Addison B19 AM 1947 (Battery) (N)
Date: 07/21/2006
Obtained through swap with fellow ARCI club member.
Made in Canada
Made in Canada
Airline 62-217 AM Farm Radio 1935 (S)
Date: 04/18/2010
Purchased from a fellow ARCI club member...restored with ac supply
Airline 14BR-521A AM 1946 (S)
Date: 06/02/2009
As found. Hope to be able to fill broken part and come up with a dial scale
Airline 14BR-736A AM-SW 1941 (S)
Date: 06/04/2010
Electrically restored. Fabricated new plastic dial lens. Stripped and refinished cabinet.
Tunes 540-1600kc and 9-12mc
Tunes 540-1600kc and 9-12mc
Airline 62-217 Dial Detail
Date: 08/05/2008
Notice the upper half of the dial lists stations in the East, West and Central U.S. Look close and you will see: WISN, WCFL, WENR, WBBM, WGN, WTMJ, WIND, and of course, WMAQ along the right edge of the dial pointer. Band color dot (window) in lower center indicates band selected. Neat dial for 1935! Select full size for super close-up
Airline 62-425 AM 1936 (S)
Date: 06/20/2010
A nice "Art Deco" style radio. Obtained through a trade for repair of a ARCI club member's radio.
Made possibly by Davidson-Hayes Co. or US Radio & Television Corp.
Tunes 535-1720kc
Made possibly by Davidson-Hayes Co. or US Radio & Television Corp.
Tunes 535-1720kc
Airline 64-WG-1801C AM 1946 (S)
Date: 04/18/2010
As found.
Made by Wells-Gardner Co. of Chicago, Ill.
Tunes 535-1620kc
Made by Wells-Gardner Co. of Chicago, Ill.
Tunes 535-1620kc
Airline 84KR1520B AM 1948 (N)
Date: 02/11/2008
Picked up from fellow member at Antique Radio Club of Illinois swap meet. Very small originally painted metal cabinet.
Airline WG-1804-9 AM 1946 (S)
Date: 07/21/2006
Electrically restored. Clean/polish cabinet and hardware.
Made by Wells-Gardner Co. of Chicago, Ill.
Tunes 535-1620kc
Made by Wells-Gardner Co. of Chicago, Ill.
Tunes 535-1620kc
Arvin 444A "Midget" AM 1946 (I)
Date: 08/01/2009
As found. Will strip and paint. Also replace the missing dial face
Continental 1600 AM-Clock 1940's (N)
Date: 07/21/2008
As found. Left side rear broken/missing plastic
Crosley 56TN AM-SW 1948 (S)
Date: 06/08/2006
Electrically restored. Cleaned/polished cabinet and dial glass.
Crosley 819M AM-SW 1939 console (N)
Date: 07/29/2006
Found at a local flea market. Power transformer bad. New replacement on order.
Tunes 540-1550kc 1.5-5mc 5.5-18mc
Tunes 540-1550kc 1.5-5mc 5.5-18mc
Crosley VI REGEN AM 1923 (S)
Date: 04/18/2010
Battery type 5 volts filaments...45 volts....90 volts B+ as found.......checked and is working condition.
DeWald A501 AM "Harp" 1946 Catalin (N)
Date: 07/29/2006
Found at my Moms. New retro curved dial glass and new retro knobs.
Tunes 525-1720kc
Tunes 525-1720kc
Emerson 510 AM 1946 (S)
Date: 09/23/2007
Given to me by a friend, literally in pieces, four. Re-assembled/re-glued. Stripped and refinished. Electrically restored. Just found replacement knobs.
Tunes 540-1620kc
Tunes 540-1620kc
Emerson 522 AM 1946 (S)
Date: 02/03/2008
As found, all tubes missing. Going to try a re-paint.
Tunes 540-1620kc
Tunes 540-1620kc
Emerson 522 restored (S)
Date: 06/02/2009
Sprayed with oven cleaner and put in plastic bag overnight. Old paint almost fell off in bucket of warm soapy water. Repainted with auto paint. Restored electrically
FADA 1000 "Bullett" AM 1946 Catalin (N)
Date: 07/29/2006
Obtained through swap with fellow ARCI club member.
