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Help ID a 1920s Cabinet with Speaker
I am not sure whether this beast was sold without chassis and only a speaker so the customer could install their own radio in the bottom slot, or if it's missing its chassis.
Guy who owns it says his ma bought it a long time ago. He's going to look underneath to see if there are any markings. I have a 1927 Grebe that came with the 'speaker stand' which is a flat top table with a speaker in the apron below the table top on the front side. You put the radio on top and connect to the speaker. I thought maybe there were other cabinets like this, even generic, but I don't know. The Radio Attic Archives is a LOT of radios to look through - over 5000 I think. I've scanned the pages through D so far and have not seen it. Any clues?
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It's a 1928 Philco model 86. The first year the company offered radios and it was the top of line model. It wasn't a custom cabinet, but was built specifically for that model. That set is special to me because it's the one my mother always talks about listening to as a kid. Amazingly they do turn up occasionally. I believe the chassis is the same as the tabletop models, so it is possible to bring that one back. Good luck.
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American Bosch also made some cabinets like that for their "coffin" style radios like my Eveready Model 1 (which was a rebadged American Bosch Model 28).
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If there's an ID tag on the cabinet somewhere (like maybe a tube placement chart for example) then that will tell you if it was a 551 or a model 86 (which will then narrow down the date a lot more). Hope this helps |
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