Another ol' radio saved from the dump!

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cb123

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Of course, it really should have gone, because no amount of conservation will ever bring this poor old thing back!
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 I found this in the trash behind the antique shop, the one on the haunted hill...Muhahahaha! I figured on using it for a Halloween porch display. As you can see it is inspired by early Stalag 13. Why, I can almost see Hogan fine-tuning the Air King...well, if the Air King was about three years older he'd be fiddling with it, but nevertheless, very close.

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Just one more thing: I solder a Dyson cord to it and got its lights working again, and I must say, it lights up smartly and makes for a very eerie presentation...spooky!
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A freind of mine that used to work at the transmitter site would be able to restore that radio-he has restored some that were brought to him in boxes and baskets.That mans restoration abilities were amazing.Sadly he has retired and moved away.Know of three people that collect and restore radios-that fellow was one of them.He also restored jukeboxes.
 
tolivac, thanks for telling me that! I might be very much interested in getting the numbers of the other two which restore these type of radios. 
 
Right now these fiolks have moved or I haven't seen them in many years.One of them worked at the same agency as I do when I worked in "DC Plant" he has also retired.Would like to help you-but would have to find numbers-and don't know where they are right now(the radio guys)Remember when I say that radios are considered one of the big three in appliance collecting!I have a few older radios I got from one of those guys.Two radios I found in thrift-swap shops.You don't see those older wooden case or Bakelite case tubed radios much anymore in those places.
 
You should also add the Dyson cyclone assembly to it. It would almost pass as one of the new Dyson Eye robotic vacs! :)
 
Alex, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. We can't afford to let one of them Dysons in!
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Tolivac, If I had about $5000.00 in change, Santa Claus would be bringing me one for Christmas, but I'm always keeping an eye out for a Browning 45, though. I have a number of firearms, but I like to keep my Mossberg 12 gauge bolt action shotgun handy for Dyson close encounters, and for long range, my 1870 commemorative Marlin 30 30, which is kinda rare, only a thousand were made. That was something I didn't know at the time, but now I'm glad that I got it! One of the reasons I got the Mossberg is because of its strong resemblance to a M1 Garand. It really is a great gun, hardly no recoil and the 30 30 is likewise. That 30 30 will take a 8in. limb out in a hurry! I do have a 57.7 musket that will take a 8in. limb out in about two shots...it sure beats a ladder and a pole saw.   

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Nice selection of guns,there-I learned shotgunning with a bolt gun similar to what you have in 16Ga.Was my cousins.Have a 30-30 similar to yours and another in 35 Remington.Have an M1 Garand-FUN to shoot-and a Savage bolt AXis in 30-06 and another in 308.Also have a 30 Carbine.Another fun one to shoot.Have a few 5.56MM guns-Ruger Mini 14 and an AR15.Collect guns as well as vacuum cleanrs.I too,would love a Barrett-But guess will have to wait for that in case I win the Lottery!A scope for it will cost as much as the Barrett!A .45 is another good peice! will have to get one at some point.Loved shooting one my Dad used to have.Loved making tin cans jump in the New Mexico desert!!Thhat .45 of his gave them a ride!!And punched nice holes in them!!Great can opener!!!
 
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Very nice radio you got there! I collect and restore vintage radios as a hobby. I buy them at antique shops, garage sales, and EBay. I then turn around and get them up and running! I can't find any of my pictures of me taking them apart! I think they're on a flash drive somewhere. All I could find is a picture of my work area I have in the basement. On the top of my shelf, you can see all of the old computer and TV circuit boards I have collected. I de-solder the boards for all the components to use on my radios and vintage stand mixers! Mostly you will see the chainsaws I collect and rebuild on my bench! I will have to ask my husband tonight where all of my radio pictures are. Another picture I found is of my Zenith Consoltone that I got this spring at a flea market. He's on the list to get fixed, but the only thing we did was change his fabric piece on the front. It used to be a burlap or grass cloth and it was no good and ugly! I found him this pretty flower fabric and we put that on him! Once we fix him, he will get painted as well! Not sure on the color scheme quite yet. If I find my pictures, I will post them to you. Good luck with your radio baby! :) -Michelle

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tolivac, that's quite a powerful lineup you got there! Now, if you get that Barrett to go with the AR15, you ought to be pretty much able to cut even Godzilla down to size! The AR is a fun one isn't it? Now, if we put a couple of claymores in the yard, we can just recline in our easy chair and dare them Dysons to cross the DEADLINE!
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Thanks Michelle! Well, I'm a pretty good mangler of wood, I might consider rebuilding its cabinet. About the hardest part would be fabricating its missing 1 quarter round on its left flank. It really looks like someone smashed the whole left side of its carcass with a center block!


 


That was a beautiful restoration on the Zenith, and also a great statement you made with the fabric you used...Nicely Done! Thanks again for showing it! 
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For those real distant Dysons-since I don't have the Barrett-I do have a 300 Weatherby Magnum-And just got a box of Barnes 180 Gr Tiple Shocks!!That will fix those pesky Dysons and any other plastivac that sets nozzle out there!Also have some 7 62 X 39 SKS-one is Brand new Russian-never been used--Saving that one!!Has the Red Star on it!When I shoot .223 or 762x39-bet you can't shoot just one-You end up shooting half a case!The ground is carpeted with brass!
Michelle--Love That ConsoleTone-Your new grill cover is so MUCH better than the old one-One of my collector freinds had a radio like that.He simply put in the same grill cover it had before.I haven't gotten any "new" radios to fix up in years-seems like the supply of the nicer tubed ones has dried up.You got it right-most part replace caps and you are good to go-and grill covers,too.
 
I knew someone that collected Thompsons-fine engineered peice of machinery.The stick magazines are more reliable than the drums.The drums could jam easily or the spring wind mechanism caused jams.The man I knew described when your life depended on the Thompson you used the stick magazines.Noitced them all lot for military Thompsons.You can still get the semi aurto Thompson Carbine by Auto-Ordinance.Orig Full auto Thompson guns are $$$$$$!That mans collection was worth lots!
 
It was not only a Thompson Sub., but a 1928, with a drum and two 30 round sticks, including the belt and the frog/mag pouches! If I wasn't building my house at the time, I would've jumped on it, but sadly, such is life.
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 Now, if he had a 50 cal. BAR, all bets would've been off!
 

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