I have a cabinet radio labeled 'Golden Voxola' on the tuning panel.. it is in need of restoration. Can any members help with information on this radio?

A sticker on the back states that it was manufactured under licence granted by Australian Radio Technical Services and Patents Co.

Thanks

"Voxola" was an American brand of the 1930s, though it might have been used here under licence.

Let us know the valve types in it.

Be careful to remove them by the bases, not the glass envelopes, and be careful with any valve that have top cap connections on them as they may be corroded on and you can easily break them in the attempt.

It has one 4 pin valve (Philips Australia) and a 6 pin (Tungsol USA)

Would I be correct in assuming the the serial number with the 'D' prefix would suggest late 1930's?

A D prefix on an ARTS&P transfer decal = 1937.

I mean the type names on the valves, not their brand names. Unless they've been rubbed off they should still be visible on the glass.

For example, here's a type 80:

http://www.qsl.net/wa2mze/80.jpg.

Ones an 80 the other 42 I think.

The 80 is the rectifier valve and the 42 is the power amplifier valve. These were fairly typical valve types for the late 1930s. There should be sockets for at least two more valves and possibly three? The other valves could be inside pressed metal shields and have a single wire leading to a top cap on each one.

Thanks for your help, what do members think it would be worth in un-restored condition?

Pictures below:-

A good restoration project and generally values of radios are not given here.

One safety comment, that power lead looks very deterioated and dangerous so please do not plug it in.

There may be a loud bang or worse.

generally values of radios are not given here.

Yep, I avoid answering that question nowadays. I grew weary of trying to educate "hit and run" members who went straight to eBay after wasting our time with questions about value and age, etc, never to return and never to contribute anything useful to discussions on here.

I hasten to add: that's not to imply that mildformofinsanity is in that, or any other, category of time wasters.

If you want to restore this set, please ask away and you will get any help we can provide.

Consoles, restored or not, don't attract their true worth because people generally do not have the room for them. Only the hardcore collectors with massive Tri-Steel type sheds collect more than a few at a time and they still acquire most of them on the cheap.

I have a few consoles that I will most likely give away soon because trying to sell them is a waste of time.

Thanks for your comments.