Ben Martin's Attic

Air Castle 2002 Bed Lamp Radio (1940)
Walnut Bakelite. It has been electronically restored and works very well. Additional photos show two very small and repaired cracks. The hanger brackets are missing but would do well on a night stand.  $74.00. (0002595)

Aircastle Radio
Aircastle (model unknown), circa 1939. Classic streamlined styled table radio, all around in very good condition, looks and sounds great. Electronically restored for many years of good service.  $225.00. (0002768)

Airline 62-370 (1938)
Very nice looking and a good working seven tube radio, it has been electronically checked out and restored. Good strong reception for the AM Broadcast and the Short-Wave too. The Magic Tuning Eye tube is good and bright.  $219.50. (0002707)

Airline 94BR-1525A
Nice looking and very good working 1949 table radio. It has a new power cord, tubes have all been checked replacing those that were bad, and the electrolytic caps have been replaced so it has no hum and sounds great. Has no chips, cracks or scratches.  $97.99. (0002762)

Antique Trader Radio and Television Price Guide
Edited by K. Husfloen and Contributing Editors S. McVoy, Harry Poster, Bob Ready. Published by KP Books 2005. 272 pages of color photos showing, model numbers, year manufactured and values. A very well done guide.  $19.00. (0002487)

Arvin 55R58 Clock Radio
Retro clock radio, Not sure of the year but looks about late 50s early 60s. Very sharp looking, silver metal grille and silver and gold trim, beige case with simulated wood. Everything works well.  $39.50. (0002545)

Automatic 660
Great looking table radio, has standard broadcast with short-wave. Nice looking all original solid wood case. Electronically restored, sounds great.  $197.50. (0002775)

Belmont 6D111 (1946)
Good working, sounding and great looking Art Deco radio with a painted Bakelite case in good condition. Has a solid back cover. Special Sale  $289.50. (0002716)

Belmont 6D111 Replica by Crosley
Crosley CR-3 replica of the famous 1946 Classic Belmont radio. Very nice looking and very good working condition, has no cracks, chips or scratches.  $74.00. (0002717)

Bendix 110W (1947)
Modern in its design for the times, this molded and painted Bakelite set is in nice condition and is working very well. Old parts, capacitors, tubes etc. have been replaced with new, and with care should last another sixty plus years.  $175.00. (0002746)

Book: "The Story of a Collector" By Wim Meter, Meter Studio
A NEW, wonderful book showing hundreds of novelty radios, music boxes, toy crystal sets as well as other radio collectibles, with descriptions, date and manufacturer. This is an above average book and the finest one I have seen on novelty radios. Hardcover 180 pages of great color photos.  $17.00. (0002507)

Bravour 3010 Multiband Portable
Transistor portable, about mid 60s I would guess, because of its tan leather covered case and handle. It's in pretty nice condition on the front and sides; the back has a few small scuff marks, but overall it makes a nice presentation. It works very well on its original 9V battery. This nice radio is from Denmark.  $64.00. (0002318)

Collectors Guide To Antique Radios (2005)
This is the NEW 6th Edition. It has 320 pages of great color photos listing radio descriptions and values. Discount priced!  $19.95. (0002439)

Crosley CR249 Keepsake
A Record Transfer System. You can now take your old vinyl albums and convert them to CD in minutes with just a few simple steps. The Keepsake allows you to record in a digital audio format for high quality sound onto the smaller, compact disc. It easily interfaces with the USB port on any computer by utilizing the supplied software suite. But if you still want to enjoy your albums old style, you can also play them on The Keepsake three speed turntable. Preserve your entire music collection with the Keepsake.  $149.95. (0002661)

Crosley F-5-TWE Musical Chef (1954)
Neat little radio with a kitchen timer on the left (knob isn't original). Completely, electronically restored and sounds great. No cracks or chips but has a few very tiny places of paint loss. All considered it's a fine looking little set.  $52.50. (0002465)

Crosley Radio Explorer 1
Tabletop with exclusive AroundSound system in stereo, three speakers, ported bass. Listen to talk radio and NPR; they're for the asking through the digital AM/FM tuner. And for more choices, add XM* and enjoy over 150 digital radio channels of commercial-free music. Fire up your favorite download? Use the Portable Audio Ready feature or hook up your MP3. All this packed into a handcrafted wooden cabinet with aluminum accents. XM* $12.95 monthly service subscription and required antenna sold separately. In Paprika (shown) or Black (see additional photo). 12"W x 8"H x 6"D.   $249.00. (0002566)

