[Jayce]

The sets are an interesting study in early attempts at more compact table radios. What US Radio and Television did was make the chassis into a bit of an 'L' shape to make it more compact. The tubes and tuner hang under the chassis while the rest of the workings is contained inside. Actually, these are not hard units to work on with plenty of space inside. You have to be careful pulling the tubes because it is easy to whack them on the bottom of the cabinet when the come loose from the sockets. Also, the tubes can sometimes drift down out of their sockets over time. An interesting note is the date I have found on the Rider's manuals for my Mantola version of this set that lists it as 1929. If this is right, this would make these among the earliest designs of this type of radio.