In the days of Radio's infancy - the 1920s and 1930s - many amateur enthusiasts
worked on their own radios in their homes, maintaining and repairing them as
needed. Some even built their own radios. I used to assist my father, who was a
great tinkerer, in repairing and modifying radios belonging to friends and
relatives during the late 1930s and 1940s.
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ZENITH SIX TUBE MID CENTURY RADIO MODEL 6D030 (1946) - Popular mid 1940s wood
cabinet/chassis table top radio (most radio chassis and cabinets were made of
wood in those days).
This is one of my vintage radios. I turn it on every morning to enjoy the old
time music on a local radio station. The radio still functions perfectly. I
perform routine maintenance on it using my YANKEE Radio Tools.
"YANKEE" Radio Tools were available in two sets: No. 105 packaged in the
standard North Bros. pale green cardboard box with a descriptive yellow label
and No. 106 which consisted of the No. 105 Tool Set plus a No. 1431 Radio Hand
Drill, in a fitted wooden chest (which in turn was in a standard North Bros.
cardboard packing box). Both of these sets were listed by North Bros. in their
tool catalogs from the early 1920s until sometime in the late 1930s.
The "YANKEE" N0. 105 Radio Tool Set consists of a No. 230 Ratchet Tool Holder
plus a set of attachments and a special wrench in a standard North Bros.
cardboard packing box.
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No. 105 Radio Tool Set with paper wrapped attachments in original factory box
The "YANKEE" N0. 106 Radio Tool Set consists of a No. 105 Radio Tool Set plus a
No. 1431 Radio Hand Drill fitted in a mahogany finish wooden chest.
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The chest is made from straight grain soft wood with mahogany stained exterior.
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No. 106 Radio Tool Set (complete) chest
James
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