[NJARC] Mystery radiooo
StephenTetorka at cs.com
StephenTetorka at cs.com
Sat Feb 11 15:35:13 EST 2006
Hello Aaron and friends:
Here's the details:
Shape - Tombstone
Height - 18 in.
Width - 14
Depth - 10
Top solid mahogany
Sides mahogany veneer
No panel on rear
Front decorative copper-like plate reads "President" under the
interior/recessed tuning scale which is 1/2 in wide band with 3 in radius.
3 controls - center tune control connected to moving pointer over scale which
reads "100 on left end...0 on right end" located on 3 gang variable made by
Dejur Amsco, NYC
Lower left control is "on/off" pot that does not use center pot tap.
Right control pot has connection to 47 grid and other tap to ground.
Chassis - front in North, left is West, right is East, rear is South
Looking down at chassis:
Polymet Xmfr in NW corner - coming south next to it are 2 each Polymet caps
19v @ 8 mfd
North center is 3 gang var Dejur Amsco
Along East (right)side starting from North coming South ( toward rear) -
RCA235, RCA 235,
Ajax 235, RCA UY224 with paper label dated Oct. 1934
Parallel to these tubes are 3 each coil contained in metal canisters with
taps going to top grid caps on the tubes
Along the South (rear) starting from West: 280, 47 dated Aug. 12, 1938, 47
Under chassis:
Written in pencil " W.A. Parker 10/12/31 final test OK" written over this is
"JR"
Speaker : Rola model F 1800 ohms...7 inch diameter, 5 wires going to plug
into rear chassis
Chassis is Extremely clean and surprisingly bright...as well as all other
metal...just one small spot on chassis top has very slight
corrosion....amazing...
Found a penny inside it...dated 1941...
Regards,
Steve
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