Help Identify this Radio

[jwharris]

I already emailed the seller. I figure $25 is a good price but I was wondering if anyone knew what it was and if finding tubes would be hard?

[leadlike]

Looks like a homebrew. $25 is right in line with that, as homebrew sets tend to be worth less than factory-built sets from the same period. It probably takes 01A tubes, which are still fairly common to find.

[stusnyder]

01A's are starting to get pricey. It's also a battery set, so you will need a battery eliminator to run it. Usually 3 different voltages involved. Otherwise not much to them.

[Reece]

That set has the earlier UV sockets, which were originally for the short-pin tubes mounted bayonet-style like auto bulbs with the pin ends pushing against the contacts. The later and much more available UX style 01A's with long pins will still fit in these sockets.

The fact that it uses the older style sockets makes me think early twenties as the long pins were introduced in 1925. It has spiderweb coils. Whether it's homebrew or not you'll be able to tell once you get it. Looks very interesting and for $25 I'd sure grab it.

[vintagecollect]

look for cheap tubes on ebay, maybe even common tube replacements w/ adapters to make tube replacements cheap, try to find a club w/ old knowledgable collectors.

Most people knowing this generation of sets probaly have already passed since 80 + years old. LOOKs way too well built for homebrew, clean and professional. A detail cleaning and refinish will show potential of set, these look great well when done as a piece of furniture to display openly and enjoy.

Power supply w/ large caps to elininate AC hum, Audio w/ high imp. xformer w/ newer reproducer in horn maxes out quality sound.

I can demo. a 1925 AK big box 20 to prove this, I'm 60 miles N. of SF if ever over here. Volume and quality can be heard throughout entire house.
Probaly that's a 1920 to 1924 set earlier tube sockets, definetly rarer & worth the effort.
Try to find collectors w/ a large amount of battery sets, mostly as display, may be missing factory paper lable or holes for plate?
I think saw similair or same one on fleabay for sale, That center knobs looks replacement for broken tuner assy. I think a replacemnet tuner assembly exactly for sale lately to match other two, LOOK to correctly restore to original.