05-03-2010, 05:33 PM
Hello everyone, my name is Brandon, and my girlfriend and I have been interested in old radios for a while now. We missed out on a deal for $13 at a local thrift store for an old Philco Cone-Centric tuner, when we went back the next day it was gone...
Anyways, my girlfriend managed to salvage from what we can tell, is a 1930 Model 96, 30, or 41 Highboy (unsure which model exactly, but it looks identical to the model 96 pictured).
It's in rough shape, needs veneer work, knobs are intact, speaker cloth is perfect, Speaker, and Board are all there. Tuner works after restringing the pulleys. All tubes are missing, on/off knob, and the far right knob have been replaced, but otherwise it looks to be all original. Unfortunately there is no schematic, model, or serial number that I've seen so far...
We'd love to restore this radio to its former glory, so hopefully I can pick up a few hints and tips in the forum here.
Anyways, my girlfriend managed to salvage from what we can tell, is a 1930 Model 96, 30, or 41 Highboy (unsure which model exactly, but it looks identical to the model 96 pictured).
It's in rough shape, needs veneer work, knobs are intact, speaker cloth is perfect, Speaker, and Board are all there. Tuner works after restringing the pulleys. All tubes are missing, on/off knob, and the far right knob have been replaced, but otherwise it looks to be all original. Unfortunately there is no schematic, model, or serial number that I've seen so far...
We'd love to restore this radio to its former glory, so hopefully I can pick up a few hints and tips in the forum here.
