SMITH AUCTION CO., DOWNINGTOWN, APRIL 26, 1997 updated May 24, 1997 with photos

The descriptions here are opinion only. Buyers are encouraged to visually inspect each item prior to the auction: Preview is Friday April 25 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and again on Saturday April 26 10:00 a.m. to sale time, 12 noon.


Smith Auction Co. Downingtown, PA - phone: 610-269-1036

• Harold Smith - AU-002163-L
• Annette Smith - AU-002706-L
• Dennis Childers - AA-002303-L
  

Time of sale: April 26^th at 12 noon.


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Description Code:


"Good" as applied to tubes refers to filament continuity.
"Driver OK" as regards speakers means continuity and clicks from an ohmmeter.
"AK": Atwater Kent
"AFT": audio-frequency transformer
"BBT": brass-based/tipped (tube)
"NIB": new in box
"xfmr": transformer


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The descriptions here are opinion only. Buyers are encouraged to visually inspect each item prior to the auction: Preview is Friday April 25 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and again on Saturday April 26 10:00 a.m. to sale time, 12 noon.

Results________________________________________________

01 RCA Victor 810T AC table superhet, ca. 1937; some veneer separation; cracked dial bezel. - $ 70
02 Sparton 400 AC table TRF set, ca. 1931, VG cond. - $ 80

03 Zenith 5S127 AM-SW AC tombstone set, ca. 1939; good cond; some varnish crazing. - $ 120

04 Kit battery TRF set, in commercial cabinet, w/ "Kilograd" dials, ca. 1924, less tubes. - $ 45

05 Detrola (no model) 4-tube AC table TRF set; light rust on chassis; cabinet VG. - $ 50

06 Philco 610 tombstone AM-SW AC table set, ca. 1936; moderate chassis rust, good cabinet. - $ 220

07 Philco 20 AC TRF cathedral set, ca. 1930; light rust on chassis; cabinet corners damaged. - $ 80

08 Emerson (no model) AC-DC table set. - $ 15

09 Freshman Masterpiece, S/N 5678; good "S"-bulb tubes.  - $ 35

10 Philco 220 AC-DC BC-police table set; veneer chip. - $ 22.50


11 Crosley 305 AC table TRF set, ca. 1929; good cabinet, light rust inside, nonfunctioning dial. - $ 60

12 Sentinel 275T farm table superhet, ca. 1941; light rust on chassis; cabinet fair. - $ 5

13 Philco 60 AM-SW cathedral, ca. 1934, VG cond. - $ 75

14 Regal Electronics Corp. 205 AC-DC table set, ca. 1947; dirty, otherwise good. - $ 25

15 AK 854 Deco tombstone, ca. 1935, restored. - $ 170

16 Silvertone 9005 table set, VG cond. - $ 15

17 Crosley M45 Dynacoil speaker; die-cast front trim warped and broken.  - $ 12.50

18 Silvertone 4500A table set; dirty, needs grille cloth. - $ 27.50

19 Freed-Eisemann FE15 battery three-dialer, ca. 1925; exc. cond., good "S"-bulb tubes. - $ 80

20 Silvertone 4500A AM table set, good cond. - $ 35


21 Majestic 461 Deco table set, VG cond. - $ 80

22 King 80A 6-tube battery TRF set, ca. 1927, good "S"-bulbed tubes, VG cond. - $ 60

23 Firestone 4-V-24 AC clock-radio, ca. 1946, good cond. - $ 10

24 Silvertone 6071 table radio-phono, ca. 1947; light scratches on case. - $ 35

25 Crosley 527 2-volt "battery five" table superhet, ca. 1938; has significant veneer problems. - $ 22.50

26 AK 40 TRF set in console, exc. cond. - $ 140

27 Federal 110 (photo) 3-tube regen. receiver, VG cond., ca. 1924; orig. instruction card; tubes good. - $ 650

28 Crosley 4-29 4-tube regen. receiver, ca. 1926; VG cond.; three good tubes. - $ 130

29 Freshman Masterpiece three-dialer, ca. 1925, S/N 72689; chipped lid, otherwise good cond. - $ 60

30 Crosley 52 2-tube regen. receiver, ca. 1924, less one AFT, otherwise VG; both tubes good (one BBT). - $ 70


31 Apex Electric Mfg. Co. 36 AC table TRF set, VG cond. - $ 20

32 Howard FM tuner (postwar band), VG cond. - $ 22.50

33 Mallory UHF TV converter, exc. cond. - $ 80 Note: $ 80 is correct! We were overwhelmed that there were two bidders who wanted this so bad. Maybe they know something the rest of us don't? -ED.

