[Reece]

Yes, a lot of junk was/is made out there, but it's interesting to preserve some of it as historical statements of the time. Some of the four-tube wonders from the early thirties (mantel sets, midgets) were junk, too; only good for local stations, fire and shock hazards with hot chassis and resistance power cords, squawky volume control arrangements that varied tube bias, but I've got a couple and have one of them fixed up, sort of; it "kinda" plays after a total guts transplant. I could imagine some waitress in a depression diner saving up tips to get a cheap little set like this from Walgreens so she could hear Amos 'N Andy and get a few laughs after a long long day on her feet slinging hash.

"Just around the corner,
There's a rainbow in the sky,
So let's have another cup of coffee,
And let's have another piece of pie..."