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  1. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    This is a cute, small, depression-era cathedral radio. A 1933 RCA Victor model 100 with 4-tubes and 2-bands. These, once recapped, play surprisingly well with a long-wire antenna.
  2. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    That's very nice of you to say. I'm so glad people like you enjoy these little works of art as much as I do. I wish I had more time to review this site, but I usually only post something. I've been in this hobby as a collector, restorer, and historian, since I was 12. I have close to 180 radios...
  3. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    This is a 1937 Wilcox-Gay model A46 from the company's line of art-deco metal grilled sets that year. This is the tabletop or "lay-down" model. I found this in a local antiques shop that looked more like an arts and crafts boutique! You never know. I got it for a fair price and it just needed a...
  4. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    1933 Crosley model 167 cathedral radio. 5 tubes, 2-bands. The smaller size and very nice details including the "sky-scraper" escutcheon, make it an appealing set.
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    My Vintage Radio Collection

    This a fully restored (many hours of work!)1938 Fairbanks-Morse model 5C-T3. Fairbanks-Morse bought Audiola in 1934 and sold appliances, including radios, till 1939. By that time, they were failing in that area due to a recession. 1937-1938 was their golden years. They continued with their...
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    My Vintage Radio Collection

    In the Fall of 1938 Philco introduced the first practical battery-only portable radio using the new Sylvania low-drain tubes, the model 39-71. This rather plain model was revised in late 1939 with a nice deco brass bezel, knob cups, and vertical stripes, making for a more attractive model 39-72...
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    My Vintage Radio Collection

    Some rare pieces there with the Catalin and mirror radios. Nice.
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    My Vintage Radio Collection

    1946 Packard-Bell model 5FP. This small ivory Plaskon set has a nice CA stationed dial in green pastel. The chassis is a 5-tuber with a power transformer. A pretty little set!
  10. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    1934 Zenith model 805 cathedral radio. 5-tubes. Zenith's last cathedral model and, in my opinion, the prettiest. It has a nice smaller-size cabinet too.
  11. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    1948 Emerson model 558 battery portable. These attractive and compact portables are the precursor to the pocket transistor radios of the '50's. It would take another 6 years to get there. These have a great metal face and play very well.
  13. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    1938 Philco model 38-12. A nice little 5-tube, 1-band brown bakelite radio.
  14. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    Thanks. The set had a very poor refinish when I got it. I thought I'd "resto-mod" it and add the black lacquer "fins' and feet on the front. I also used red-mahogany stain to give it a richer, warmer tone. Many hours of work.
  15. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    This is a circa 1938 Musicaire radio, model unknown. It's a small set with a ballast tube chassis.
  16. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    This is a unique tombstone radio. It's a 1939 Crosley model 718-A. It's a 7-tube, 2-band set with the classic green tuning-eye. The knobs and bezel have a nice swirled look. A very good performer.
  17. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    Here's a circa 1941 Gillifan model 5B-9 in ivory Plaskon. This is a fairly rare west-coast set with a pleasing design. It has its original, and unusual, metal back panel.
  19. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    Here is a tiny 1938 Emerson model AX-211 "Little Miracle" 5-tube radio. It has a cloth line-resistance cord. Surprisingly it's noted that it was designed by the famous industrial designer Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky. It's small, but plays wonderfully. The cabinet is brown Bakelite with black...
  20. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    Here's an early one: a 2-tube 1924 RCA Radiola model III with the optional rare 2-tube amp, and a rare 1923 RCA Radiola model UZ-1320 loudspeaker. This loudspeaker with thumbwheel volume control was expensive and on the market for a short time when it was replaced with a similar, but...
  21. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    1946 Sonora WRU-243. This unique asymmetrical "machine-age" AA5 radio has a large translucent maroon tuning knob. When on, a beam of light makes a circle of light that acts as a tuning pointer. The ivory painted cabinet has it's original factory paint and performs very well. These were made from...
  22. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    1933 Grunow model 500. This art-deco tombstone has a reserved look along with a very fanciful chrome grille. This was the first year that the cathedral radio was passe and the tombstone styling was in. The cabinet on this one may be wide, but it's much more shallow than typical tombstones of the...
  23. decojoe67

    My Vintage Radio Collection

    This is a nice simple compact radio/phonograph from 1950 - a Trav-ler model 5044. Although fairly new at the time, it has 33 1/3 and 45 speeds. The old heavy crystal cartridge was still used which I replaced with a small modern Seeburg unit. A very easy retro-fit. It has it's original...

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