34 RCA Radiola 18 AC table TRF set, ca. 1927; light rust on xfmrs; w/ dial hood; VG cond. - $ 40

35 Crosley 167 AC table TRF set, ca. 1936; VG cond. - $ 100

36 Crosley 50 1-tube regen. receiver, ca. 1924, holes added in cabinet sides but good otherwise; tube good. - $ 140

37 Grebe MU-1 Synchrophase battery TRF, ca. 1925; w/ good "S"-bulb tubes, orig. book, card, and QSLs. - $ 200

38 RCA Victor 75X12 AC-DC table superhet, ca. 1948; good cond; trim slightly corroded. - $ 25

39 Kolster (Brandes) 6J AC table TRF set, ca. 1927, VG. - $ 45

40 Philco 42-34 AM-SW table set, good cond. - $ 20


41 Crosley 517 tombstone set, exc. cond. - $ 110

42 Crosley 51 2-tube regen. receiver, ca. 1924; cabinet fair; both tubes "S"-bulbed and good. - $ 80

43 Westinghouse AC amplifier (for Aeriola Sr., etc.); has good 199 tubes in adapters; new hinges and lid clasp. - $ 170

44 RCA Radiola III-A, w/ good 199 tubes in adapters; VG. - $ 170

45 Home-built loop tuner/wavemeter w/ loop antenna; made w/ General Radio parts. - $ 60

46 RCA Radiola 60 AC table set, ca. 1928, good cond. - $ 80

47 Westinghouse RA tuner, ca. 1922, exc. cond. - $ 150

48 Westinghouse DA detector-amp., less tubes, exc. cond. - $ 170

49 Transcontinental ZR-4 battery set, part-disassembled.  - $ 80

50 RCA Radiola 16, VG cond., good tubes. - $ 80


51 Silvertone 7038 AM-SW AC table set, ca. 1941, VG. - $ 30

52 Philco 41-250 Deco AM-SW AC table set, scruffy. - $ 20

53 RCA Victor 54B2 batt. portable superhet, ca. 1941; needs work.  - $ 10

54 Philco TH4 Transitone AC-DC table set, ca. 1939; needs line cord.  - $ 45

55 Standard Radio Co. "Standardyne" battery set; good cond.; good tubes. - $ 120

56 Zenith Royal R705Y transistor portable set, ca. 1965; needs cleanup.  - $ 5

57 Knight-Kit (Allied Radio) Space Spanner bandswitching regen. BC-SW receiver, ca. 1950, VG cond. - $ 30

58 Emerson 502 AC table set, late 1940s; marble-ized cabinet; slight warp in top and corrosion on chassis. Essentially the same as the 520 Catalin on p. 60 in Classic Plastic Radios or p. 62 of Bunis II. - $ 80

59 Lafayette J16 AC table set, ca. 1936, refin., VG cond. - $ 75

60 AK 55 AC table TRF set, ca. 1929, VG cond. - $ 35


61 Emerson "Universal Compact" AC table TRF set, ca. 1933, fair cond. - $ 70

62 Westinghouse WR12X4 AC table set, ca. 1941; needs line cord; good otherwise. - $ 25

63 Grigsby-Grunow 572 AC table set, ca. 1936; light chassis rust; less bezel, otherwise good. - $ 50

64 Silvertone 6424 AC table set w/ tuning eye, ca. 1940; needs dial and line cords; good otherwise. - $ 40

65 Silvertone 4769 AC table set w/ magic eye, ca. 1938; dial sticks; needs bezel; cabinet good. - $ 40

66 Westinghouse H-130 AC-DC table set, ca. 1946, VG. - $ 15

67 Zenith H511 AC-DC table set, ca. 1951; VG cond. - $ 30

68 Philco 38-7 AM-SW AC table set, VG cond. - $ 100

69 Westinghouse WR-184 5-tube AC-DC set, good cond. - $ 80

70 Zenith M723 7-tube AM-FM table set, VG cond. - $ 5


71 Philco 49-350 AC table superhet, good cond. - $ 40

72 RCA Victor 2X61 AC-DC table set, ca. 1961, VG. - $ 22.50

73 American Bosch 5A wood table TRF, ca. 1931, VG. - $ 40

74 RCA Victor 45EY3 45-RPM bakelite-cased record player, ca. 1948, VG cond. - $ 40

75 Motorola VT-71 7" TV set, ca. 1948, exc. cond. - $ 60

76 Zenith J504 portable; needs cleanup. - $ 20

77 GE 254TW AC-DC-batt portable superhet, ca. 1948; stressed cond.  - $ 5

78 RCA Victor 75X11 AC-DC table superhet, ca. 1948; good cond; trim slightly corroded. - $ 5

79 Emerson (no model) AC table set, ca. 1949, S/N FL5379733, good cond. - $ 20

80 RCA Victor 8X542 AC-DC table set, ca. 1949, VG.  - $ 25


81 Emerson (no model) portable set, ca. 1941; needs cleanup. - $ 15

82 Westinghouse H-125 "refrigerator" table set, green; needs cleanup - $ 75.

83 Ambler-Holman TR5 battery three-dialer, ca. 1924; five good "S"-bulbed tubes; finish distressed. - $ 80

84 Kuhn VHF receiver, 26-174 MHz in 8 bands, exc. cond. - $ 25

85 Zenith L519 AM clock-radio, VG cond. - $ 5

86 Browning-Drake "Junior" kit battery set in cabinet, ca. 1925; good cond.; has construction dwg. and good "S"-bulbed tubes. - $ 55

