[Ron Ramirez]

I welcome you also, JGerhardt.

You have already received excellent advice here; all I can add at this point is that even a battery set will need to have its paper and electrolytic (yes, battery sets sometimes have at least one electrolytic) capacitors replaced before you even think about applying power.

You can clean it with an old, unused bristle brush and/or a can of compressed air; just be sure and do your cleaning in the garage or someplace away from areas you want to keep clean.

For your battery power, once the unit is ready for power you can either use a battery eliminator which is available from a few sources, or use a reproduction battery. Bill Morris custom builds replica batteries that look original on the outside, but use modern batteries inside. Contact him at batterymaker AT gmail DOT com.

Battery-operated radios are somewhat less common than AC-operated sets, but they are also not as desirable as AC radios since most collectors want to be able to plug their radios into the wall socket and listen to them. You can't do that with a battery operated radio unless you use a battery eliminator.