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Originally Posted by ke4jhj
Dennydog,
Your Atwater Kent is absolutely beautiful. 
I had a model 55C (1929) model which I gave to my brother who restored it. I am sure yours uses a type 80 rectifier tube.
For your reference you may wish to check out this website. I didn't see model 72 listed, but model 70 looks identical to yours. According to the website, your's was built in 1930.
http://www.atwaterkentradio.com/ |
It looks very similar but the cabinet is slightly different. I'm not sure if they go by the chassis's or the cabinets. I would have to probably say each model has a slightly different chassis.
I still need to find myself a 80 rectifier tube.
I haven't wanted to plug it in yet until I replace the tube with the correct one. It is now in its new home in my kitchen.
Even if I don't listen to a whole lot of AM I am still glad I bought it. It looks like they built these to last several lifetimes!