[Groundhog74]

New guy in the forum. Just got started collecting/restoring old radios this summer. So far I have 3 Philcos. A model 18X I bought for $125.00 off of Craigslist which has a fully restored cabinet. The radio works ok, but needs recapped and the tubes checked. The shadowmeter is inop. The second is a Model 39-40 I just got for $16.00 at an antique mall. They had it their "bargain" room. Someone had replaced the speaker cloth with 1970's psychedelic couch upholstery. It was ugly as sin and I bought it mainly for parts. Got it home and it worked! AM only receives from about 1300 up and only one channel comes in loud enough to hear. Shortwave works great all across the dial. I replaced the speaker cloth, used Old English on the wood and polished the brass faceplate and it looks pretty darned good. And my third is a model 38-12 that was a complete wreck I got for ten bucks. So far I have restored the cabinet and have it put aside for a future project. I have a few "others" as well. A Zenith model G503 flip front from 1950, $20.00, (in progress), an RCA 6-XD-5B from 1955/56, free, (looks great, doesn't work), a GE model 114 from 1946,$30.00, which works but needs re-capped and a Coronado model 6953A 32 volt farm model tombstone. That radio was my first restoration project and it's 95% completed. Got that one for $50.00 at a local antique shop. Works well, needs a little veneer work, glueing mostly, and I made a power source out of two old laptop power supplies.