Crosley Songwriter
Are your albums sitting idly somewhere? Can't bear to live without them, yet can't seem to find the time to fire up the record player these days? Here's a solution - The handsome Crosley CR-248 Songwriter CD Burner. Take your old vinyls and convert them to CD in minutes with just a few simple steps. The Songwriter CD Burner allows those old vinyls to be recorded in a digital audio format for high quality sound on a smaller, more modern compact disc. The Songwriter also allows you to record from cassette to CD. But, if you still want to play your albums old style, then Crosley?s Songwriter offers a three speed turntable for your listening enjoyment. Preserve your entire music collection with the Songwriter. Includes digital AM/FM radio with LCD display and side mounted cassette deck. In Paprika. Was $399.95, now  $339.00. (0002565)

Electro Portable Radio
Cute little radio made in China, around the late 1970s or 80s. Works fine, no chips, cracks or bad scratches. Black and silver plastic. Uses 2xAA batteries, not included.  $23.50. (0002697)

Emerson 100A
This nice little set is in excellent cosmetic condition with no cracks, chips or deep scratches. It has been electronically restored and sounds great.  $149.50. (0002792)

Emerson 833
Portable Radio. Nice clean and good working AM radio. Excellent dark green case has no cracks or chips. The clips holding the back appear to be missing. New power cord.  $47.50. (0002710)

Estee Lauder Transistor
AM/FM Radio. Made in Hong Kong about 1970s. Good condition, no chips or cracks in the yellow plastic case, good straight antenna. Works well on 3xAA batteries, not included.  $23.00. (0002699)

Farnsworth ET-064 (1946)
AM Broadcast. In very nice all around condition. Electronically restored. The stylish case is very clean with no cracks, chips or scratches.  $175.00. (0002779)

Fisher-Price Record Player
This is a child's record player that will help youngsters learn to read while they listen to one of the three included story records. This player is clean and works perfectly. I have installed a new needle.  $34.00. (0002793)

Garod 6AU-1 Commander (1945)
Sleek and beautiful highly desirable Catalin radio, designed by John Sideli. This maroon and gold beauty is all around perfect. The case knobs and solid back are all original. The electronics have been upgraded and the radio is in excellent condition and playing well.   $1,550.00. (0002405)

General Electric 860 (1951)
This nice looking GE table radio is known as "Atomic" because of the dial design. It has a phono jack to plug in a turntable. The tubes have all been checked and filters have been replaced so there is no hum. No cracks or chips, some scratches on the top, couldn't really get a picture of them they're hard to see.  $110.00. (0002771)

General Electric P-821A (1963)
Black and white six Transistor. Good looking case, no cracks or chips. Works but with low volume.  $23.00. (0002531)

Hallicrafters TW-1000 "World-Wide" (1952-1956)
Five tube Multiband portable radio with eight bands. The reception is very strong with plenty of volume. Built in whip antenna and has the Skyrider portable antenna. The set has been electronically restored. The dark blue case is in very good condition with just some small scuffs on the corners.  $195.00. (0002788)

Howard 275 Tombstone (1938)
Restored and works great with plenty of volume. Good solid cabinet, looks like the original knobs and grille cloth.  $184.50. (0002782)

Imperial Unknown Model
Small five tube mini type set. This model is unknown to me. Has a very good looking, nicely finished case. All the electronics have been checked, tubes that needed to be replaced have been, new filter capacitors and all other caps checked replacing any that were out of spec. so it sounds excellent with plenty of volume for this little set. 10"W x 7-1/2"H x 6"D.  $195.00. (0002742)

Majestic 194 Cathedral (1933)
This excellent small four tube Gothic Cathedral has a fine hand-made case that's been refinished and looks great. The electronics have been restored too, so that it will give many years of continued service. 90 day warranty. A truly rare find.  $319.00. (0002607)

Marksman Tower Desk Set
This new creation has it all: a calculator with currency converter functions, thermometer with C/F readings, alarm clock with snooze function and the Tower AM/FM radio with built in 35mm 8" dynamic speaker, FM antenna, stereo type earphone jack. Output 100 mW. New and in the box. Great gift idea.   $39.50. (0002397)

