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Gene Pederson
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11-24-2012, 08:17 PM
[Image: http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z345...68dial.jpg]
[Image: http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z345...268chI.jpg]
[Image: http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z345...hassis.jpg]
[Image: http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z345...268cha.jpg]
[Image: http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z345...1268ch.jpg]

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11-24-2012, 08:51 PM
That's a neat Sparton, Gene. The dial should be something when it is illuminated.

Is there a cabinet to go with it?
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11-24-2012, 09:11 PM
I am hoping it will look ok. I was quite disappointed when I got there and found the dial broken. But I guess for $50 you can't expect a lot. Actually the guy was quite nice about it. He dropped the price once he saw the dial after I pulled the chassis out of the case. Plus his wife just wanted the radios gone!

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11-24-2012, 10:03 PM
Check with Radio Daze, they have a repop Sparton 1268 glass dial for sale.
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11-25-2012, 10:47 AM
Also Radiolaguy.com has what I'm assuming to be a glass scale... if you aren't picky, they also have a plastic one for half the cost. Icon_smile
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11-25-2012, 04:11 PM
Makes me kinda nostalgic for when I first started collecting radios. Only 14 years ago, but I can remember grabbing big consoles for $5-$10 alot of times. Good scores!
No matter where you go, there you are.
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11-25-2012, 05:43 PM
TA and Deckape,

THANKS for the info on the dials!! The glass one Radiola guy has is a NOS genuine Sparton dial! I have ordered it..........talk about getting luckyIcon_clapIcon_clap

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These just happened to show up on CL and the prices were right! I am a happy camper! I really need to stop this. I have enough radios now to work on for a loooonnnnnnggggg timeIcon_biggrin

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11-25-2012, 10:11 PM
It looks like a 1938 model, and it has a very similar dial to a Sparton table model I picked up about a year ago. Other then the cracks it looks like the dial had a few issues with flaking paint on this example so you may have been shopping for a replacement anyhow.
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11-25-2012, 11:12 PM
GREAT news!!! Looking forward to seeing some "finished" pics.
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11-25-2012, 11:33 PM
Looks to be a nice easy job to restore. No rubber wire, nice open chassis, simple design with a rf stage and single ended audio output.
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