87 Mellow-Tone NR23 2-transistor "boy's radio," ca. 1960, w/ box, good cond. - $ 35

88 Sparton AC62 AC table TRF, uses McCullough AC tubes, VG cond. w/ book. - $ 150

89 Brewster B10 FM tuner, for prewar 42-50 MHz band; w/ magic eye; exc. cond. - $ 90

90 Regency Electronics AR136A aircraft-band (108-136 MHz) monitor set, ca. 1960, VG cond. - $ 15


91 Airline (no model) TRF table set, fair cond. - $ 25

92 Signal Corps portable pigeon cage PG-102/CB, new cond. (Pigeon not included.) - $ 100

93 Majestic 50 TRF consolette, restored. - $ 100

94 Wega 1809-1 AM-FM table set (German), VG cond. - $ 35

95 Emerson (no model) portable, ca. 1946; needs new bezel; scruffy.  - $ 5

96 GE C530A table clock-radio, ca. 1950; needs cleanup; otherwise good. - $ 3

97 Zenith H724 (ch. 7H02) AM-FM AC-DC table set, ca. 1951, VG cond.  - $ 5

98 Minerva W119 AC table set, ca. 1939; two knobs missing; switch added; cabinet in fair cond. - $ 10

99 Distantone Model B battery three-dialer, ca. 1925; w/ card; cabinet fair; all five tubes good. - $ 40

100 Zenith Royal 3000 transistor AM-FM-LW-SW Trans-Oceanic, ca. 1963; clean inside; well used. - $ 35


101 Zenith M505 portable, exc. cond. - $ 10

102 Zenith 2542 AM-FM table set, VG cond. - $ 10

103 GE H634 AM-SW pushbutton table set; needs cleanup; VG otherwise.  - $ 15

104 GE 160 2-volt portable, less battery; case chipped at rear but looks good from front. - $ 12.50

105 Airline AC8C neutrodyne, ca. 1928, refin., very clean inside.  - $ 80

106 AK 55 AC TRF set, in Kiel table, VG cond. - $ 275

107 Day-Fan 5046 battery reflex TRF set, ca. 1924, w/ built-in speaker; needs chassis work; cabinet VG. - $ 60

108 American Bosch 575 AC table superhet, ca. 1935; rust on chassis; cabinet good but needs dial bezel.  - $ 50
109 Crosley 58 "Buddy Boy" Repwood cathedral TRF set, ca. 1930; small scars on rear of top but good otherwise; needs new speaker cone. - $ 80

110 RCA 103 cone speaker, ca. 1927; VG cabinet and tapestry but nonstandard paint on trim; driver OK. - $ 70


111 Shamrock Radio Co. one-tube receiver, one good BBT tube; from radio historian Rex Matlack. - $ 160

112 Homebuilt amplifier for Lot 111, Crosley parts, two good tubes, never finished. - $ 30

113 Philco E676 portable, scruffy. - $ ??

114 Westinghouse H-126 "Little Jewel" "refrigerator" table set, ca. 1948; needs cleanup, good otherwise. - $ 75

115 Silvertone 7166 portable, fair cond. - $ 15

116 Peerless R-1581 cone speaker, Gothic cabinet, ca. 1928; driver OK, cabinet fair. - $ 22.50

117 Zenith 7T04 AM-FM set; needs cleanup. - $ 10

118 AK 52 steel TRF consolette, new output xfmr., else VG. Novel finish: not the usual plain-black. - $ 55

119 Lucor 751 reel-to-reel tape rec.; looks good; may need mech. work.  - $ 2.50

120 Victor Victrola VI table crank phono, ca. 1919, made into horn speaker w/ Western Electric driver. - $ 70


121 Radio table, '20s, w/ built-in 8" cone speaker; driver OK, cabinet exc. - $ 60

122 Edison 7R AC TRF, ca. 1930, chassis and tubes only; dial drive needs work; good cond. otherwise. - $ 35

123 Gates Radio & Supply Co. broadcast remote board, ca. 1930; has three carbon-mic inputs, each w/ DC current control. VG cond. externally, some mods internally, less tubes. From WDAE (W. Palm Beach, FL); related to the WDAE frequency monitor in the AWA Museum; see Old Timer's Bulletin, March 1978. - $ 225

124 Newcomb-Hawley B3 magnetic cone speaker, ca. 1926; cabinet fair, driver OK. - $ 25

125 RCA 103A cone speaker, ca. 1927; exc.; driver OK. - $ 90

126 AK 10B breadboard three-dialer, w/ tubes and tags, ca. 1924, from working display; exc. cond., w/ orig. instruction book. - $ 900

127 Signal Corps EE-8 field phones, leather-cased, pair. - $ 35

128 AK 35 metal battery TRF set, ca. 1926, VG cond., tubes good. - $ 50

129 Emerson 652 AC-DC table set, VG cond. - $ 15

130 RCA Victor 1X51 AC-DC table set, ca. 1952, VG. - $ 12.50


131 Philco 42-321 AC table set, cabinet good; needs line and dial cords. - $ 20

132 Philco 51-631 AC-batt. portable, good cond. - $ 12.50

133 Home-built loop antenna, rotatable, ca. 15" per side, made w/ litz wire. - $ 60

134 Bendix 111W AC-DC table set, exc. cond. - $ 60

135 Peerless cone speaker, driver good, cabinet OK but cloth poor.  - $ 25

136 Zenith 5D611 AC-DC table set, ca. 1941, poor cond. - $ 5

137 Zenith H624 table clock-radio, ca. 1950, good cond. - $ 17.50

138 Emerson (no model) AM-FM table set, ca. 1950, good. - $ 10

139 AK F4A cone speaker, ca. 1929; driver apparently open; exc. appearance but nonorig. cloth. - $ 40

140 GE P761A transistor set, ca. 1958, w/ early "top-hat" xstrs.; some corrosion on batt. holder; good otherwise. - $ 5


141 AK E cone speaker, ca. 1926, S/N 762461; driver OK; possibly repainted.  - $ 60

142 GE 636 farm table superhet, ca. 1948; VG cond. - $ 7.50

143 Firestone 4-C-26 [120-5-P-45] plaid-cloth tube portable, ca. 1956; needs cleanup; VG otherwise. - $ 15

144 AK E2 cone speaker, ca. 1926, S/N 203384; less driver. - $ 30

145 Stewart-Warner R180A table AM-SW set, ca. 1936, exc. cond. - $ 100

146 AK E cone speaker, ca. 1926, S/N 891321; nonfunctioning; rear cloth poor. - $ 30

147 Philco 42-321 AC table set, VG cond. - $ 35

148 RCA 100A cone speaker, ca. 1928; displays "fine" but rear cloth poor; inoperative. - $ 25

149 Stromberg-Carlson 325H AM-SW table superhet, ca. 1938, VG cond, nice cabinet. - $ 70

150 Sonora Deluxe cabinet horn speaker, ca. 1928; driver OK, VG cond.  - $ 30


151 Frost "Musette" mini-horn speaker, driver OK. - $ 60

152 Philco 46-1201 radio-phono, VG cond. The "Bing Crosby" record-in-the-slot model; see Okolowicz article in May 1994 OTB, p. 30, or F. O. S., p. 136. - $ 35

