Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] (OT) Is my only option to junk this old radio?

["mwhunter" <mwhunter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A lot of radios in that era were sold to farmers who had no electricity. So
many of the radios  used one or two batteries (which Sears also sold) to
power the radio and tube filaments. 

 

Mike

 

From: Dave Hascall [mailto:dhinfomedia@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 11:12 PM
To: mwhunter
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Subject: RE: [Amdx] (OT) Is my only option to junk this old radio?

 

Mike - This radio is AC powered. 

Thanks,
Dave

On Nov 20, 2012 11:01 PM, "mwhunter" <mwhunter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

After looking at your photos, the push button - tuning eye in the slide rule
dial would put it around 1939-1940.

To charge the battery in those radios Sears sold such handy items as a
rooftop two-blade windmill - the Windcharger and a "Semi- Automatic Light
Plant" known as the Gas-O-Charger.

Mike Hunter

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Subject: [Amdx] (OT) Is my only option to junk this old radio?

Sorry, for the OT nature (though this thing did get DX at one time).  I
recently rescued a Silvertone 5 band, 7 tube (AFAIK) console radio from my
late mother's basement.  The bad thing is, the cabinet is a total pig.  The
veneer is peeling, in most areas and one of the base boards fell off.
 I think that the leg can be reattached.   It can stand upright but it's
leaning.  This radio would look cool but with the veneer shot, I'm not sure
if it can be saved.  The radio part is complete but I believe dad stopped
using it because something quit on it.

See the radio at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/2110236@N20/pool/

I am out of storage space and it probably has to go.  I already have two
consoles that I'm looking at having restored.

The only thing that I saw was a metal placard with 101555 stamped on it.
 There is a decal on the inside about using the push button tuning.

Is this radio valuable at all?

Is it rare?

Does anyone feel that it's only option is junking it (like hauling it to the
curb?).

Thanks for any input.

73,
Dave in Indy
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