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.
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.
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Obtw I forgot the ant wire, it's the long white that is going diagonally across the bottom of the chassis.
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
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
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)
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
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.
Greg
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(This post was last modified: 08-17-2017, 08:36 PM by WallaceRoger.)
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!!
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.
(This post was last modified: 08-18-2017, 11:42 PM by palegreenthumb.)
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