Plastic and Bakelite Radios

Welcome to this photo gallery of neat small radios.  "PAA" means this radio was Photographed At Auction and is not in Don's collection. If a dollar value appears after PAA it means he noted what someone other than him paid for the radio.

26may07  latest additions are:  Philips 800, GE C-6xx clock radio, RCA 641, a pink RCA clock radio with no model number, Motorola ML-52M, Zenith H615-Z1

17oct06  prior addition was GE no model number (3rd).

See NOTES below:

DeForest D556-I 12SA7,12SK7, 12SQ7, 35Z5, 50L6. brown case painted white!	Electric Products Mfg 5005 12AV6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4, 50C5	Electrohome 5-C23 12AV5, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4, 50C5
General Electric CL-500 12SA7, 12SK7, 12SQ7, 35Z5, 50L6	General Electric C-600 PAA. Tubes likely are: 12BE6, 12SK7, 12SK7, 12SQ7, 35L6, 35Z5.	GE C-6xx Not in my collection. Sold by Brown & Munton 1542 Marine Dr Vancouver. 12SA7, 12SK7, 12SQ7, 35Z5, 50L6.
General Electric No Model Number (1st): 12AV6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4, 50C5	General Electric No Model Number (2nd). 12SA7, 12BA6, 12SQ7, 35Z5, 50L6.	General Electric No Model Number (3rd). 12AV6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4, 50C5
Lifco L-630 "Deluxe" 12AT6 12BA6 12BE6 35W4 50C5 "Lifco" Record Players and Radio Mfg. Inc. Canada	Motorola ML-52M 1R5, 1U4, 1U5, 3S4. s/n 1994.	Motorola ML-52M Note provision for batteries. Has carry strap. An early "portable".
Northern Electric 5200 12SA7,12SK7, 12SQ7, 35Z5, 50L6. has cracked case on right side and needs left knob to replace digital clone	Philco97 One of many "Transitones" belongs to Ruth H.	Philips 800 12AT6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4, 50C5. s/n 537020
Philips 905 12AT6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4, 50C5 major damage to case top, need knobs, see current restorations...	RCA Victor 641 Not in my collection. s/n 533. 6SA7 6SK7, 6SQ7, 6V6, 6X5	RCA Victor no model #. Tubes: 12AV6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4, 50C5
RCA Victor BP-6 1R5, 1S5, 1T4, 1T4, 3Q4, 117Z3	RCA Victor BP-6 this set takes batteries and plugs into the wall	RCA Victor "Golden Throat" 12SA7, 12SK7, 12SQ7, 35Z5, 50L6
RCA Victor this is likely a Nipper model 4, 5 or 6.... 12AV6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4, 50C5	RCA Victor Nipper VII 12AV6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4, 50C5	Rogers Majestic BM-502 12AT6 12BA6 12BE6 35W4 50C5
Silvertone 7070 7C6, 14A7, 14Q7, 35Y4, 50A5	Silvertone 7070 rear view	Silvertone 7070 schematic
Silvertone 7070 parts list	Westinghouse 501 Lee's, not mine. 12AT6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35W4, 50B5	Zenith H615-Z1 6BJ6, 6BJ6, 12AT6, 12BE6, 35L6, 35W4. Missing one plastic knob.
Zenith Trans-Oceanic PAA sold $150.00

NOTES:

25may07---  added the really neat Motorola ML-52M found at Al's New Used,  Zenith H615-Z1,  Also the pink RCA clock radio

2oct06--- study of the General Electric tube line ups is interesting. Note the combinations of mixed generation tubes.... the 12S-- series mixed with the more modern 12B-- series. It's like they couldn't make up their minds to switch completely to the new generation of tubes i.e. 12BA6, 12BE6, 12AT6, 35W4, 50C5.  On the other hand maybe the 35W4 and 50C5 weren't available at the time these mixed generation radios were designed.  Interesting.

26june06---when Don saw the Philco 97 code 121 today it took him back 33 years. At that time he acquired one of these with a badly damaged case and a broken part in the Telechron clock. He built a wooden case for this radio and repaired the broken clock part. The radio served him for years. Wish he'd kept it. Will post some digital pics of the old film pics I have of this radio in the wooden case. Pictures of the re-cabineting and clock repairs went into his application to BC Institute of Technology in 1975. They were to demonstrate his ability. Don was accepted for electronics training..... so, this radio was a special to him and here he found one in good shape all these years later. Searching for a schematic using model 97 turned up a model 97 with older tubes including an 80 rectifier.....so will have to go to other sources to get the schematic.

7jan06---started repairing damaged case of Philips 905.... its a cute little radio worthy of restoration..... see pics in Current Restorations....

Edited June 30, 2008 By: Gord Routley - Don's HostMaster, Guru & Friend!