Replica cabinet with panel components mounted
How much is it worth? The
professionally made cabinet cost £70 so perhaps £100 would be
reasonable for a working wireless set of this vintage.
(Home constructed set in professionally made cabinet)
Valve Radio This radio was part of an auction lot and as can
be seen from the pictures was in a very poor condition, the
wooden cabinet was riddled with woodworm and beyond repair.
Otherwise the set appeared to be almost complete apart from the
valves. A friend has made me a modern replica of the
original cabinet and I have reassembled it after cleaning all the
component parts in the same way as it was wired when I purchased it it.
The original cabinet had a post office label indicating that it was
originally a two valve receiver. I guess that the original constructor
bought a kit of parts including the cabinet to make a two valver and
subsequently invested in a loudspeaker and the parts to make it a 3
valve set. As can be seen there is plenty of room within the cabinet to
house a HT battery a small accumulator and grid bias battery.
I have made a power supply to operate the set from the mains and with a
good aerial the set works very well with my Ormond
loudspeaker.
Replica cabinet with panel components mounted
How much is it worth? The
professionally made cabinet cost £70 so perhaps £100 would be
reasonable for a working wireless set of this vintage.