A women I work with told me she was throwing out an old console radio, she thought it was a Philco or maybe an Atwater Kent , she asked me if I'd be interested in it, I said yes , it turn out to be another Atwater Kent 55, I've now got these comming out my ears! Consoles ,bread boxs, and a Kiel table, If any one needs parts ,feel free to let me know
Sounds like another one saved from the scrap heap! I am beginning to think the radio market has sagged with people just tossing them out. What shape is the unit in?
The veneer is coming loose, the speaker grill cloth is in excellent condition , speaker is missing and all the tubes are gone , I think between all I have I can build two consoles each different, a Kiel Table and Ive got a bread box[metal] I got working years ago.
For what these radios are worth and the work to get them going $ wise they are not worth it , unless you love them!, I've notice that they are worth about the same unrestored or restored.
Wish I could luck into stuff like that. Either the things are in the trash and gone before I know about them, or I have to pay over $100 to buy the things around here. Not sure what AK stuff is really worth. Got Keil table several years back with the 60c chassis and that's the only AK I own.
I've got a 20,33,35,40,42,48,55,60,145, and a 558 Cathedral[my favorite] Atwater Kents + duplicates ,chassies and parts, and around 500 other makes, the old radios seam to find me and not the other way around, I have a 20 big box I restored and two other rough ones,that I originally got for parts, I'm trying to deside to part out or sell whole , but as you can tell I really should be selling off some sets ,mostly because there are others I'd like to own! Over the years I've given away sets I restored to friends and family. I hated to see these old sets end up in the junk , as most can be brought back to use able condition, lets see how much of to days "JUNK" will be restorable 70+ years from now!