[mikethedruid]

Yup, antique radios sure are addicting. I have always been fascinated by electricity. When I was very young, about 6, my father got me some of the old No. 6 telephone cells, and some wire, and switches, and little bulbs and miniature sockets, and I started to play with electricity.He also got me one of those crystal radio kits they sold back then, with all the parts, and a plastic cabinet they all assembled into. That only got me more interested. When I was 10 we went to visit the wireless museum here in Rhode Island.  http://www.yelp.com/biz/new-england-wire...-greenwichsland.  It was written up in Yankee magazine at the time. That got me HOOKED. I began to read and study about radio and electronics avidly. I also began to buy, or salvage, and try to repair every old radio I could find. I learned a LOT. I read Popular Electronics and Electronics Illustrated, and Radio and TV Experimenter every month. It was back in those days that I got some of the really old radios in my collection. In those days most people considered them "old junk" and were happy to get rid of them. I'm still collecting, as folks here can tell you. Anyway, welcome to the addiction !