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MissMittens

One Too Many
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Philadelphia USA
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Next project - unrestored Zenith 1943 console
 

Steven180

One of the Regulars
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269
Location
US
roadierfl, amazing work and commendable dedication to your future project. Those are significant undertakings that will long be appreciated.

Just purchased my first era radio on Radio Attic and am looking forward to watching my wife unwrap it on Christmas...pic to follow.

M.
 

SheBear74

Practically Family
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621
Location
FL
My Father in-law gave us this beautiful radio. I think he said it was from 46. My husband plugged his phone into it and streamed music through which I thought was a fun play on new meets old. That radio sounds amazing!

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Warden

One Too Many
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1,336
Location
UK
The BBC Radio4 did a feature on vintage radio. It was repeated on thier website. Do enjoy

Knobs, dials and crackles From sleek futuristic fashion statements, to sturdy wooden cases emitting warm acoustic tones - there is something about vintage radios that reminds us of the technological advances of the past.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17608123
 

triviacompanion

New in Town
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1
Location
Basement
I used to have an entire house full of radios! it's a terrible, terrible habit!

These days, I use transistorized, for power conservation... but there really is something magical about those older radios.
 

Giftmacher

One Too Many
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1,405
Location
Hohenmauth CZ
EM11 tuning indicator on my previously posted radiogramophone. I always loved that thing!
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FStephenMasek

One of the Regulars
Messages
107
Location
southern California
I've been away fromt his site for a while. It is unfortunate to see so many broken photo links. Here are some I've finished in the past few months:

Philco 38-7
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Silvertone 6251
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Jewel 505 "PinUP" model wall clock radio
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Gilfillan 5G8 with oak cabinet
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Crosley 124 Playtime in our living room
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MissMittens

One Too Many
Messages
1,628
Location
Philadelphia USA
I recently found a cabinet for an Arborphone 25, aka, Arborphone Grand from the Arbor Radio Company in Ann Arbor MI, circa 1925. I ebayed it, and the buyer kindly sent me a picture of the completed radio.

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vitanola

I'll Lock Up
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4,254
Location
Gopher Prairie, MI
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this is about a quarter of my surviving collection fo restored sets. I have another couple of trailers of decent condition "projects" awaiting me. Over the past decade or so, my collecting interests have changed. I have become interested in a broader range of "stuff". Actually, the broad interest has always been there, but when younger i was told to specialise, and heeded this advice, unfortunately.

I hope to liquidate much of the collection in the near future, reserving a couple dozen good examples from between 1920 and 1935, but like so many collectors (hoarders?) I find it easy to agree to cull the herd but difficult to part with any individual item.
 
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