153 Astatic D-104 mike (early) on Shure 60N stand, fair cond., needs cleanup. - $ 20

154 Trav-Ler (no model) AC table TRF set, 4 tubes, ca. 1935, S/N 172063; odd knobs and grille cloth. - $ 45

155 Freed-Eisemann 147 cone speaker, ca. 1925; good appearance, nonfunctioning.  - $ 55

156 Astatic D-104 mike (late) on UG8 push-to-talk stand, good cond.  - $ 25

157 Philco 38-15 AM-SW AC table set, fair cond. - $ 25

Speakers - Horn Speakers (photo)
158 Magnavox Telemegaphone 1153 Type L-2 horn speaker w/ MC-1 control box, ca. 1920; nameplate split on speaker; control box in exc. cond. - $ 140

159 Philco 40-115 wood table superhet, VG cond. - $ 35

160 RCA UZ-1325 speaker; driver open, horn chipped. - $ 30


161 Day-Fan 5106 (OEM7) 4-tube battery reflex set, ca. 1925; fair/good; less tubes. - $ 50

162 Kellogg 70A horn speaker; driver OK, VG cond. - $ 100

163 AK 42 metal AC table TRF set, ca. 1928, VG cond. - $ 40

164 Magnavox R3 Model B horn speaker, driver OK.  - $ 90
165 Shure 55 Unidyne mike on stand, gold finish. - $ 70

166 RCA Victor T-1EN "Rio" transistor receiver, ca. 1959; radio VG, leatheroid outer case cracked. - $ 5

167 AK 44 metal AC table TRF set, ca. 1928, VG cond. - $ 45

168 Coca-Cola bottle novelty transistor set, ca. 1979, w/ box, good cond. - $ 12.50

169 AK H horn speaker, ca. 1926, inoperative. - $ 45

170 GE LC638 radio-phono, ca. 1941; fair cond. - $ 5


171 Kit battery three-dialer, ca. 1924, in "Vulcawood" cabinet, five good tubes. - $ 80

172 Philco AM-SW tombstone pair: 620 (good cabinet, no spkr.) and 37-610 (discolored cabinet, w/ spkr.). - $ 120

173 Stewart-Warner 801 AC table TRF set, ca. 1928, good cond. - $ 25

174 Stewart-Warner 300 battery three-dialer, ca. 1925, exc. cond, good tubes, w/ large illustrated sales catalog. - $ 120

175 GE Coke-can novelty transistor radio, like new. - $ 12.50

176 AK 711 AM-SW console, ca. 1933; some restoration rework; cabinet excellent. - $ 200

177 RCA Victor 9JY 45-RPM phono, ca. 1949, good cond. - $ 35

178 AK 36 AC table TRF set, less power unit, good cond. except power cable cut. - $ 120

179 Peerless cone speaker, unusual square case, driver OK, good cond.  - $ 20

180 AK 30 battery TRF set, 6 good tubes, good cond. - $ 80


181 AK 20 Compact battery three-dialer, ca. 1925; five good tubes; good cond. - $ 110

182 Pittsburgh Radio Supply House SP2 regen. set, ca. 1923, less one AFT, w/ one good BBT tube; exc. cond. - $ 675

183 AK 20 Big-Box battery three-dialer, ca. 1925; five good tubes; VG cond. - $ 110

184 Philco 46-350 tambour-door portable, VG. - $ 40

185 Recepton (Phila.) battery three-dialer, ca. 1924, mod. internally.  - $ 35

186 Sears Roebuck 6-tube Neutrodyne one-dial set, ca. 1925; tubes good, exc. cond. - $ 70

187 AK 36 AC TRF set in Red Lion desk, ca. 1927, VG. - $ 160

188 RCA Victor 56X AC-DC table set, ca. 1946; good. - $ 20

189 AK 376 AM-SW console, ca. 1934, very nice cond. - $ 150

190 Air Castle 831SP AM-SW table superhet, good cond. - $ 45


191 Jewett horn speaker, driver OK, good cond. - $ 150

192 Philco 49-1405 table radio-phono; needs dial cord; cabinet VG.  - $ 5

193 Zenith H500 Trans-Oceanic, 1951-53; VG cond. w/ some fungus; original diagram and book. - $ 110

194 Magnavox Model D battery TRF set, VG cond. - $ 170

195 Eico sine/square-wave audio generator, exc. cond. - $ 15

196 Instructograph code-practice tape senders: two, one wind-up, one AC-powered, w/ tapes, good cond. - $ 90

197 Acme E25 "B" eliminator, w/ tube, good cond. - $ 20

198 Kellogg 505 "B" eliminator, unusual: has 3-volt AC output for Kellogg-McCullough AC tubes; good cond. - $ 15

199 Freshman "B" eliminator, w/ tube, good cond. - $ 20

200 Kennedy XV Type 430 5-tube battery TRF set, ca. 1924, good tubes, exc. cond. (also see Lot 201). - $ 975


201 Kennedy horn speaker, driver OK, exc. cond. - $ 180

202 Magnavox R3 horn speaker, driver continuous, exc. - $ 110

203 Emerson 637 TV receiver, ca. 1955, and Norelco Protelgram projection unit, ca. 1948; light chassis rust on Emerson, otherwise good.  - $ 90