Tunes 528-1680kc
Tunes 528-1680kc
Fairbanks Morse 71 AM-SW 1935 (I)
Date: 07/29/2006
As found.
Tunes 530-1500kc 1.5-4.2mc 4.17-12mc 9.5-24mc
Tunes 530-1500kc 1.5-4.2mc 4.17-12mc 9.5-24mc
Farnsworth BT70 AM-SW 1940 (S)
Date: 02/03/2008
Rear side of cabinet coming apart..repaired. Dial pointer missing....fabricated new one. Cleaned and polished cabinet.
GE AM-SW 1941 (S)
Date: 08/01/2009
Dial did not work....spring came off dial cord...cleaned chassis and cabinet and replaced filters
General Electric E52 AM-SW 1937 (N)
Date: 06/14/2007
As found, in working condition. Cabinet will be refinished and will go ahead with electrical restoration.
Tunes 540-1800kc
Tunes 540-1800kc
General Electric H610 AM 1939 (N)
Date: 07/29/2006
Electrically restored and cabinet cleaned and polished.
Tunes 540-1620kc
Tunes 540-1620kc
General Electric J63 AM-SW 1941 (S)
Date: 03/17/2009
Electrically restored. Refinished cabinet.
Tunes 540-1620kc 5.8-18mc
Tunes 540-1620kc 5.8-18mc
Gloritone 26 AM 1931 (S)
Date: 10/01/2006
As found. Made by U.S. Radio and Television in Chicago. Missing 3 #224 tubes.
Hewlett Packard 412A VTVM 1965 (S)
Date: 05/15/2010
Approx. 1965 era, laboratory grade, vacuum tube volt meter. Very accurate + or - 1% of full scale on any range. Positive and negative voltages from 1 millivolt full scale to 1000 volts full scale in 13 ranges. Current range from 1 microamp to 1 ampere full scale in 13 ranges. Great for transistor work
Hotel Radio Corp. 6A AM "Chairside"? (S)
Date: 08/11/2007
From a downtown Chicago hotel. Coin operated. Interesting dial scale, lower section upside down, upper right-side up. Stations can be viewed from the front or the rear when sitting next to it.
Kolster TRF Radio unknown model/year (S)
Date: 08/01/2009
6 tube TRF radio, chassis same as model 6D table model. Front opened, top also lifts open. Battery set. As found.
L'Tatro "Tombstone" Unknown model 1930's AM (N)
Date: 11/27/2006
As found. Made in Decorah, Iowa. Probably about mid to late 30's. AM tunes 550 to 2000 kcs,(On the dial). This is a "Farm" radio. Runs on 6 or 32 volts dc. Wonderful condition other than the plastic dial lens is a little cloudy.
Motorola 77FM22WM AM-FM-RP 1948 (S)
Date: 08/11/2007
A small console, only 34 1/2 inches high. Front opens out for record player. FM read from top as it is a wrap-over dial scale. As found.
Pacific Radio Corp. 6322 (S)
Date: 05/07/2009
As found. ID tag on back has numerous mfg names and in addition the statement " only for radio amateur experimental and broadcast ----cery" First 4 letters of last word scratched and unreadable. Interesting.
Panasonic R-8 AM "Jewelery Box" 1960's (S)
Date: 06/14/2007
Small radio with top that opens for jewelery or what ever. As found.
Philco 19H AM 1933 (A)
Date: 11/16/2007
Electrically restored. Obtained from a friend moving out of state. Some minor cabinet touch-up
Philco 38-12 AM 1938 after (S)
Date: 08/25/2008
Electrically restored. Fabricated new plastic dial glass. Fabricated new bezel from wood. New grille cloth. Refinished cabinet.
