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Here's one you don't see everyday. A 1928 Day-Fan model 25 (chassis 5069) 9 tube one band (AM) table radio
made by the Dayton Fan and Motor Co. with a Sonochorde Jr. speaker. Don't find many in working condition, as there
are no schematics with capacitor and resister values on them. Found this one in working condition, so don't have to
"jury-rig" anything on it. Works great! And, what beautiful woodwork! Paid a VERY SMALL fraction of
what it's worth, as the previous owner didn't know how to operate it or even that a separate speaker and antenna was needed;
he thought it didn't work! As a side note, also shown is a 10 inch dia. oscillating fan also made
by Day-Fan the same year as this radio. The Dayton Fan and Motor Co. is sill in business making fans and motors
in Dayton, Ohio, although they quit making radios back in 1930, the radio division having been liquidated and sold off due
to an anti-trust suit brought on by the Justice Dept. because it was found that RCA owned 49% of the of the radio division
at that time.
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Ooh, nice! A 1925 Atwater Kent model 20C 5 tube (four 01A and one 71A tube) battery set, with an Atwater
Kent model H horn speaker, and both work great! Need to repaint the speaker, and the radio cabinet could use some TLC,
but will get to that later. The dials and faceplate, as well as the interior of the receiver are about as perfect as
I've ever seen on one of these! Also have the original owner's manual for this set.
A rare one, indeed! A 1924 Akradyne 5 tube (01A) TRF battery receiver. Not too many sets were made by this
manufacturer as they were in business for only 2 years before being purchased by the U.S. Electric Company along with Apex,
Sentinel, Slagle, Sunbeam and Workrite Radio companies. This particular model was the first model made by Akradyne,
and is probably one of the very first out the factory door as the serial number is #1311! Works extremely well!
Needs some cabinet work and the front panel could use some polish. Had to replace the center potentiometer, the left
rheostat, the grid leak resistor and capacitor, both audio transformers, and resolder nearly every joint in the wiring.
Still, a very cool radio!
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