What do I have?

[hammr7]

My nephew just called me with parts to a rather old AM radio, which he's bringing to me in a few days. I've tried to figure out what make and model it might be but can't seem to come up with anything. My guess from the tube set is something from 1929 or 1930, but beyond the time frame I'm at a loss.

According to the guy that my nephew got it from, this was once housed in a fairly ornate console, with spindly legs and apparently with scrolled woodwork on the top. The guy's grandfather removed the electronics to keep them from being tossed, and stored them for ~ half a century. What I am getting is the electronics, in three pieces: a battery eliminator unit (?) or power unit, an AM tuner/amplifier unit, and a field coil speaker. All three units are painted to a flat enamel brown color, almost like a primer color. Specifics include:

For the battery eliminator: Three large mounted rectangular boxes (transformers?) and a 4-pin vacuum tube receptacle, probably for an 80 tube (the gear comes with one, but it wasn't plugged in).

For the tuner/amplifier: A seven tube unit, arranged in a line in front of the tuning condenser. The tube set is six "27" tubes and one "45" tube. A single knob for tuning, which apparently (since the tuning cord is missing) moves a calibrated disk in a perpendicular manner (you turn the knob clockwise, left-to-right, which adjusts the tuning condenser (rotationally, top-to-bottom, towards you). As the tuning is adjusted the frequency you are receiving is read off the calibrated disk which rotates with the tuning condenser). The amp has a small nameplate with the letters "E.U." and a 6-digit serial number.

For the speaker: An approximately 8" speaker, with what might be a 6-piece leather speaker surround that takes it out to ~ 9". No dust cover, but a screw directly in the center, securing the wool-like cone via a metal ring that has three oval holes. What appears to be a transformer attached to the side of the field coil. The speaker has a metal housing, and no markings, other than E. U. on the coil's backing plate. The metal ring to which the surround attaches is screwed to a bigger metal plate, which squares out the speaker for attachment to the cabinet.

I'll throw up pictures tomorrow, but was wondering if the configuration or paint job was familiar to anyone.

[edison64]

Sounds like might be a Brunswick from the mid 20s

[hammr7]

Edison64, thanks for the attempt at identifying the pieces.

After a bunch of research, I finally figured out what I have. Its the guts of an old RCA Radiola 66. This is way out of my norm, so I have to figure out what to do with it.

[toxcrusadr]

Just make sure it finds a good home if you can't use it. Too bad it got separated from its cabinet. I have a couple heavy multi piece chassis like that, including a Majestic 90 that weighs altogether over 60 lb. and has no cabinet. Occasionally they appear on ebay but never close enough. Finding an empty cabinet is the best possible outcome. Luckily I have a little storage space, so I'm just keeping it and looking.

[hammr7]

I'll probably offer it cheap on old radio boards or perhaps on eBay. It would probably just go to waste if I keep it, since I have way too many projects already. Maybe it will be seen by someone who already has a 66 and can either use these as spares, or can work audio magic (stereo capabilities in 1920's-appropriate audio gear).