Since on an off topic subject of early radios, I thought I would share my favorite. It is a 1925 Freshman Masterpiece. I was into radios for awhile before getting into phonographs. I don't have many radios left, but had to keep this one as it belonged to my Grandfather before he passed. I have seen Freshman Masterpieces on eBay, but they are usually just the rectangular radio component. Sometimes they have an attached speaker and sometimes they don't. I haven't been able to find any example in a cabinet like this one. I wish I could find out more to verify whether this cabinet was built for the radio, or if it was fitted into a random cabinet by a handyman. Anyway, here it is:


Everything is there electronically speaking with the exception of the tubes. (Of Course) Does anyone know where I could find the correct tubes? My Grandfather used it to store his coin collection. When I received the radio, there was a nice 1881 Morgan silver dollar down in the electronic components.

Anyway, I would love to restore it to working order again if anyone knows where I could find the tubes.
