[NJARC] help in identifying a mystery radio

[Aaron Hunter]

Dave

I suspect the radio was manufactured by the Clinton Mfg. Co. and for the
following reasons:

 "The tag also says the radio was built at "plant A, Chicago"."
Listed in "Radio Troubleshooter's Handbook" by Ghirardi, 1941 is the
following manufacturer:
"Clinton", "Corona", "Crusader", "Cub", "Bostonian", "Buckingham", "Federal",
"Harmony", "Marshall", "Nightengale", "Universal", "Westminster", (with
"Plant A" on license tag) CLINTON MFG. CO., 1217 W. Wash. Blvd., Chicago,
Ill. - (no longer manufacturing)

"...model 532 (or 552?) ~ tube line-up ... 6A7, 6D6, 75, 42, 80."
In "Radio Diagram Sourcebook With Tube Complement Guide" by Gray, 1996:
Clinton Manufacturing Co. - (Model) 532 ..... 5 (tubes) 1-6A7, 1-6D6, 1-42,
1-75, 1-80 ...... (I-F Peak) 465

I was unable to locate a picture of a Clinton radio similar to this one and
there are no schematics in Rider's for the Clinton Manufacturing Co.

"Do you happen to know what radios were built in Chicago during the late
1930's and early 1940's?"
I stopped counting when I reached 10 manufactures with 65 different model
names!

Aaron Hunter

David R Sica wrote:

> NJARC members:
>
> I received this inquiry via the web page. Can anyone help this fellow?
>
> Thanks,
> --Dave Sica
>
> On Wed, 15 May 2002 10:41:24 -0500 "Earl Komassa" <ekomassa@execpc.com>
> writes:
>
> Can you please help identify this radio?  It is a 5 tube superhet, wood
> cabinet, table radio made sometime between the late 1930's and the early
> 1940's.  I don't have the manufacturer's name, but I have a partial
> schematic which I am sending you a copy of.  The schematic indicates it
> is a model 532 (or 552?).  The picture of the back of the chassis shows a
> little red tag on the right that shows a chassis or serial number NO
> 254046.  The tag also says the radio was built at "plant A, Chicago".
>
> The tube line-up includes one of each of the following: 6A7, 6D6, 75, 42,
> 80.  Radio tuning employs a mechanical bandspread design, using a circle
> of translucent, flexible plastic about 1/16" thick, slightly larger
> diameter than the radio dial.  The bottom of this circle is attached to
> the tuning knob shaft.  The center of this circle has a shaft running
> through the center of it with the dial pointer attached on one end and
> the tuning capacitor on the other.
>
> The wood cabinet has been painted with a gray, oil based paint.  The area
> around the holes for the knob shafts shows it was originally a walnut
> stain, I think.  The cabinet is obviously in bad shape, one end of it is
> missing and the top is separated from the rest of the cabinet.  Do you
> know of a way to remove an oil based paint without removing or destroying
> a radio name that may be on the front of the cabinet?
>
> Do you happen to know what radios were built in Chicago during the late
> 1930's and early 1940's?
>
> Any information you can shed on this radio would certainly be
> appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Earl Komassa
> 2021 S. 17th St.
> Milwaukee, WI 53204
> (414) 672-8928
>
> NOTE to NJARC sleuths: I have posted Earl's photos at:
> http://www.njarc.org/OTR1.jpg
> http://www.njarc.org/OTR2.jpg
> http://www.njarc.org/OTR3.jpg
> http://www.njarc.org/OTR4.jpg
>
> --D.S.
>
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