1931 Brunswick 12A mini console

[vortalexfan]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

It's actually all not that uncommon with early AC sets from the late '20's into the early '30's. You either get lucky and it plays as-is or you have to excavate the tar filled cans which contain the caps. A tedious, messy job. Early AC Radiola's are the most likely to play as-is. They were so well built. The thing is that they're VERY common and have moderate value. An empty cabinet is not worth a whole lot, but definitely has value. A person who has the set with a bad cabinet will surely be happy to find it!

Well sadly enough the cabinet is just being used for storage by my friend and unfortunately the whole front fascade where the guts would of went including the speaker grille area were all cut out of the cabinet to make it so that it could be used as a storage cabinet, so all that's left of the cabinet's fascade is the doors that covered the radio's tuning dial and speaker.

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by vortalexfan

Well sadly enough the cabinet is just being used for storage by my friend and unfortunately the whole front fascade where the guts would of went including the speaker grille area were all cut out of the cabinet to make it so that it could be used as a storage cabinet, so all that's left of the cabinet's fascade is the doors that covered the radio's tuning dial and speaker.

I see. Well, at least it was repurposed for something useful.

[vortalexfan]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

I see. Well, at least it was repurposed for something useful.

Well I actually tried to look up the model of Radiola it would of been based on the cabinet shape and everything and I couldn't find anything that matched, which is weird.

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by vortalexfan

Well I actually tried to look up the model of Radiola it would of been based on the cabinet shape and everything and I couldn't find anything that matched, which is weird.

I have the big book on the history of Radiola, which is great, and found their are many, many models produced in the '20's. If I had a pic I could help you.

[vortalexfan]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

I have the big book on the history of Radiola, which is great, and found their are many, many models produced in the '20's. If I had a pic I could help you.

I wont be seeing my friend until wednesday so I'll have to check with him then about a picture of the cabinet.

[vortalexfan]

OK so here's a picture of my friend's radio cabinet.

Hopefully you or someone on here can identify the maker of this radio (which has long since been gutted).

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by vortalexfan

OK so here's a picture of my friend's radio cabinet.

Hopefully you or someone on here can identify the maker of this radio (which has long since been gutted).

Although it's similar to '28 Radiola cabinets, I couldn't find an exact match. Many other companies followed suit with that basic style. I will need to look further into my 1920's achieves to possibly find it. I'll do that soon. It also might be a custom cabinet. That was popular back then. A slew of cabinet shops in the '20's/early '30's would offer various high/low-boy designs in which you could install your radio chassis. They were often more unique than the radio companies offerings.