204 Oldie batteries: five Columbia dry cells and three "B"s.  - $ 7.50

205 RCA Radiola 25 battery "second harmonic" superhet w/ loop and optional fil. meter, VG cond, good tubes. - $ 180

206 Maggard-Bradley "Cosmograph" portable silent film 35-mm projector w/ case; nice nickeled construction, good cond. - $ 110

207 Schneider-AES "ARBE" modern A-B-C power supply for running vintage radios, VG cond. - $ 70

208 Shure 51 microphone w/ floor stand; mic. in exc. cond, stand needs refinishing. - $ 40

209 Federal '40s portable disc recorder/radio in field case w/ speaker, fair-good cond. - $ 25

210 RCA 6X5 5-tube AC-DC set, "shocking pink," VG. - $ 22.50


211 RCA UZ-1325 horn speaker; driver good, horn good, base needs refinishing.  - $ 80

212 Zenith 6B03 AM portable, rough shape. - $ 10

213 RCA 100A cone speaker, ca. 1928, good driver, exc. exterior and cloth. - $ 30

214 RCA cone speaker, coil good, some cone damage. - $ 25

215 RCA 100A speaker, driver good, repainted. - $ 20

216 Home-built crystal set, '20s-style oatmeal-can slider coil, VG cond. - $ 90

217 Astatic B-10 phono pickup arm, ca. 1937, in box w/ instructions.  - Missing - Not Sold

218 Vibroplex "bug" key w/ carrying case, S/N 100186, early hand-striped vintage, VG cond. - $ 130

219 Vibroplex "bug" key, S/N 87935, fair cond, less small parts. - $ 35

220 Morse hand key, unusual complex construction, on bakelite molded base. - $ 110


221 Western Union (Bunnell) telegraph sounder. - $ 25

222 AK bakelite variometers (2), VG cond. - $ 40

223 Philmore "Little Wonder" crystal set, reddish bakelite version, VG cond. - $ 45

224 Spark coil, small wood-cased, HV winding continuous. - $ 25

225 Emerson 415 AC-DC table set, good cond.  - $ 55
226 Air King 4603 wood AC-DC set, odd knobs, else good. - $ 10

227 American Bosch 80 TRF auto radio, ca. 1928, w/ power unit, cables, etc. - $ 20

228 Zenith AM-FM table set, "some assembly required." - $ 2.50

229 Kilbourne & Clark crystal receiver, ca. 1922, "not in Crystal Clear," w/ two plug-in honeycomb coils, exc. - $ 150 - Note: It may not have been a Kilbourne & Clark? -ED

230 Readrite 720 tube & set tester, good cond. - $ 15


231 Evershed resistance decade, ca. 1900; distributed by S. G. Biddle of Phila. but made in England, VG cond. - $ 35

232 Weston 519 tube and set tester, VG cond. (case fair). - $ 32.50

233 Weston Model 1 DC volt-ammeter, ca. 1900, exc. cond, w/ case in fair cond. - $ 45

234 Keystone Elect. Inst. Co. 300-V DC voltmeter, exc. cond., w/ case in fair cond. - $ 17.50

235 Weston 519 tube and set tester, good cond. - $ 17.50

236 Western Electric TS-51/U radar freq. meter and wattmeter, 1.0-3.0 GHz, VG cond. - $ 25

237 Simpson meter salesman's sample kit, 3 meters of varying size.  - Missing - Not Sold

238 Philco 84 cathedral; one odd knob, clean, refinished. - $ 50

239 Superior PB-100 Mite Meter, good cond. - $ 2.50

240 Stromberg-Carlson CCT-522210 (Navy ATA) transmitter, 5.3-7.0 MHz (predecessor of AN/ARC-5), unconverted, VG cond. - $ 20


241 Millen wavemeter set (Signal Corps I-129B), four units covering 1.5-40 MHz, exc. cond. - $ 17.50

242 No. 19 Mk II HF-VHF Lend-Lease tank/portable transceiver, Russian & English markings, with the "unobtainable" power supply and accessories, Zenith-made, good cond. See Radio-Electronics, Nov. 1951. - $ 60

243 RCA Radiola AR-812 "second harmonic" portable superhet, ca. 1925; some veneer distress on rear, otherwise VG; good tubes.  - $ 100

244 General Radio beat-frequency audio oscillator, battery-powered '30s model, in wood case, good cond. - $ 10

245 Navy RBL-3 VLF-LF regen set, Wells-Gardner production, w/ nameplate attributing to WW II use on USS New Jersey; clean, two odd knobs, VG otherwise. - $ 90

246 Weston Model 1 millivoltmeter, good cond. - $ 5

247 Signal Corps BC-348N aircraft receiver, front panel unmodified; selenium power supply added internally, w/ shock-mount base, crisp appearance. - $ 170

248 NESCO (National Electrical Supply Co.) CGR-5A Coast Guard one-tube regen. receiver, ca. 1927, (photo) metal-cased version of IP-500 or Navy SE-1420, equiv. to Army BC-131, covers 40-1199 kHz, S/N 48; attributed to station WPG as early monitor receiver. Possibly rewired internally; exc. cond. otherwise, w/ descriptive book; tube good. - $ 1050.

