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Delco R-1126 (1937). If you're looking to get into the Eye Tube club on a budget, consider this nifty Delco R-1126 from 1937. Delco settled on a simple, yet attractive cabinet design, with a large, brightly lit gold dial and the distinctive bronze grille cloth that I matched as best I could. The original finish was very nice on this radio, so I touched it up and overcoated it with a couple of shots of gloss lacquer. I replaced all the caps and resistors and fitted with a full set of high testing tubes for long service life. It even has the original antenna wire still coiled up on the spool. A full alignment produced a pretty good receiver on Broadcast with a very accurate dial. The shortwave only goes to 6 mhz, but works well. The knobs are not original, but resemble the originals and complement the radio nicely. All in all, a fairly swell little radio. Four of these have sold on the Radio Attic topping out at $495 last year. Requires an external antenna. 15"W x 10"H x 8"D. Mike Boessen. E-mail: mboessen@ktis.net $425.00. (0000058)
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Emerson AX-238 (1938). Sometimes called a "jewel box" this Emerson AX-238 should be IN the box, as it is a little jewel itself. The wood in the Ingraham cabinet is absolutely gorgeous. The thing is just struck all over with cute. The cabinet was already restored when I bought it and is very nice. The chassis has been modified to eliminate the "curtain burner" power cord by a previous servicer. I took care of a few errors and omissions, fitted it with all high testing tubes and gave it a full alignment. The receiver performance is surprisingly good for a five-tube novelty radio. I was able to recover some poor repair work on the speaker, and give it a coat of the amazing Parts Express wet look product. It sounds very good for a 4-incher now. The original volume control has been replaced with an On/off/volume control, but the lid actuated on/off switch still works. This radio is a total eye catcher, and will get noticed! Requires an external antenna. 10"W x 6"H x 8-1/2"D. Mike Boessen. E-mail: mboessen@ktis.net $425.00. (0000063)
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Fairbanks-Morse TCO 57 (1936).  Rare Fairbanks-Morse TCO Model 57 made in 1936. This is a fully restored and aligned table top model with a pristine waterfall veneer that rolls over front to back, vents on both ends, and a large well-lit one-piece bullet dial. The two bands (Broadcast & Shortwave) both work well. Many components have been replaced or rebuilt including all tubes, resistors, capacitors, power transformer, band selector switch, volume control, speaker, etc. 16"W x 10"H x 9-1/2"D; 12 lbs. Joe Zelig. E-mail: joe@joezeligs.com $495.00. (0000147)
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Silvertone 4463 (1937). Dating from 1937, this model displays the large round dial that had become popular. The cabinet was restored at sometime in the past. There is a repair in the dial escutcheon above 1000 on the dial. Overall the radio displays well. It retains the original grille cloth and knobs. The chassis has been serviced and is complete with original speaker. The radio plays receiving AM and short wave. 16-1/2"H x 12-1/2"W x 9"D. Mark Toppo. E-mail: lindatoppo32@gmail.com $449.00. (0000029)
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