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The Emerson is singing now
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/emerson-tube-rad...2ec932392f

I do not know the model. The auction does not list it.
The sole reason I found this I wanted to know what the radio would go for and what model it is, but only got the similar radio with no info.

The story is: a colleague of mine, an old engineer, brought today a radio that belongs to his daughter.
He was wondering if I would entertain the thaught of restoring it for her - he no longer has the place to do that kinds of things.

The radio except the grillwork looks the same, it is a 7-tuber, looks like it is from 30-s. An Emerson. The model # was not written anywhere.

The cabinet has seen better days, is smeared with poorly brushed on laquer and has a large white paint spot, probably a spill.
The grillcloth is ripped in two places. Could be salvaged but probably better of being replaced.
The power chord.....has no iunsulation, two bare wires intertwined. The plug is still there though.
The chassis is clean though. The tuning knob does not move either the cap or the pointer. And there is no dial string, so probably the set screw, though the knob does not come off.
The dial seems to be good, the dial cover is yellowish which is normal for ageing.

Speaker seems to be intact.

The radio was repaired in 1950 as I see a pencil not on the chassis to that effect. I wonder how the chord got that bad since, inless it was burned and the insulation just came off.
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So, I told the guy that even though I'd do that for free, the parts could potentially go into over a hundred bucks worst case, and about 50 on average (has been mhyh experience). Worst case includes but not limited to: bad output transformer, bad power transformer and such.

So, I says, let her think if she wants to put this kind of money into a bad looking radio. And I could take on it to make it my learning cabinet restoration project but then the outcome of it is a tossup.

Meantime, since it is always a question of "how much would it be worth if properly restored", so:

1. What is it worth when properly restored?
2. What model is it?

Anyone has experience with these?

Nothing urgent but I'm just interested.


Messages In This Thread
The Emerson is singing now - by morzh - 07-22-2013, 10:07 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by BrendaAnnD - 07-23-2013, 02:48 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-23-2013, 07:17 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Arran - 07-23-2013, 08:08 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-23-2013, 08:33 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-23-2013, 08:37 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Phlogiston - 07-23-2013, 09:36 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-23-2013, 03:37 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Phlogiston - 07-23-2013, 05:06 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Arran - 07-24-2013, 04:53 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-24-2013, 01:44 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Phlogiston - 07-24-2013, 02:23 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-24-2013, 08:26 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Phlogiston - 07-24-2013, 09:09 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Arran - 07-26-2013, 11:36 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-26-2013, 06:23 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-26-2013, 07:39 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Paul Philco322 - 07-26-2013, 08:50 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-26-2013, 09:27 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-26-2013, 09:44 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-26-2013, 10:00 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-26-2013, 10:08 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Mondial - 07-26-2013, 10:19 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Phlogiston - 07-26-2013, 10:20 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-27-2013, 01:06 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by BrendaAnnD - 07-27-2013, 04:02 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by BrendaAnnD - 07-27-2013, 04:16 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-28-2013, 12:31 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by BrendaAnnD - 07-28-2013, 04:18 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-28-2013, 09:11 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by BrendaAnnD - 07-28-2013, 10:11 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-29-2013, 09:17 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-30-2013, 10:05 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by BrendaAnnD - 07-30-2013, 10:51 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-30-2013, 03:28 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-30-2013, 08:18 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-30-2013, 08:33 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by BrendaAnnD - 07-30-2013, 09:06 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-30-2013, 09:41 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-30-2013, 09:56 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by BrendaAnnD - 07-30-2013, 10:43 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-30-2013, 11:11 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 07-30-2013, 11:29 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Phlogiston - 07-31-2013, 12:25 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Ron Ramirez - 07-31-2013, 05:27 AM
The Emerson - it is singing now. - by morzh - 07-31-2013, 10:57 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Phlogiston - 07-31-2013, 04:28 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by BrendaAnnD - 07-31-2013, 07:10 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Phlogiston - 08-01-2013, 01:09 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by BrendaAnnD - 08-01-2013, 02:30 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 08-01-2013, 09:41 AM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Gene Pederson - 08-06-2013, 05:39 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 08-13-2013, 11:41 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Paul Philco322 - 08-14-2013, 09:10 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by morzh - 08-15-2013, 01:54 PM
RE: An Emerson like this one - by Paul Philco322 - 08-15-2013, 02:28 PM
RE: The Emerson is singing now - by morzh - 08-17-2013, 10:15 PM
RE: The Emerson is singing now - by morzh - 08-18-2013, 11:56 PM
RE: The Emerson is singing now - by morzh - 09-16-2013, 10:43 AM
RE: The Emerson is singing now - by Radioroslyn - 09-16-2013, 02:21 PM
RE: The Emerson is singing now - by morzh - 09-16-2013, 03:23 PM



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