[klondike98]

I worked on the battery connections a bit and applied the correct voltages (A battery @ 1.5v and B @ 75v) but nothing would come alive. There is a rotary switch mechanism that switches from AC to DC by inserting the plug in a sheet metal housing around the switch and this holds the lever arm in the DC position. There may be a problem with the connections in the rotary switch but I elected not to try to sort it out. The set is missing a retaining clip that holds the P-144 B battery in place and I want to put this in the swap meet next Saturday so I'll call it good enough.

Here's the inside all back together.

   

Here's a close up of the label on the inside and its just as I type this up that I realized the label identifies this set at a D661 which actually makes it a 1956 radio but then who's counting.

   

The thread on the cabinet is at this LINK.