Tunes 540-1720kc
Tunes 540-1720kc
Philco 40-135 AM-SW 1940 (S)
Date: 03/05/2010
Replaced torn grille cloth and missing push button. Restored electrically.
Philco 46-350 AM 1946 Wood Portable (S)
Date: 10/01/2006
Electrically repaired. Refurbished cabinet and hardware.
Philco 48-461 AM 1948 after (S)
Date: 08/25/2008
Electrically restored.
Cabinet repaired and refinished. Actually, stripped twice. First time used an oil base black Walnut stain. After second application did not like the "look". Stripped. Second time used Min wax dark Walnut stain. Applied wipe on Poly. Very lightly sanded. Applied another light coat of stain to front only. Applied 3 more coats of wipe on Poly. Not exactly like the orginal but I thinks it looks even better, and not so dark that you can't see the craftsmanship that went into the cabinet originally.
Cabinet repaired and refinished. Actually, stripped twice. First time used an oil base black Walnut stain. After second application did not like the "look". Stripped. Second time used Min wax dark Walnut stain. Applied wipe on Poly. Very lightly sanded. Applied another light coat of stain to front only. Applied 3 more coats of wipe on Poly. Not exactly like the orginal but I thinks it looks even better, and not so dark that you can't see the craftsmanship that went into the cabinet originally.
Philco 90 "Cathedral" AM 1931 (S)
Date: 11/03/2008
As found. The "grand daddy" of all the Philco cathedrals and the most sought after.
RCA 3-BX-671 AM-SW "Stratoworld" 1954 (S)
Date: 06/14/2006
As found except for cleaning and re-installing tubes in correct sockets.
RCA 66X13 1948 (S)
Date: 07/29/2006
Electrically restored. Cleaned, polished cabinet.
Tunes 535-1640kc
Tunes 535-1640kc
RCA 94X AM 1938 (N)
Date: 12/07/2007
Some minor cabinet repair and polishing. Small cabinet, 8" wide by 8" high.
RCA R78 AM 1933 (A)
Date: 11/16/2007
Electrically restored. Obtained from a friend moving out of state. Some minor cabinet touch-up
Sentinel 284-GA AM-PH 1947 (I)
Date: 08/30/2006
As found. Phonograph in top. Tone arm is in top of lid. Place record on turntable, set size with button in lid, close and starts playing record. At end of record it shuts off. To re-play, open lid and close again, or place new record on turntable.
Setchell Carlson 416 AM 1946 Plaskon "Frogeye" (N)
Date: 11/28/2007
As found. Chassis mounted upside down, tubes facing open bottom.
Silvertone 6252 AM-SW 1938 (S)
Date: 02/03/2008
Cleaned and polished cabinet, replaced electrolytics.
Sonora RQU-222 AM 1946 (I)
Date: 12/21/2008
As found. Someone painted, with a brush! Will strip and re-paint
Stewart Warner 206FA AM "Tombstone" 1939 (S)
Date: 03/17/2009
Obtained through a swap for some repairs.
TRAV-LER 5019 AM Batt. Port (I)
Date: 06/04/2009
As found....cabinet covering in very good condition
TRAV-LER 400 AM (N)
Date: 08/01/2009
Purchased from ARCI club member. A very tiny wood cabinet......7"W by 5" H
Zenith 8G005Y AM-SW "Transoceanic" 1946 (S)
Date: 06/14/2006
Obtained through trade for repairs. Electrically restored. Cabinet covering and hardware restored.
Zenith 6-S-27 AM-SW "Tombstone" 1935 (S)
Date: 11/03/2008
As found. Needs a little work and some new cloth but not bad for a set 71 years old.
Zenith 6G001Y AM 1946 (S)
Date: 10/01/2006
Obtained through a friend. Already re-capped. Cleaned up cabinet abd filled cracked handle with epoxy.
Zenith 8H861 AM-FM45-FM100 1947 (S)
Date: 10/01/2006
As found other than cleaning up cabinet. Not sure about the 1947 date. Has both the old 45mc FM band and the later 100mc FM band. Also has switch with phono input on the back.