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Tag Archives: radio
Assembling Transistor Radios in 1955
Here’s a great documentary short from 1955 showing how portable transistor radios were assembled. It’s super retro! (2:35) Want to learn more about transistors? Just a few years later the US Information Agency produced an 8-minute short film about the … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Electronics, Vintage
Tagged 1955, 1959, commercial applications, documentary, history, Little Giant, radio, transistor, transistors, US information service, vintage ad
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The New Stewart-Warner Series 900 Radio
This Consolette Ensemble combining Stewart-Warner Table Cabinet Receiver with the New Stewart-Warner Dyphonic Reproducer, an arresting value at $113 (less tubes). Radio Retailing, April 1929
Posted in Collections, Vintage
Tagged consolette, dyphonic, radio, radio retailing, series 900, stewart-warner, vintage ad, vintage radio
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1931 Westinghouse WR-8 Columaire Antique Radio Repair
I recently got to work on another beautifully reconditioned Westinghouse WR-8 Columaire radio all the way from Bellingham. It was originally in for service with the SPARK Museum, but the repair technician reportedly suffered some health complications and was unable to … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged antique radio, capacitor, capacitor replacement, clock, clock radio, columnaire, grandfather clock, grandfather clock radio, radio, rain city audio, repair, restoration, tube radio, vacuum tube, vintage, vintage radio, Westinghouse, wr-8, WR-8 Columnaire
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1946 Zenith 6-D-029 Consoltone Antique Radio Repair
A local client just brought in a very interesting Zenith tabletop radio from just after WW2, the 1946 Zenith 6-D-029 Consoltone mantle radio. This is one of the iconic “boomerang” dials Zenith produced for a couple of years after the … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged 6-D-029, 6D029, antique radio, capacitor, capacitor replacement, Consoltone, old radio, radio, repair, restoration, tube radio, vacuum tube, vintage, vintage radio, zenith
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1940 Philco 40-185XF Antique Radio Restoration
I had the privilege of working on a very well preserved Philco 40-185XF recently. These are top performing pre-war sets featuring 8 tubes, an RF amplifier front-end and push-pull audio output into a 12″ speaker. Definitely worth fixing up! This … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged 40-185, 40-185XF, antique radio, capacitor, capacitor replacement, philco, radio, repair, restoration, tube radio, vacuum tube, vintage, vintage radio
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Craigslist and eBay Antique Radios – Be Careful!
It’s not uncommon to run across antique or vintage radios on Craigslist, eBay and other sales site which are advertised as “working”, “repaired” or “restored”. Many times these are in fact professionally reconditioned items – just like you read about … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Electronics, Photos, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged antique radio, capacitor, capacitor replacement, fried electronics, radio, repair, restoration, tube radio, vacuum tube, vintage, vintage radio
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1945 Westinghouse Little Jewel “Refrigerator” H-126 Radio Repair
A local client brought me a radio which was in the family for many years, a cute little “fridge radio” made by Westinghouse from 1945-1947. The same year Westinghouse released this new model of home refrigerator, they also released this Little … Continue reading
1962 Zenith MK2670 Classic Tube Hi-Fi Console Stereo Repaired
A version of this article appears in the October 2014 issue of Nuts and Volts magazine. I recently got to work on something a little bit different – a tube hi-fi stereo console! This particular one, a 1962 Zenith MK2670, was a very high-end … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Projects, Radios and Tubes, Stereo, Vintage
Tagged antique radio, capacitor, capacitor replacement, hi-fi, MK2670, radio, repair, restoration, tube radio, vacuum tube, vintage, vintage radio, zenith
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1936 Zenith 5-S-29 Repair with Dial Face Replacement
I recently had the privilege of working on this beautiful 1936 Zenith 5-S-29 tabletop radio. It’s a beautiful 5-tube table radio with a 6-inch speaker and the iconic black Zenith dial and lightning bolt Z pointer. This one is special, … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Projects, Radio, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged 1936, 5-S-29, Antique, antique radio, capacitor, capacitor replacement, radio, repair, restoration, seattle radio repair, tube radio, vintage, vintage radio, zenith
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Vintage Documentary: How Stereo Turntables Work
Documentary Tube on YouTube has digitized an excellent early video documentary discussing the newest hi-fi invention of the time: stereo! In this 4-minute video, the narrator compares mono with stereo recordings on vinyl. Worth checking out!