Hi Guys,

I was wondering if someone out there could identify what radio this is? Well, more like what's left of it. I found this cabinet at a garage sale, and sadly it has been gutted of any electronics or markings.



Here are the pictures -> here

I have been searching google images etc, but can't find much. looking at the old nail holes, it possibly had 4 wooden poles to protect the speaker, but the bog job is pretty good to really tell.

Thanks

Bj

Can't identify it immediately. The circular dial with its "propeller" indicator appeared around 1935 and many manufacturers used very similar-looking cabinets for their console models. Sometimes fancy fretwork on the grille is the best clue. If that has been removed, then it becomes more difficult.

Yes unfortunately someone had replaced it with tee-shirt material! All I have are these glued hard parts of the original cloth on the front panel.

The grille cloth looks a bit STC-ish and the cabinet style looks like a Breville I own. The dial escutcheon is a no-name though and appeared on several different brands including Weldon.

I'd date it to around 1935-6.

BeJay, I was referring to the woodwork, more so than the grille cloth.

When you said "looking at the old nail holes, it possibly had 4 wooden poles to protect the speaker" I took that to mean that there are possibly parts missing from the cabinet around the area of speaker opening.

In that era, there were radio suppliers who arranged for their cabinets to be made locally, and they installed chassis made by major radio manufacturers, such as Breville as mentioned by Brad. Back then, radio was still considered a piece of furniture, so the cabinet was often the major feature as far as "She who must be obeyed" was concerned.

In your case, that cabinet may be a local production. With luck, someone here may recognise it.

Some of those cabinets did have a makers plate on them. The number of holes & how they are arranged, has significance

Marc

Thanks for the follow up guys,

So, I had a closer look and it seems they were pin nails holding in corner block pieces for the speaker plate. I removed that earlier to remove the tee-shirt material. The top corner block was missing, so that is what I thought looked like it was a hole for the grill / fret work piece. So no, there is only the 2 front wood "grill" pieces as shown.

You could be onto something with the local manufacturing thing though... What a lost era.

This very similar to my Westernhouse console.

I guess you meant to type Westinghouse.

Photos please:

https://vintage-radio.com.au/default.asp?id=image-submission-guidelines

Photos?! Yes please! I'd love to know what this looked like. I want to try and re-create what it looked like. Especially the dial markings and knob type. Thanks Leon.