Motorola 56B1 Portable (1956)
This radio is working very well, I picked up a good range of stations and there was plenty of volume left to go. As might be expected for a portable radio that may have made a few trips to the park or the beach, it has several scuff marks shown in the additional pictures.  $97.50. (0002750)

Motorola 56XA1 (1940)
This classic styled radio is restored and working very well. The case is in excellent condition, very clean without any cracks or chips.  $125.00. (0002780)

Motorola 65X14-A (1938)
Very stylish case, finish is good, has small amount of veneer chipped along the top edges (see photos); it doesn't take away from the great looks of the set much, though. It has been electronically restored, replacing old caps, resistors and any tube that didn't meet specs.  $110.00. (0002588)

On The Air Ham Radio Clock
NEW in the box, 9" diameter with black frame, round wall clock, with a 12 and 24 hour face. This is a excellent quality clock, looks good anyplace in the radio room. The dial reads, OFFICIAL HAM RADIO STATION ON THE AIR as pictured. It has a very accurate quartz movement and operates one AA battery (not included). It really looks great and makes a excellent operating aid and gift for any radio collector and amateur radio operator.  $17.99. (0002404)

Packard Bell 46D (1937)
Table radio, five tubes and has the Magic Tuning Eye. AM broadcast and Short Wave. Electronically restored and working very well. Has a real nice looking cabinet.  $235.00. (0002791)

Peerless Reproducer/Speaker 7-A
From the late 1920s. This Cathedral style reproducer/speaker is a balanced-armature type loud speaker and is in good working condition. The finish is in pretty good condition; however, the grille cloth should be replaced with available matching material.  $95.00. (0002601)

Philco 20 "Baby Grand" Cathedral
The first in a long line of Philco Cathedrals, this is often referred to as "The Mother of Cathedral Radios." This beauty sounds great, it has been electronically restored with all tubes checked, the grille cloth has been replaced with an exact match, the finish is original as are the knobs. The speaker has been replaced. The chassis is clean and free of rust. 17-1/2"H x 16"W x 10"D.  $289.50. (0002785)

Philco 39-70 Tombstone (1939)
Farm set tombstone. In very nice condition, excellent finished cabinet, original knobs and grille cloth. This super-heterodyne receiver requires batteries of 1.5 and 90 V. The 1.5 V battery provides the filaments of the 4 tubes with power, The tubes are: 1A7G, 1N5G, 1H5G and 1C5G. 14"H x 11"Wx 6/1/4"D  $159.00. (0002626)

RCA 8BX6 "Globe Trotter" Portable (1948)
Good working condition and the Aluminum and Plastic case is in very good condition too, with just a few light scratches, no cracks or chips, real clean.  $125.00. (0002781)

RCA 8X53 (1948)
Table radio; good looking all solid wood case. The finish is very good, original knobs, very good back cover. The power cord has been replaced and there have been some newer electronic parts added; some effort at one time was made, but it isn't working so it's being sold as is.  $70.00. (0002756)

RCA 8X541 (1949)
Good looking and great working table radio. Five tube AM broadcast, excellent case, good solid back cover, has no cracks or chips and new cord.  $94.50. (0002712)

RCA Unknown Model
RCA circa 1939-40, the model is unknown. A very small, stylish little radio with a great BIG sound. Five tubes are in the tiny cabinet. It has been electronically restored, several spots on top like something dripped on it and took off the finish there but it could be easily fixed, other than that it is pretty sharp. 9-1/2"W x 6-1/2"H x 4-1/2"D.  $195.00. (0002741)

Remler 54 (1938)
Bakelite. A rare find, electronically restored, replaced power cord and dial cover. It works very well. No cracks or deep scratches, there is about a 1/4" piece of the case missing in the lower right corner of the back which cannot be seen behind the metal support frame (see extra photo).  $157.00. (0002669)

Silvertone 16 (1951)
The electrolytic capacitors have been replaced along with the power cord, and all circuits and tubes were checked and it is now working very well. It has no chips or cracks but does have a few little nicks in the paint as seen in the extra photos. It also has a good back cover.  $95.00. (0002667)