249 Weston 622 DC 500-mA milliammeter, VG cond. - $ 5

250 RCA TVM-52 beat-frequency audio generator w/ copy of manual, good cond. - $ 10


251 Westinghouse WR15 9-tube Deco grandfather clock superhet, ca. 1931, VG cond. - $ 300

252 Silvertone 4586 AM-SW 8-tube console w/ magic eye, good cond.  - $ 175

253 General Radio 650A impedance bridge, VG cond. - $ 70

254 Philco E-60 cathedral, no rust; cabinet requires work. - $ 70

255 Du Mont RA346 "Chinese" AC-DC clock radio, ca. 1957, VG cond. - $ 70

256 R. E. Thompson Radio Co. horn speaker, matching Lot 257. - $ 170

257 R. E. Thompson Radio Co. neutrodyne three-dialer, ca. 1925, five good tubes, VG cond. - $ 80

258 Radio Shop (Sunnyvale, CA) / Paramount/Echophone "A" regen table set, w/ Canandaigua contest ribbon, VG cond. except for grille cloth, tubes good. - $ 950

259 Western Electric 555W "receiver" (horn-speaker driver), VG cond., coils continuous. A treasured theater item, written up recently in Sound Practices. Includes threaded protective cap over the horn opening. - $ 1050

260 Superior Electric 22A Powerstat, 0-140 V @ 22 A, exc. - $ 20


261 Freshman Masterpiece, S/N 130689, ca. 1925; tubes good, VG cond.  - $ 70

262 Emerson 540 "Emersonette" AC-DC table set, "world's smallest superhet," ca. 1947; crack in rear, else good. - $ 90

263 Airline 115445 mini-superhet, repainted bakelite case, light rust on chassis. - $ 40

264 Detrola 216 "Peewee" 4-tube AC table set, ca. 1939, bottom cracked, otherwise VG. - $ 90

265 Burton-Rogers tube tester, ca. 1930. - $ 22.50

266 National Radio Institute set & tube tester, '30s panel-style w/multiple meters, lightly modified. - $ 2.50

267 Motorola H21AAC portable VHF transceiver, good. - $ 7.50

268 Rada Cron clock AC table TRF set, ca. 1928, aluminum chassis, very clean, exc. cond. - $ 200

269 Microphone, American D44W, spring-mounted, in case w/ windscreen, exc. cond. - $ 300

270 Motorola VHF land-mobile desk base station, good. - $ 100


271 Microphone, RCA BK-6 lavalier (MI-11017), exc. - $ 22.50

272 Philco 030 Dynamic Tester w/ probe, good cond. - $ 5

273 Jackson 103 tube tester, handles vintage tubes, VG. - $ 20

274 Precision Apparatus 954 tube & set tester; handles vintage tubes but has modernization adapter for novars, nuvistors, etc.  - $ 15

275 Hewlett-Packard 410B VTVM w/ RF probe, good cond., w/ book. - $ 20

276 Supreme 89-D tube & set tester, good cond. - $ 10

277 Supreme 599A tube & set tester, handles vintage tubes; in carrying case w/ manual and charts.  - $ 10
278 Weston 547 tube & set tester, bakelite case, good cond. - $ 25

279 Eico 950B resistance-cap. bridge, VG, w/ manual. - $ 20

280 Eico 232 VTVM, good cond., works. - $ 15


281 Readrite 700 tube & set tester in case; needs cleanup. - $ 10

282 RCA TVM-5 signal generator, modified, some corrosion on bottom.  - $ 25

283 National Radio Institute multimeter / electronic multitester, good cond. - $ 2.50

284 RCA 154 beat-frequency audio generator, good cond. - $ 5

285 Rider-RCA Chanalyst, fair-good cond. - $ 35

286 Zenith 8T01 AM-FM medium-sized table set, VG. - $ 5

287 RCA tube caddy w/ new & used tubes incl. 6146s. - $ 27.50

288 GE (by RCA) M-40 table AC TRF set, ca. 1934; good except for dial appliques. - $ 27.50

289 Philco 50-522 Transitone AC-DC table set, VG cond. - $ 7.50

290 Philco 38-14 table AC set; needs work, but unusual. - $ 30


291 Rider's manuals, consists of early versions equiv. to Vols. 1 & 2, plus regular vols. 3-20, w/ stack of indexes (2 copies of the 1947 index); good cond. - $ 300

292 AK factory service manuals, group of four original, good cond.  - $ 200

293 Philco factory service manuals, set of original covering 1928-38 sets. - $ 30

294 ATR power supply, 6 volts @ 10 amps or 12 V @ 6 A, metered, VG cond. - $ 30

295 Motorola 5J1U "Jewel Box" AC-DC-batt portable, ca. 1950, fair cond. - $ 45

296 Firestone Air Chief table set, four metal tubes, fair. - $ 55

297 Heathkit IM-11 VTVM, good cond. - $ 10

298 Precision EV-10-A Vacuum Tube Multi-Master, VG. - $ 5

299 Precision 200C signal generator, VG cond. - $ 20

300 Tubes, box lot of 34 transmitting (814, 866, TZ-40, 203, etc.), mostly unused. - $ 100


301 AK 511 Tune-O-Matic console, disassembled restoration opportunity, w/ service manual; needs TLC but not bad. - $ 200

302 Confidence Automatic tube tester, remarkable design w/ 60-position switch covering "every possible" tube as of ca. 1930, good cond. Great foundation for an oldie radio-shop display.  - $ 55

303 Antique DC electric motor and water pump, 1890s-1900s, good cond.  - $ 120
Tubes - (photo)

304 Tubes: box lot of "large." - $ 20

305 Tubes: box lot of GT-style. - $ 15

306 Tubes: two 50s, used, emission tests good. - $ 130

307 Tubes: two Mullard EL37s - one new, one used. - $ 15

308 Tubes: two 10s (one "S"-bulb, one "ST") - used, emission tests good.  - $ 55
309 Tubes: three 2A3s - used, emission tests good. - $ 55

