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That's a very nice radio from about 1930 (going by the tubes used). Those tubes 224, 227, 280 are really only useful in radios from this era. I'm not sure what the output tubes are, but probably 245s. I suppose you could build an amp around those, but their scarce and valuable to the restoration community. If you have globe tubes, you might want to sell those and replace with ST types to help pay for the restoration.
Make sure you go over that wiring and use a "dim bulb" setup when you power it up. That "dim bulb" will act as a series resistance and save the radio if there a short somewhere. Also, those early radios were design for lower line voltages than we have today so a variac is a good idea too.
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