Silvertone 2016 (1956)
A truly nice looking radio with the basket weave grille that really sets it off. It has a lighted dial. It's been restored and sounds good and is working great. The case is in real nice condition with no chips or cracks.  $145.00. (0002794)

Sonora WEU-262 (1948)
Great looking and one of the early combination AM/FM sets. High style plastic case. The eight tube chassis has had some recapping and has good volume on all stations, performing well on both AM and FM bands.  $225.00. (0002747)

Sony 7F82W Portable
This is a great looking radio; clean, black and chrome. Sony AM-FM-SW Portable from the late 60's or early 70's. It's a four band solid state radio and works very well.  $42.50. (0002786)

Sparton 350 (1953)
This pretty rare AM broadcast table set has a solid wood case which is in good condition. It has been restored electronically and is working very well. Knobs, wood finish and grille cloth are all original.  $195.00. (0002672)

Sparton GAM-26A
I believe this to be a 1938-39 radio. It works very well, loud and clear, no hum. It has the early Sparton styling, good solid wood case which someone has tried to refinish. In checking I see that the electrolytic caps have been replaced with new, the chassis has a little rust, needs a good clean-up.   $149.50. (0002748)

Stewart Warner R-1801-A (1938)
Beautifully designed case by Craft Built as well as the very attractive gold dial. There was an issue with a crack in left the top curve of the case; this has been repaired, looks good (see photo). The set has been electronically restored and works very well.  $235.00. (0002789)

Teletone 113
Late 1940's. Very nice looking all solid wood cabinet with a good Mahogany finish. It has the original knobs and good original solid back cover. It has been electronically restored, all tubes have been tested replacing any weak ones. Replaced any out of spec. Capacitors and resistors and replaced the power cord. It sounds very good, has good reception all across the dial. 13-1/2"W x 7"W x 7"H.  $179.00. (0002757)

Trav-Ler 5015 (1948)
Cream colored plastic case, AM slider dial, original knobs. A very nice looking radio. If you look close you can see a darker little speck on the top where the paint has chipped off; otherwise the case is perfect. Electronically restored and will work well for many years.   $115.00. (0002319)

Trav-Ler Clock Radio (1955)
Sharp looking classic Danish Blond case in nice condition with just one blemish top right (see extra photos). The Telechron clock and radio work fine. The radio has had the filters replaced, has a heavy power cord and a solid back cover. There is also an AC appliance outlet in the back for use with most kitchen appliances if used in the kitchen, or you could use it for a table lamp, too.  $69.50. (0002624)

Westinghouse N-202 (1940s)
AM and Short-Wave. This restored set is working very well, having been electronically restored to last for your enjoyment for many years.  $145.00. (0002529)

Zenith 288 Tombstone (1933)
This beautiful Art Deco style tombstone has eight tubes, broadcast band and four short-wave bands that pull in the quality of sound that's hard to believe. This radio is one of Zenith's finest performers; the tuning sensitivity for extra fine tuning is excellent and it even has an antenna trimmer control knob, one of six on the front panel. This classic and highly desired collectable radio has been professionally refinished as original in dark mahogany with the striking ebony trim and electronically restored to serve for many years to come. 18-1/2"H x 16"W x 11"D.  $745.00. (0002436)

Zenith 6-D-512 (1941)
This is a great looking Art Deco table radio with Standard broadcast and Short-Wave. It has been electronically restored and sounds very good. The case has no cracks or chips; there are just a couple of places the paint is chipped off that can be seen in the pictures.  $149.50. (0002778)

Zenith 6-D-520 (1941)
Nice looking and great working walnut plastic table radio, lighted black dial, wrap around lattice grill. AM Broadcast, six tubes. The case is in very good condition and has no cracks, chips or bad scratches.  $195.00. (0002727)

Zenith 6-D-526 (1941)
Walnut wood case with the classic Waterfall style of the 40's. It has six tubes and has great tone with plenty of volume thru all stations. Electronically it is excellent and will perform well for many years. 12"W x 8-1/4"H x 8"D.  $295.00. (0002758)

Zenith 6-D-612 (1942)
This Zenith has been electronically restored and is working very well. The sharp looking black dial and gold pointer really set it off against the eggshell white case.  $119.50. (0002784)