Wood cased table Radios

Welcome to this photo gallery.  "PAA" means this radio was Photographed At Auction and is not in my collection. If a dollar value appears after PAA it means I noted what someone other than me paid for the radio. See notes below these pictures...

Latest additions 26may07 are:  Pye 39-HC, Westinghouse 579, Pye T7103, HBC DICTATOR D1-4526Z, a third Brand&Millen DR-102U, Grigsby-Grunow 49-A, Victor 28V, two Philco 47's, Grunow 44, RCA A-20, and a second RCA M-45 that's in really tough shape

Recent additions are:  Radiola 100 Loud Speaker, Northern Electric 1556, Westinghouse 503, Marconi 321, the second, delaminated Brand and Millen DR-102U, Troy

Brand & Millen DR-102U #1 12SA7, 12SK7, 12SK7, 35L6, 35Z5 Some one made a mess of refinishing its front. Do you have picture of orig. finish?	Brand & Millen DR-102U Once, this radio was Mrs. Munroe's. Radio reeked of talcum powder, the layer of dust on chassis. Must have sat for years on her dressing table.	Brand & Millen DR-102U #2 Belonged to Paul's father in Scotch Creek, BC. He may have painted it but did not leave it out in rain... someone else did. Great resto project.
Brand & Millen DR-102U Rebuilt back with antenna. Now for the case....	Brand & Millen DR-102U #3 Now have a "picture" of the original finish. s/n 6774	D.R. Corp "Truetone" Chassis 193-E. 6A7, 6AV6, 6D6, 41, 42, 76, 76, 80. Missing push button station selectors.
Emerson DM331 6A8, 6K7, 6SQ7, 25L6, 25Z6	General Electric C600,601,602 wooden case 12SK7 12BE6 12SK7 12SQ7 35Z5 25L6 see plastic cased version	General Electric KL-500 5Y4, 6SA7, 6SK7, 6SQ7, 6K6
Grunow 44 case under renovation	Grunow 44 chassis front. Tubes: 6F7, 6F7, 42, 84.	Grunow 44 chassis top view
Grigsby-Grunow 49A 6A7, 6F7, 6Z5, 41S.	Grigsby-Grunow 49A Just a fabulous little cabinet!	Grigsby-Grunow 49A Seems to be the "Majestic" model. These are not original knobs.
Hudson's Bay DICTATOR The FIFTH Dictator in my collection. 5Y4, 6SA7, 6SK7, 6SQ7, 6V6.	Marconi 321 12AV6, 12BA6, 12BA6, 12BE6, 35L6, 35W4.	Montgomery-Ward "Airline" Model 62-148 Tubes: 2A5, 57, 7, 58, 80.
Northern Electric 1556 5Y4, 6SA7, 6SK7, 6SQ7, 6V6. Needs two more knobs.	Philco 47 pair, #1 on left	Philco 47 #1 Tubes: 6A8, 6K6, 6K7, 6Q7, 80.
Philco 47 #2 in this collection	Philips CM-50A 12SA7, 12SK7, 12SQ7, 35Z5, 50L6	Pye 39-HC Not in my collection.
Pye series 623 6AQ5, 6AV6, 6BA6, 6BA6, 6BE6, 6X4	Pye T7103 Not in my collection. 6AQ5, 6AT6, 6BA6, 6BA6, 6X4, 6X8. s/n 755555 w/ Rola 8" spkr. Made in England.	RCA "Goldentone" Model 6511. Tubes: 6A7, 6D6, 25Z5, 43, 75.
RCA Victor A-20 5Y4, 6F6, 6SA7, 6SK7, 12SQ7. (and I wonder about that 12SQ7.... it might be desperation 6SQ7..!..)	RCA Victor A-21 Belongs to Jan N on Mayne Island.... See www.sageonmayne.com Tube line-up is likely 5Y4, 6F6, 6SA7, 6SK7, 6SQ7	RCA Victor A-22 5Y4, 6F6, 6SA7, 6SK7, 6SK7, 6SQ7, 6U5
RCA Victor M-45 5Y4, 6K6, 6SA7, 6SK7, 6SQ7	RCA Victor M-45 this M-45 is in tougher shape than the first one I found	RCA Radiola 17 71, 26, 27, 26, 26, 26, 80... yes, this plugs in to the wall
RCA Radiola 100 Radiola Loud Speaker. s/n 149958. This speaker lost many cat fights.	Troy Tube sockets marked as 47, 47, 47, 80	Stewart Warner R-422 1V, 6E5, 6K6, 6K7, 6K8, 6Q7,
Victor 28V 26, 26, 26, 26, 27, 80, 171, 171	Victor 28V top view	Victor 28V ID plate
Westinghouse 503 12SA7, 12SK7, 12SQ7, 35Z5, 50L6.	Westinghouse 665 5Y4, 6F6, 6J5, 6SA7, 6SK7, 6SQ7.	Westinghouse 579 Not in my collection. s/n B64253
Westinghouse 683-A 5Y4, 6F6, 6J5, 6SA7, 6SK7, 6SQ7.

NOTES:

20nov06--- Busy with laundry room remodelling. Added Westinghouse 503 to museums (real and web).

8-10oct06--- salvage, and re-glue bottom and top of DR-102U. Cut new sides from banana board (thin plywood).

5oct06--- rebuilt the delaminated back of the Brand & Millen DR-102U using an old clipboard.

2oct06--- There was a Troy Radio Mfg. Co. but we don't think they should be confused as the maker of this "Troy" set. This appears to be an early RCA radio. Careful examination of a faded label on the back of this set shows a barely readable RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA at the label's top. No model number discernable. Tube socket markings indicate 47, 47, 47, 80 as tubes. This might be a 4 tube TRF radio.... will know better if and when we get a schematic for it.   Interestingly Troy Radio Mfg. Co. did make a Model 14 which uses 2A5, 57, 58, 80.

Markings on the back of the GE model 600 show three model numbers C600, C601, and C602. Interestingly this GE radio is an "all square" veneered wood case that shows the industry's move away from the labour intensive round edged and inlaid cabinets of earlier years. Check out the GE model C-600 in the Plastic Radio section. It was photographed at auction. We think it is the same chassis with a bakelite wrapper. Again, with the plastic cases model is evidence of the move to cheaper cabinetry... in the late 40's and early 1950's we believe.

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