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| The following vintage radios are
available for sale. If you are
interested please contact me by email at
sales@vcomp.co.uk |
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The Atwater Kent model 84 is another
classic cathedral radio from the early depression era. It is a
very beautiful radio, with its pointed arch, escutcheon and
modest side pilasters. Like all the Atwater Kent cathedral
radios, it is highly coveted by collectors today.
When cathedral style radios were first offered for sale in the
early thirties, they were called compacts or midgets. It is hard
to appreciate this description
today, since by modern standards the cabinets are large and
heavy. However, when they debuted they represented a
considerable size reduction over the
large floor and tabletop models that were the status quo.
The chassis is an ac-powered 6-tube superhet covering the
standard broadcast band. Tube complement is:- 24 (mixer), 27
(LO), 24 (IF), 24 (2nd detector), 47 (AF output) and 80
(rectifier). |
| Atwater Kent Model
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Philco model 56 cathedral domed
veneered wood case AC. Long/medium wavebands
AC mains operated 5 valve superhet table top radio housed in
veneered wood cabinet covering 550-1500kc/s and 150-300kc/s.
manufactured in USA probably in1933
This cathedral cabinet was designed by Clyde Shuler. |
| Philco Model 56
Cathedral |
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The Philco model 70 Baby Grand was
first offered for sale in June of 1931, with an initial purchase
price of $49.95
The cabinet was first introduced in March of 1931. The cabinet
was designed by Edward Combs and has gone on to become one of
the most well-known of all cabinet designs from the tube radio
era.
The 70 was available in either walnut or mahogany veneer.
The model 70 covers the standard broadcast band from 550-1500kc.
For initial production, through until early 1932, the 70 used a
type I chassis having tube complement 24 (RF amp), 24 (mixer),
27 (LO), 24 (IF amp), 24 (2nd detector), 47 (audio pentode) and
80 (rectifier). |
| Philco Model 70
Cathedral |
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GE model K-63 cathedral table top 1933
Valves / Tubes 6: 58 2A7 58 2B7 2A5 80
Superhet with RF-stage; IF-Freq 175 kHz
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Model K-63 |
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This model is among the finest art
deco radios of the 30`s. Its stylish Deco cabinet was designed
by Robert Budlong who was responsible for many of Zenith's Deco
cabinets, including the "Beehive" family, of which this model is
a member. Their sleek streamlined cabinets and Art Deco-styled
dial scale markings have made this whole family of radios a
favourite of both Deco and Zenith collectors.
The 5-tube Zenith model 5-R-312 was introduced in the second
half of 1938 ready for the 1939 season, at a price of $19.95.
Today, this is often referred to as the "Zenith Beehive" Radio,
for obvious reasons.
It features tip-touch automatic tuning and provides coverage of
the standard broadcast band from approximately 550-1700kc. The
tube line-up is 6A8G (mixer/LO), 6K7G (IF), 6Q7G (2nd
det/AGC/1st AF), 6K6G (power), 6X5G (rectifier).
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The Volksempfänger was sold for
propaganda purposes during the Nazi years. Low price made it
affordable to the masses. A similar goal fuelled development of
the inexpensive Volkswagen (people's car) which American buyers
later adopted as the VW Beetle. The initial price of 76
Reichsmarks was about two weeks' wages for a German worker,
vastly cheaper than most 1930s radios. |
| Volksempfäenger
VE 301 (1938) |
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The name means "German small radio."
The DKE in the model designation stands for the words Deutscher
Kleinempfänger and the 38 signifies the year of manufacture.
Using only two tubes, it is one of the simplest tube radios
that you will ever come across. The Kleinempfänger was designed
to be simple, and therefore cheap, so that as many Germans as
possible could buy one. It cost only 35 Reichsmarks, roughly one
week's wages for an average worker of that day.
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Kleinempfänger
DKE38 (1938) |
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