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Below you find a part of the radio collection John Kusching - including other related items. I became interested in collecting and restoring tube radios in 2006 with the purchase of a small AA5 radio from an antique shop, wondering if I could get this old radio working again. In a few weeks I had replaced the capacitors and had the radio working. At that point I became very interested in tube radio's. I found an RCA 6-RF-9 radio in an antique store, which I paid $20.00 for. The radio was held together with string, the cabinet basically in pieces. This was my first wooden radio and was the first radio I refinished. It was also my first AM/FM radio. At the beginning I started purchasing any radio that had tubes, but after 6 months I started refining my tastes. Although my interests in various radio's has changed over the years, I lean toward early wooden radio's from the 1920's to the 1950's. Getting a radio that has been sitting in a barn for 50 years and then bringing that radio back to life is very interesting to me. I still remember getting an old RCA Radiola 18 which was in bad shape. It was my first TRF and I still remember the thrill of hearing it play for the first time after I had restored it, wondering when the last time this radio had played. I have posted pictures and details of my many restorations over at the Antique Radio Forum (ARF) and posts over at ARF motivated me to join the Radio Museum. I actually enjoy the restoration part of the hobby the most. Many of the radio's I have restored I give to relatives and friends. |
Part of the radio collection of John Kusching. These pictures have been uploaded to the corresponding models by John Kusching but this is not necessarily all of John Kusching's collection.
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USA: Grebe, A.H. & Co.; Richmond Hill (...
1924 : Synchrophase MU1 without chain table Grebe MU-1 Front View |
USA: Griffin-Smith Mfg. Co.; Los Angele...
1937 ??: Goldentone G9 tabletop Goldentone G9 Front View #2 |
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USA: GTC, General Transformer Corporati...
1935 ??: Porta-Power U General transformer Corp Porta Power Model U Front View #1 |
USA: Heathkit (Brand), Heath Co.; Bento...
1961 ?: Condenser Checker C-3 Heathkit C3 Front View |
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USA: Heathkit (Brand), Heath Co.; Bento...
1962 : Signal Tracer IT-12 Heathkit IT-12 Front View |
USA: Heathkit (Brand), Heath Co.; Bento...
1965 ??: RF Signal Generator IG-102 Heathkit IG-102 Front View |
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USA: Hewlett-Packard, (HP); Palo Alto, CA
1971 ??: Digital Measuring System 5300B Hewlett Packard 5300B Front View |
USA: Hickok Electrical Instrument Co.; ...
1947 : Dyn. Mutual Conduct. Tube Tester 533A Hickok 533A Front View |
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USA: Hickok Electrical Instrument Co.; ...
1947–51 ?: High Voltage Probe PR30-A |
USA: Hickok Electrical Instrument Co.; ...
1956 : 605A Tube Tester-VOM Hickok 605A Top View |
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USA: Hickok Electrical Instrument Co.; ...
1964 : Dynamic Mutual Cond.Tube Tester 6000A Hickok 6000A view with top open |
USA: Jackson-Bell Co. (pre 1935); Los A...
1930 : 62 "Sunburst" or "Sunrise" 1st series Jackson Bell 62 Front View |
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USA: Jefferson Electric Mfg. Co.; Chica...
1927 : Tube Rejuvenator Jefferson Tube Rejuvenator Front View #1 |
USA: JFD Mfg. Co. Inc.; Brooklyn (NY)
1955 ??: Battery adapter 503 JFD 503 Battery Adapter and Box |
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USA: Keithley Instruments Inc.; Clevela...
1985 ??: Digital Multimeter 195A Keithley 195A Front View |
USA: Majestic Radio & Television Co.,(p...
1937 : 66 table model Majestic 66 Front View |
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USA: Measurements Corporation, Boonton NJ
1956 ??: Crystal Calibrator 111-B Measurements 111-B Crystal Calibrator Front View #1 |
USA: Molded Insulation Co.; Philadelphi...
1965 ??: ISOTAP WP-26A |
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USA: Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airl...
1936/37 : 62-416 Order= 462 C 416 Airline 62-416 Front View |
USA: Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airl...
1951/52 : Airline 15WG1813B Order= 62 C 1813 R Airline 15WG-1813B front view |
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USA: Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. C...
1948 ?: 5A7C HS-165 Motorola 5A7C Front Open |
USA: Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. C...
1950 : 7-XM-21 ch= HS-218 Motorola 7XM21 Front View |
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USA: Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. C...
1960 ?: B6W Motorola B6W Front View |
USA: Phenix Radio Corp.; New York
1924 : Ultradyne L1 Lacault (Phenix) L-1 Front View |
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USA: Phenix Radio Corp.; New York
1924 : Ultraformer Type "A" and "B" Ultraformer Type "A" View #1 |
USA: Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co...
1933/34 : 16B 16/16A-121 Version 1 Philco 16b Front View #1 |
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USA: Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co...
1934 : 16B 16/16A-125 Version 3 Philco 16b Front View |
USA: Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co...
1935 : 16B 16/16A-125 Version 4 Philco 16b Front View |
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USA: Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co...
1935 : 66S Philco 66S Front View |
USA: Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co...
1958–62 : Trans-World Portable T-9 Code 124 Philco T9 Front View |
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USA: Pomona Electronics (PECO); Pomona ...
1950 ??: High Voltage Test Probe 2900A |
USA: Precision Apparatus Co. (Pacotroni...
1940 : Signal Generator E-200-C 6SJ7 |
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USA: Radio Shack (Tandy, Realistic, Mic...
1975–80 : Realistic DX-160 Cat.-No. 20-152 Realistic DX-160 Front View |
USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1922 : Westinghouse Aeriola AC RCA Westinghouse Aeriola AC Top Open |
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USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1923 : Radiola VII (7) AR905 RCA Radiola VII - has extra switch mounted on upper right of front panel th... |
USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1923 : Westinghouse Aeriola Sr (RF) molded panel Westinghouse Aeriola Sr open view |
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USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1924 : Radiola III (3) AR-805 Type RI (ri) RCA Radiola III Top View |
USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1927 : Radiola Loudspeaker 100-A RCA Radiola 100A Front View |
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USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1928 : Loudspeaker 103 RCA Radiola 103 Front View |
USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1928 : Radiola 60 table Radiola 60 Front View |
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USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1928–30 : LOUDSPEAKER 106 UZ-642 AC RCA Radiola 106 Speaker Front View |
USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1929 : Radiola 21 RCA Radiola 21 Front View |
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USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1929 : Radiola 44 AC RCA Radiola 44 Front View |
USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1939 : 9Q4 Ch= RC-478 RCA 9Q4 Front View #1 |
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USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1940 : Station Allocator 171 RCA 171 Front View #1 |
USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1947 : 75X11 Ch= RC-1050 1st Production RCA 75X11 Front View |
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USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1948 : 75X17 Ch= RC1050B RCA 75X17 Front view |
USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1949 ?: 8X71 Ch= RC-1070 RCA 8-X-71 Front View |
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USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1950/51 : A108 Ch= RC-1096 Early Production RCA A-108 Front View |
USA: RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New Yor...
1951/52 : 45-EY-2 Ch= RS-138F Late Production RCA 45-EY-2 Front View #1 |
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Our member John Kusching opened
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items on 24.Nov.2010.
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