Picked up this beautiful radio for my coin collection room. Really brings the history in this room to life when it picks up the Big Band era music. The shortwave bands also work, but fortunately are not picking up any war activity in Europe as was the common practice of worried Americans in 1942 when this radio was made.
Yep, it works. Just have to let the tubes warm up. Not bad for a 73 year old component. Wonder how many of our modern appliances would still be working in 73 years?
1942 Westinghouse Radio
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Re: 1942 Westinghouse Radio
Not many I bet, but nice radio... they have a much different sound than modern radios.
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"Yep, it works. Just have to let the tubes warm up. Not bad for a 73 year old component. Wonder how many of our modern appliances would still be working in 73 years?"
Nice Radio (but now you will be on the hunt for replacement tubes). I know most of my components will need more than a little time to warm up if they ever get to working for 73 years!! :w widegrin
Nice Radio (but now you will be on the hunt for replacement tubes). I know most of my components will need more than a little time to warm up if they ever get to working for 73 years!! :w widegrin
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Re: 1942 Westinghouse Radio
This reminds me of a joke my mother use to tell:
A woman is startled when she opens her refrigerator and finds a rabbit taking a nap in it.
She asked the rabbit why he was in there? The rabbit says (drum roll please) .............................
"This is a Westinghouse, isn't it?" (Resting house- get it? Nyuck Nyuck WooWooWooWoo)
A woman is startled when she opens her refrigerator and finds a rabbit taking a nap in it.
She asked the rabbit why he was in there? The rabbit says (drum roll please) .............................
"This is a Westinghouse, isn't it?" (Resting house- get it? Nyuck Nyuck WooWooWooWoo)
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Ah! But, I made sure I new a source for each of them before I purchased the radio. happydance:Petespockets55 wrote:ice Radio (but now you will be on the hunt for replacement tubes).
Not as good, but related...Petespockets55 wrote:She opens her refrigerator and finds a rabbit taking a nap in it.
What do you call a cold dog sitting on the rabbit?
(bah-ding) A chili dog on a bun.
:l lol: :l :l lol: :l
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Re: 1942 Westinghouse Radio
The tubes are actually fairly common and my radio only uses six of them. Don't think I'll be starting up my ENIAC anytime soon as they are not that cheap. But, they are out there since audiophiles prefer the sounds produced by tube amplifiers for their guitars.
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My dad had a bag of tubes for the radio, then the tv (1953). We had a Philco radio and a Muntz gutless wonder 21 inch b+w tv. In the winter if you sat by the tv you stayed warm.
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LOL Always nice, especially if you lived up north!dipper13 wrote:My dad had a bag of tubes for the radio, then the tv (1953). We had a Philco radio and a Muntz gutless wonder 21 inch b+w tv. In the winter if you sat by the tv you stayed warm.
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mhonzell wrote:The tubes are actually fairly common and my radio only uses six of them. Don't think I'll be starting up my ENIAC anytime soon as they are not that cheap. But, they are out there since audiophiles prefer the sounds produced by tube amplifiers for their guitars.
M, just curious if that is you checking out your supply of tubes you have stached in the basement? lol:
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