What is it?

[niel]

yup, that's what i meant. ah radio plumbing looks so different when in a negative light.

[onanparts]

It's that time again...

[ralph day]

Receiver/tuner?

Ralph

[CDN-VT]

Looks like an old marantz tuner amplifier

[niel]

it's definitely tubed and has the strings to allow for tuning indicators to follow the variable cap. could be old am/fm radio or it could be an old shortwave receiver too.

[onanparts]

it's definitely tubed and has the strings to allow for tuning indicators to follow the variable cap. could be old am/fm radio or it could be an old shortwave receiver too.

Shortwave Receiver it is! Now for some extra nothing...Who made it? What era?

[CDN-VT]

??

[Westbranch]

combined ignition points gap feeler and a screwdriver (tool) to adjust/set the Lucas points...

[CDN-VT]

You Bet !!
!943 tool

I'll post more from the early days.

VT

[niel]

onan, i'll take a stab at the name. hammarlund. hope i spelled it right. could be a few others too, but the time period looks like 50s to 60s leaning more to 50s. could be rme, hallicrafters, collins, allied/radio shack, lafayette, national radio, and possibly heathkit, but i doubt heathkit. there were allot of companies that made sw receivers back then. i could've named even more.

[onanparts]

onan, i'll take a stab at the name. hammarlund. hope i spelled it right. could be a few others too, but the time period looks like 50s to 60s leaning more to 50s. could be rme, hallicrafters, collins, allied/radio shack, lafayette, national radio, and possibly heathkit, but i doubt heathkit. there were allot of companies that made sw receivers back then. i could've named even more.

How about a 1938 Hallicrafters Super Skyrider SX-16?

[niel]

wow, yours is in great shape for one out of 1938. it's hard to find even those from the 50s and 60s in that good of shape. how well does it work and compare to those in use today?

[onanparts]

wow, yours is in great shape for one out of 1938. it's hard to find even those from the 50s and 60s in that good of shape. how well does it work and compare to those in use today?

One pictured is not mine. I do have one in very close condition though. Along with the matching speaker. Works great! Soft warm sound much easier on the ears compared to modern solid state receivers. Long long overdue for recapping. Everything is original from 1938 but the old wax paper caps need to go before they "pop" on their own!

Speaker shown here is mine.

[onanparts]

Time to get old school here.....

[dbcollen]

clothes line?