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Neil Purling · 14th Oct 2018, 11:23 am

When you open that door you expect to see a pendulum and weights on a chain.
You don't expect a long-case clock to have a dial of a clock intended for a mantelpiece.
A TRF radio, but someone went to the bother of ensuring decent sound quality with that big speaker and the reflector to divert the sound to the sides.

It would be very interesting to find what the design of the circuit is, if it is a limited production item with commonly available components. The rectifier on the PSU chassis looks like a GEC/Osram made item. Are those wet type electrolytic cans?
I see evidence of repair & restoration. Someone has given the speaker cone minor attention & replaced wiring. I also spotted the choc-block connector.

14th Oct 2018, 11:23 am	#13
Neil Purling Nonode Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 2,087	Re: What is this 1930s Cabinet Radio? When you open that door you expect to see a pendulum and weights on a chain. You don't expect a long-case clock to have a dial of a clock intended for a mantelpiece. A TRF radio, but someone went to the bother of ensuring decent sound quality with that big speaker and the reflector to divert the sound to the sides. It would be very interesting to find what the design of the circuit is, if it is a limited production item with commonly available components. The rectifier on the PSU chassis looks like a GEC/Osram made item. Are those wet type electrolytic cans? I see evidence of repair & restoration. Someone has given the speaker cone minor attention & replaced wiring. I also spotted the choc-block connector.