Naturally transmitting is only half the equation. I just bought a Crosley 1930's Companion Cathedral-Style Radio. What a fantastic radio this is, gives the feeling of true old time radio. The case is wood and finished in walnut just like the one pictured in the link below. I am so impressed with this product that I intend to buy another one for our guest bedroom, which will look wonderful in there with the Tiffany lamp, Valet, and Full length mirror. A touch of class for our guests, and some OTR. Crosley products are pretty good. We already have their CD Recorder which lets you turn your old vinyl into CD's.
Back when radio's had style and class.
Truly a beautiful piece of hardware,
am i right that the radio inside is solid state?
Sure in every sense it's a modern radio, with modern semiconductors inside. Yet it has the look and feel of something older. I was sold on the wooden case, and I really like the dial which lights up when you switch it on. I'm just glad to see something that isn't encased in plastic for a change! I've been listening to OTR all day today on it, transmitted from the PC in another room, and its been a very pleasent experience. Has a lovely (I think mellow) sound to it. Good quality on AM and FM. Very nice to put the TV off and do this instead.
I have seen a few otr in catalogs and stores.
Your right, most of them are cheap plastic so seeing one that is actually in a wood cabinet is awesome. I have had a few tube type radio's in the past including an old black & white tv that included a rca jack on the back with a switch to listen to records using the tv's amplifier.
I lost all those antiques in a fire and never tried to replace them.
Tv is not my favorite medium, in fact i barely watch it anymore, so anything that has to do with radio sparks my interest anytime.
Great find and I hope you enjoy many hours of listening.
Im going to work on my talking house 2 and see if i can get it back on the air again with cleaner modulation. Take Care all.
Wow! Congratulations and thanks for sharing your find. I have previously posted my "find" from the 1950's when I bought a Crosley toombstone model circa 1936 at an auction for $.25.
Mine has needed a little TLC over the years but has never needed a new tube and it still works! The internet will yield you a complete schematic and alignment guide, though I must mention mine has never needed an alignment, just one screen drop resistor replacement.
Enjoy....I spend more time looking at the glow in the back of my radio than I do looking at the front. Maybe that is why the girls would run the other way when I was in HS.
Neil