detrola for another company.

 

[Amy Jeanne]

1934 Philco

 

[MissMittens]

Not quite the golden era, but it's a rather nice 1947 Zenith TO

 

[MissMittens]

My restored 1937 Philco