Just picked up a 1930s Battery operated Coronado

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Originally Posted by decojoe67

Battery radios are the most underated old radios around. When I first started collecting I too didn't give them a second look with all those ragged wires and clips hanging out of the back. The truth is they're unique looking sets and perform very well once restored. You also don't get AC line interference, so the audio is clean. The only drawback with the wooden models is that there's usually no dial lamp, or, at best, a dim one.
Unfortunately, very often, either a surge or an attempt at hooking an AC line to them was not uncommon. Usually what happens is an instant blow-out of all the tubes. In my experience of dealing with portable battery radios, it's a 50/50 chance that the tubes are good. I've replaced the tubes on these many times.

I agree this is a very nice looking set and is also supposed to be based on one of the best designed sets Arvin made at the time, the Phantom Series.

And I think once I recap this set, and get some proper Rechargeable D cells and a good battery clip for this set I think I should be able to get this thing going.