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ID on this one tuber...? - klondike98 - 08-15-2017
Any thoughts on manufacturer and model for this one tube radio or tuner?
The one tube is a 32 and in this set its a Wards Airline 32 though that doesn't mean its a Wards Airline set. The socket is engraved with 32 as well, so that's the right tube for the set. One knob flips the back end of the two coils to align the coils, one turns what looks like a rheostat and the center knob turns the tuning cap. On the back of the chassis is a two prong jack for "phone". Not much else to it. The front has an Indian and a Covered Wagon design.
Thanks for the help!!!
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RE: ID on this one tuber...? - WallaceRoger - 08-15-2017
Wow, that's about as bare bones as you can get.
RE: ID on this one tuber...? - Paul Philco322 - 08-15-2017
Certainly unique looks like a WPA project?!
Paul
RE: ID on this one tuber...? - Radioroslyn - 08-16-2017
Very kwel!!! I would guess that it was a kit of some sort. It is regenerative, the knob one the left control the regeneration, center knob is the tuning and the the knob on the right adjust the filament voltage.
Not sure about the filament wiring as the pic doesn't show it well.
RE: ID on this one tuber...? - klondike98 - 08-17-2017
Was hoping you would comment Terry. I will take a closer look at wiring next trip to the museum but I think you have it pretty close!
RE: ID on this one tuber...? - Radioroslyn - 08-17-2017
Obtw I forgot the ant wire, it's the long white that is going diagonally across the bottom of the chassis.
RE: ID on this one tuber...? - 462ron - 08-17-2017
At least it won't take long to recap!
Ron
RE: ID on this one tuber...? - Arran - 08-17-2017
At first glace I thought that it may have been a short wave convertor of some sort, but since it is obviously battery operated, and has no provision for connecting it into the front end of another set, it must be a regenerative receiver, or perhaps a tuned RF amp of some kind.
Regards
Arran
RE: ID on this one tuber...? - Radioroslyn - 08-17-2017
Methinks the connector on the back that sez phone is the give away. If time was no object you could have a look at some magazines from that time period (1931-34) something like Shortwave Craft or Radio News. You maybe able to find an ad or short article on it. Unfortunately it's a very common circuit from back in those days.
The cabinet looks to be home made or something that was repurposed (to use a modern term)
RE: ID on this one tuber...? - WallaceRoger - 08-17-2017
I've found some ads in old Popular Mechanics that discuss one-tubers like this one. Nothing with the Indian motif, though. I wonder if this was intended for a Boy Scout cabin or something similar.
RE: ID on this one tuber...? - klondike98 - 08-18-2017
You got the circuit ID'd Terry and if it is one of those kit jobs from back then it could easily have been some small outfit that didn't last too long or as Arran suggests the cabinet may be a home made job. Wallace, thx for looking in the old mags!!
RE: ID on this one tuber...? - palegreenthumb - 08-18-2017
That's a fantastic art deco cabinet! The whole "opening of the Western frontier" theme that was so common in the early '30s. The native guide, the big farmhouse, the airplane at the top, all surrounded by the rays of the rising sun... I would certainly love to have something like that in my collection!
The cabinet doesn't seem homemade to me. Too detailed.
RE: ID on this one tuber...? - Electrothaumaturgist - 10-22-2017
That thing gave me the willies!!!!!
