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Fallriver Ma

I have always loved antiques. I was born an artist albeit unsuccessful. Nobody likes original hand made art anymore. So I am now retired from that My new interest iI have always loved antiques. I was born an artist albeit unsuccessful. Nobody likes original hand made art anymore. So I am now retired from that My new interest is restoring those antiques that most people find useless and give them new life. I believe in replacing broken parts only if they are to far gone to be repaired. Otherwise I make the piece myself. I understand that most collectors prefer the original patina of an item to retain it's value so I will only clean the antique. I refinish if need be. (Read more)

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Radiola - Radiosin Radios
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Sentinel - Radiosin Radios
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little victrola - Recordsin Records
9 days ago
Philco - Radiosin Radios
13 days ago
Born again Zenith - Radiosin Radios
13 days ago
Little Red Radio - Radiosin Radios
2 months ago
RCA MODEL 65X1 - Radiosin Radios
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Victrola - Recordsin Records
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Silvertone phonograph - Recordsin Records
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Packard Bell - Radiosin Radios
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  1. Thanks blunderbuss2...I just dusted the machine off...looks a little more presentable now.
  2. Thanks blunderbuss2....I appreciate the word. As far as the wives go! I'm married " fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me"....I won't be going down that road ever again. The red head so...
  3. Thanks Phil...I wish I could take credit for it but only some cleaning was all it needed.
  4. very nice
  5. Thanks DCB
  6. Oh! don't I know that one. I do about twenty turns and that's very slowly. That hapened to my Silvertone. The spring had a crack in it. What an awful sound it made when it let go. I snipped off the cr...
  7. You're correct blunderbuss2.....I forgot to put the word spring or windup in there...OOPS! lol =0
  8. you have a beauty there. kinda looks familiar ;)
  9. Thanks eccentric1...wish I had the before pics to show how weathered grey it was.
  10. She's nice!....I saw one like it at an antique shop. nooooooo where near the condition of yours.
  11. Thank you Celiene
  12. Thanks Signaholic.....It is again a labor of love.
  13. nice find. it's great you found it in such nice condition. I don't know if you saw my packard bell but please have a look at it
  14. These pics are great...my mom had a bunch of old photos from when her father was in ww2. I scanned and photo shopped them all. she was surprised at what had faded after all these years. they're almost...
  15. sorry the internet is acting up.....my mom found a clock at a yard sale. she thought was an antique. i broke the news to her that it was made in korea in the early 70's. If it's a wind up?!!!!! then I...
  16. even though it's a flea market find it's still a nice piece to look at.
  17. nice find...I have a grandmother clock radio. I can't find any info on it. I have three definite different answers. All agree to disagree...lol
  18. RESTORE IT! RESTORE IT! I would take Bobber57 advice. It works. You are ahead of the curve. You'll be surprized at how much more the wood grain will pop out. beautiful piece.
  19. Nice RCA, I don't know much about these but the Radiolaguy.com might be able to help. The most fun I have when I find anything old is the seach for the info on the item. If I find any info I'll contac...
  20. Very nice job...I can appreciate the work that went into it....looks alot like bakelite now, which I also like
  21. looks like something from "back to the future" awesome piece
  22. Holycow !!! what a restoration!!! Beautiful
  23. Thanks again lannd
  24. Thanks guys
  25. beautiful piece...I'm also on the lookout for who made my clock radio. I figured out the clock but the radio is still a mystery. The radio needs a rebuild and a speaker. The clock works perfect.
  26. beautiful piece...what kind of radio was used in it?
  27. Thanks DCB...I found that Krylon or Rustoleum spray paint works great. Stay away from valspar paint, it says it takes about ten minutes to dry....I waited two weeks before the tackyness went away so I...
  28. Thanks DCB...I like to give my radios new lives
  29. Hey Bruce99 Thanks for the input. There is a label on the back of the clock for the movement. I temporarily hot wired the clock, followed the directions it said, WHOLA! it works. The chasis had what...
  30. very cool...never saw a round one like this...
  31. cute little radio...probably needs to be recapped and maybe a few resistors checked for tolerance. Nice radio even if you put it out on display.
  32. Your radios make me sick. Incredible collection. love them all!!! "KUDOS" to you
  33. had one just like it. got it to work and decided to paint it. sold it to a guy that had one as a kid. kinda wish I didn't. the guy haunted me until I did at least I kept the pics
  34. To funny mikielikesigns2...It is a really nice radio
  35. crack or no crack, looks great
  36. WAY COOL! AND BEAUTIFUL SHAPE TOO
  37. Does anyone know where I can get the clips that hold the back on?
  38. Thanks toolate2. What a labor of love. I thought the color sort of looked fifties "ish" and it popped the gold
  39. Nice peice....I saw one like this on pwn stars, I have a few phonograph players. I get my parts from victrola@victrolarepairservice.com. Talk to Ray at 802-748-4893 (tech talk). He's been very helpful...
  40. Hi packrat-pl Those tubes are very tough. I would only worry about the capacitors....they are old and tend to dry out and give the radio a hum. If you get someone to recap it it'll play like new. I'v...
  41. Just an update...I found a tone arm and bracket as well as well as a reproducer. I only have to give my machine one ar two more layers of shellac and off I play.
  42. Hi linday I received a bunch of phonos from my wifes grandmother and my mom. I have about 3o in my collection. As soon as I finish the machine I plan to play them all.
  43. Yes Signaholic I am commited...my wife says I ought to be commited. I hate to see the workman ship that went into these machines go to the junk yard.
  44. What an excellent pick...like you said ...when it calls out to you you have to answer.
  45. Thanks Signaholic. I enjoy giving these radios a new lease on life. These old radios are proof that these things came from a time when things were fixed rather than thrown away. This is one of the on...
  46. American pickers bought two of these for about $60.00 a piece, that's if I remember the show correctly.
  47. another kool piece....how'd you chrome them?
  48. Way to kool I've never seen a chrome radio like this.
  49. Finally finished my radio....it has a nise paint job and all out od tolerence parts were replaced. Now it works just fine....thanks for the inspiration to finish it. Yours look icredible.
  50. Hey Signaholic.....My Victrolas' veneer was peeling in places. Had to strip the old finish off...lots of discoloration on sections like water damage. The lid was starting to fall off. The tonr arm is ...
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