310 Tubes: eight 45s - used, emission tests good. - $ 70


311 Tubes: box lot of 32 "large." - $ 20

312 Tubes: box lot of ca. 160 miniature in cartons. - $ 20

313 Tubes: box lot of ca. 50 octal-loktal in cartons. - $ 15

314 Tubes: box lot of ca. 60 big-pin, 01A to 27, from repair-shop wall stock. - $ 60

315 Tubes: box lot of ca. 60 big-pin, 27 to 78, from repair-shop wall stock. - $ 60

316 Tubes: box lot of ca. 60 big-pin and octal, 78 to 6B8, from repair-shop wall stock. - $ 20

317 Tubes: box lot of ca. 60 big-pin and octal, 6B8 to 6Z7, from repair-shop wall stock. - $ 15

318 Tubes: box lot of ca. 25 rectifiers and high-voltage types, from shop wall stock, plus vibrators and lamps. - $ 20

319 Tubes: box lot of ca. 35 big-pin (01A, 47, 71, etc.), from repair-shop wall stock. - $ 60

320 Tubes: box lot of ca. 40 big-pin (about half "modern" rectifiers), from repair-shop wall stock. - $ 35


321 Silvertone Neutrodyne chassis-only, four tubes good. - $ 25

322 Shure capacitor microphone, early-'30s style with preamp box atop heavy nickeled cast-brass base, styled like RCA 4AA, excellent finish, home-built power supply included. Very similar to the Shure mic in QST, Aug. 1933, p. 76. - $ 1600

323 Franklin "Big Five" five-tube three-dialer. - $ 50

324a. Book: NARTB Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., 1949, in ring binder, VG cond. - $ 35

324b. Heathkit IT-12 signal tracer, good cond. - $ 30

325 Tubes: Western Electric 205Ds (2), good fils. - $ 190

326 Tubes: Western Electric 215A (CW-1344) in box w/ instruction sheet and 217A, fils. good. - $ 60

327 Edison SRC3R1 AC TRF console w/ book, VG cond. - $ 200

328 Tubes: WE 217A and VT-2 (CW-931), fils. good. - $ 130

329 Tubes: WE 231D; one open, two w/ good fils. - $ 25

330 Book: Consolidated Radio Call Book, 2nd. ed., July 1920 (!), exc. cond. - $ 35


331 Book: Principles Underlying Radio Communication, US Signal Corps, 1921, VG cond. - $ 35

332 Book: Practical Radio, Williams, illus. 3rd ed., 1922, VG, w/ dust cover. - $ 25

333 Tube manual: RCA-Cunningham RC-11 (1933). - $ 15

334 Tube manuals: RCA RC-15 (1947) and RC-17 (1954), bindings poor, otherwise good. - $ 5

335 Books: box lot of 14; modern radio-collector-oriented - Grinder, Greenberg, etc. "Reference library in a box." - $ 30

336 Books: box lot of 15; mostly amateur handbooks and servicing-oriented.  - $ 35
337 Radio Broadcast magazine, Sept. 1927 - tech articles, new models, etc. Good cond. - $ 20

338 Tubes: box lot of octals/loktals in cartons from shop wall stock, six flats, approx. 450 total. - $ 110

339 Tubes: box of miniature in cartons (approx. 150), plus box of ca. 60 miniature, octal, and big-pin. - $ 25

340 Philips BX-326A 6-band AM-SW receiver w/ eye. Imposing European set in bakelite case, exc. cond. - $ 140


341 Books, Radio's Master 1952, 53, 54, 56; exc. cond.  - $ 55

342 Tube manual: GE 6-binder set covering receiving, 5-Star, xmtg., and industrial; binders faded but good. - $ 120.

343 Books: Radio Horn Speaker Encyclopedia (Floyd Paul) and Radio Supply Catalog 1922 (reprint). - $ 35

344 Philco 1937 factory catalog, 11" x 14" leatherette case, 50 pp. - photos, specs, pricies of all models, exc. cond. - $ 75

345 Triplett 1612 tube tester, showy 7-½" meter, fair cond.  - $ 20

346 Triplett 630 VOM, minor scratches, VG cond. - $ 20

347 Tubes: five 45s, NIB. - $ 120

348 Hallicrafters plug-in tuning units, for HT-9 or similar xmtr., good cond. - $ 50

349 Tubes: large box lot of big-pin. - $ 100

350 Tubes: metal-octal steel-stamped original-production (1935) (6A8, 6C5, 6F5, 6F6, 6H6, 6J7, 6K7), 21 total;  appear factory-fresh.  - $ 50


351 Tubes: metal-octal as above, 28 total, some corrosion. - $ 45

352 Tube cartons: boxlot of splashy cartons for display. - $ 40

353 Harmon-Kardon 330B solid-state AM-FM receiver, VG cond. - $ 40

354 Philco 7001 VTVM; measures AC current, DC current to 30 amps, DC volts to 10 kV; good cond. - $ 35

355 Morris coil winder, complete, w/ instructions. - $ 50

356 Lafayette 99-4546, w/ stand, VG cond. - $ no sale - no bid

357 Precision EV-20 VTVM, good cond., less probes. - $ no sale - no bid

358 Control Products GMS401 Ni-Cad battery charger, VG cond. - $ 20

359 Heathkit HWA-2036-3 12-volt regulated power supply, works, VG cond. - $ 10

360 Akai M7SP reel-to-reel tape recorder, 3-speed stereo, w/ mikes, good cond. - $ 40


361 Homebuilt power supply in wood case, fair cond. - $ 5

362 Midland 22-211 microphone, VG cond. - $ 2.50

363 GE DP12 precision meter, 10/100 mA, ¼% nominal accuracy, some cracks in case. - $ 5

364 Barker & Williamson 600 grid-dip meter (less coils). - $ 10

365 Ribbon microphone built into aluminum sphere; has Navy inspection stamp. - $ 2.75

366 RCA UL-1000 oscillation transformers (2), 7" dia. by 8" long, edge-wound copper ribbon on wood base. Catalogued in Radio Enters the Home, 1922. - $ 10

