About This Radio
This
1931 Grandfather Clock-Radio was manufactured by De Forest Crosley Radio
Consolidated Industries in Toronto, Ontario. The radio stands 60 inches
tall and is 12 inches wide and 12 inches deep. The cabinet for the radio
was built by McLagan Cabinetry in Stratford, Ontario.
This Superheterodyne radio has eight tubes which are: UY235, UY224,
UY235, UY227, UY227, UX245, UX245 and UX280. It operates with an IF of
175 KHz.
I acquired this radio for
restoration in Ottawa, Ontario in August 2021 from a gentleman who
informed me that it had been in his family for over fifty years. He
recalled that both the radio and the clock had worked at one time and
that he didn't recall the radio been serviced over the years. This
was confirmed when I dismantled
the
radio for restoration. There were no signs of extensive repair.
The radio had extensive
damage to the front grille that can be seen in the restoration photos.
There was enough of the grille intact that I was able to draw it on a
new sheet of plywood as shown here.
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