Photo Review

This column presents in pictorial form many of the more unusual radios, speakers, tubes, advertising, and other old radio-related items from our readers’ collections. The photos are meant to help increase awareness of what’s available in the radio collecting hobby. Send in any size photos from your collection. Photos must be sharp in detail, contain a single item, and preferably have a light-colored background. A short, descriptive paragraph MUST be included with each photo. Please note that receipt of photos is not acknowledged, publishing is not guaranteed, and photos are not returned.

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Grundig Majestic model M1PX – manu-factured in Germany in 1958. This six tube mono radio/phonograph console covered the AM, FM, and shortwave bands from 6 mc to 16mc. The record changer is marked Grundig and came with the 45 RPM record spindle. Roger Smith – Lawrence, KS.

Emerson model 250-AW – manufactured in 1933. This is a five tube radio that covered AM and short wave. It has two knobs in front and the band switch in the rear. Jerry Fulcrum - Sioux Falls, SD.

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PHOTO REVIEWPrecision model 640 tube tester – this is a cathode conductance tube tester that tested both the older and newer style tubes. Made during the 1950s. Jaime Lopez - Phoenix, AZ.

Philco model 54C – This table radio has two bands – AM and short wave. There is a painted faux finish. The volume and tuning knob are in front and the band switch is in the back. It has five tubes and was AC or DC powered. Larry Green - St. Paul, MN.

Fisher model 90-T – This is an AM/FM mono tuner pre-amplifier manufactured approximately 1958. It features a tuning eye and inputs for phono, tape, aux 1, and aux 2. Arthur Morris, Englishtown - NJ.

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Benjamin Miracord Elac 10H turntable – German made turntable from the early 1960s. Played at speeds 16, 33, 45, 78 RPM and 7”, 10”, and 12” records. Came with spindle to stack records. Norman Hughes - San Francisco, CA.

E. Singer Compendyne radio – This TRF battery set was made in 1924 and uses 5 01A tubes. Came with station log and battery. Jon Kummer – Port Washington, NY.

Western Electric model 540 Speaker – manufactured ap-proximately 1923. Speaker cone needs to be replaced. Elmer Petersen - Seattle, WA.

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PHOTO REVIEWZenith model 6D628 radio – Interesting grille work on this 1942 radio. Covers the AM band with six tubes. Runs on both AC and DC power. Robert Brettschneider - Queens, NY.

Motoro la SH18GL Portable Phonograph – This “portable” pho-nograph weighs about 45 pounds. Has six tubes and two detach-able speakers with 10 feet of wire. Made in 1959 with a four-speed record changer. Ari Hourani - Bangor, ME.

Pentron HF-400 Reel-To-Reel Tape Deck – Manufactured in 1956. This mono deck was called the “Emperor” and has two speak-ers in the cabinet and one external speaker referred to as a tweeter. There are seven tubes. Sam Goetzmann - Mem-phis, TN.