367 RCA RFA30 AM table radio, has RF stage, VG cond. - $ 5

368 RCA 100 speaker, good driver & cloth, very light rust. - $ 30

369 Sencore "Hybrider" tube & transistor tester, VG cond. - $ 25

370 RCA 56X AM AC-DC set, VG cond. - $ 20


371 Dewald C-800 AM-FM AC-DC set, mold on knobs, otherwise VG. - $ 20

372 Telephone handsets (WE "E" and sound-powered) in wood box, scruffy. - $ 10

373 Box lot: antique knobs and vernier dial; 3-gang variable cap. w/ vernier drive. - $ 30

374 Tubes: box lot of miniature, loose and boxed. - $ 30

375 Tubes: box lot of metal, loose. - $ 25

376 Tubes: box of miniature and box of loktal. - $ 5

377 Tubes: 860 (VG cond.) and huge graphite-plate 851 ("gone to air" but showy). - $ 15

378 Box lot: Erla "output filter," small air compressor, active antenna. - $ 20

379 NSK 6" vernier caliper w/ dial readout, in wood case; exc. cond. - $ 30

380 Variable condensers: two Hammarlund, two National, NIB. - $ 5


381 Tap & die set, 40 pcs., NC-NF-NPT threads, w/ holders.  - $ 20

382 Machinist's drill set - 1/16" to ½" in 1/64" steps, A to 7, #60 to #1 (less two), in metal case, like new.  - $ 55

383 Speakers: Jensen 10" PM w/ xfmr; Philips (?) 12" PM.  - $ 5

384 Tubes, rare: 1L6, VT-25A, 5693 red NIB, 19T8, 6E5 (2), 6LQ6 NIB, 6BQ5 NIB, 6AF6G NIB, IEC-Mullard 12AX7 NIB, Majestic G2S NIB, 7868 NIB; fils. good. - $ 55

386 Box lot: Murdock variable cap., MESCO key-on-base telegraph sets (one good, one less coils), Federal key switches, Signal high-freq. buzzer, Swedish-American telephone xmtr., WIS-WIN tap switches NIB, oldie relay, bottle of nickeled panel labels. All are attributed to Beale radio lab, Parkesburg, PA; see OTB, Aug. 1988.  - $ 100

387 Tubes: box lot of octals, incl. ca. 70 NIB 6X5GTs. - $ 10

388 Headphones: box lot of 21 pairs. - $ 100

389 Tube cartons: box of unused white and Standard Brands. - $ 25

390 Crystal set: Philmore "diode" kit w/ instructions.  - $ 15


391 Box lot of oldtime antenna insulators - Pyrex, etc. - $ 20

392 Crystal detectors, a bagful incl. Philmore. - $ 40

393 Box lot: antique variocouplers, coils, tuners. - $ 30

394 Variable capacitor, huge old-time. - $ 20


(Plus additional lots to be added by auctioneer.)


Additional Catalog Items Supplied by the Smith Auction Co. March 26, 1997


395 Deforest D-12 With Crystal Detector Complete, Works  - $ 2600.
396 Deforest D-12 With Tube Detector Complete, Works  - $ 800 (internal problems)
397 Golden-Leutz-10-6 Works  - $ 275
398 Ambotone Speaker, Beautiful, Works  - $ 100
399 Radiola 25 Complete, Works  - $ 145
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400 Bino-Dio Jap. Binocular Radio Ex..Cond..
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401 Zenith Royal 500
402 Hoffman Solar
403 Raytheon 8TP-4 1^st transistor
404 Mascot Boys Radio
405 Spica St-600
406 Majestic GTS-33
407 Regency TR-1 1st Transistor Sold U.S. 1954
408 Craig 602
409 Zenith Royal 2000
410 Westinghouse H-621


411 Westinghouse H-602 P-7
412 Realtone TR-861 Good
413 Zephyr-ZR-620
414 Emerson-555
415 Trancel 7TM-312F
416 Universal PTR-62B
417 Reylux Boys Radio
418 Zenith 9-S-367 Ca 1938 Good Condition
419 Philco 95 Ca. 1930 Good Condition
420 Atwaterkent #89 Ca. 1931 Good


421 Sparton 867 Ca 1936 Good
422 King Highboy
423 Crosley Super Eleven #1117 Ca. 1937
424 Philco 610 Small And Complete but In Tougher Condition
425 Erla Monodic Receiver S-50
426 Westinghouse H-104 Ca 1946
427 Kenwood Solid State Audio Lab-Scope KC-6060A
428 Atwater Kent 1931 Service Manual
429 Two Fisher Hi-Fl Amps. Mod. CA-40
430 Two Most Often Needed Radio Diag.1926-38


431 Altec Mike 681 A Original Box
432 Altec Mike 681 A Original Box
434 Freed Eisemann Mod. 48
433 National Early Communications Receiver-Kit?
435 Silvertone Moo. 4519
436 Crosley Chassis With Book Condenser
437 Peerless Horn Working
438 Emerson Mod. 520 Black And Butterscotch
439 Federal Mod. 1540 T Chinese Style
440 Dumont RA346 Chinese Style


441 Ramstone Tri-tube
442 Farrand Cone Speaker
443 Silvertone Mod. 8003
444 Mirrortone Mod. 4B7
445 Early Telephone And Telegraph Ohm Meter
446 Homemade 3 Tube Regen.
447 General Electric Mod. GD-52
448 Zenith Mod. G-510Y

(A Quantity of Uncatalogued Lots will be sold after Lot Number 448 until the end of sale.)