Identify a vintage German Radio..
 

I picked this beauty up today at the thrift. Looks like Grundig or Telefunken. The only mark, "QUELLE" (means 'source' in German) is found printed on the back. See pics. The wood case is beautiful! It works and has a cool tuning eye.

Anyone know anything about it? I can't find any reference to Quelle.

Thanks!

That radio is in nice shape but I don't think it was made by Telefunken or Grundig.

Quelle is a major mail order store. In very small towns they will have a tiney store front like a very very small sears annex. May be a Phillips?
c-ya
ToddG

one more thought...could be a Universum\


http://www.quelle.de/

Quelle is a major mail order store. In very small towns they will have a tiney store front like a very very small sears annex. May be a Phillips?
c-ya
ToddG

oh....might be a Universum.

http://www.quelle.de/

I'm gusssing this radio was made between 1935 and 1960. The style kind of points to the 1950s era. I don't believe it is Telefunken or Grundig, just that it is similar to others i've seen. As you say perhaps Quelle is a private retailer label and who knows the OEM? Perhaps German or European.

It sure is a nice-looking radio.

Notice the guts photo. The fuseholder on the top right side is broken and the fuse is held in place by that green tape.... Not the best connection in the world. I'm going to wire in a new fuseholder.

Quelle was and is a Distributor. Its a House-Brand of Quelle.
Quelle is NOT ONLY a mail-order store. Quelle bought also in East Germany...

ha, as i guessed, its probably originally an eastgerman RFT Saalburg that was sold by Quelle in a modified version in W-Germany

check out this and compare:
http://www.antikradio.de/radio/rftsaal.htm

I spent about two hours surfing for information to no avail. Thanks a million!

She's a beauty for sure :thmbsp:

You can't possibly want that old, ugly COMMIE radio, now do you ? Tell you what-I'll be happy to take that Commie-Stooge thing offa yer hands, & I'll even pay for gettin' it here...You wanna be a Patriotical Amurricken, & not have no Commie stuff around, doncha ? Well, send 'er to me, Unca Sandy, Box "Q", Chattanooga, TN, & I'll PROMISE to take care of it so's it'll NEVER infiltrate our Precious Bodily Fluids again...

i bet it was made by grundig their factory was in furth

Y'all DO realise my last post was my pathetic attempt at trying to wheedle a fellow AKer out of his GORGEOUS radio That I lust mightily after....Commie-Stooge-made or not, that puppy is SWEET ! Congrats on a GREAT score !

it IS an RFT Saalfeld. Quelle was in Fuerth, Grundig may have been in Fuerth, this thing comes through the iron curtain from RFT

yep you are right on that
both grundig and quelle are in the city fürth located in west germany bavaria