Found a nice Atwater Kent type H chassis & cabinet- PICS

[markus]

[QUOTE=DENNYDOG;2133583]Here is the modfied base of the RCA tube.

cool . . . looks like a DIY adapter

if you can, take a peek at the underside of that rectifier base . . . chances are, it's the stock 4 pin socket . . .

if so, it should be easy enough to score a (correct) 80 for the chassis . . .

[bigeddie975]

Can you give us an idea of what you had to pay for this beauty?

[MAXZ28]

Originally Posted by bigeddie975

Can you give us an idea of what you had to pay for this beauty?

I think Denny got it for chump change - less than a Grant.

[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/

[DENNYDOG]

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!