Article 228 of rec.antiques.radio+phono: Path: news.umbc.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!uicvm.uic.edu!u35162 Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago, ADN Computer Center Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 05:15:38 CDT From: Message-ID: <94275.051538U35162@uicvm.uic.edu> Newsgroups: rec.antiques.radio+phono Subject: THE VINTAGE RADIO SOURCE LIST (10/2/94) Lines: 165 Q: Where can I get tubes, electronic parts, knobs, dial lenses, grille cloth, schematics, literature, refinishing supplies, etc.? A: *********************************************************** * THE VINTAGE RADIO SOURCE LIST * * (update: 10/2/94) * * Comments, suggestions to: a.field@uicvm.uic.edu * * Aaron S. Field, M.D., Ph.D ("The Scrounger") * *********************************************************** The following suppliers carry a variety of merchandise for collectors and restorers of vintage radio/phono/TV/jukeboxes. Catalogs or inventory lists are available from all of them. 1. Antique Electronic Supply, 6221 S. Maple Ave., Tempe, AZ 85283, (602)820-5411: Great source for tubes, components, restoration supplies, books, etc. Best place to start for the novice!! First rate catalog! Not to be missed! 2. Puett Electronics, P.O. Box 28572, Dallas, TX 75228, (214)321-0927: Incredible supply of literature and service data, also some parts. Good source for collectors of E.H. Scott and McMurdo silver radios. 3. Play Things of Past, 3552 West 105th St., Cleveland, OH 44111, (216)582-3094: Plenty of hard-to-find parts for the earliest radios, including rare tubes. (Probably the best source for original parts on 1920's sets.) Lots of literature as well. Excellent catalog. 4. Old Tyme Radio Company, 2445 Lyttonsville Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20910, (301)585-8776. Tubes, vintage parts, radios, test equipment. 5. Great Northern, P.O. Box 17338, Minneapolis, MN 55417, (61) 727-2489: Lots of stuff for collectors of Zenith radios-- parts, literature, T-shirts, service data. 6. Vintage TV and Radio Supply, 3498 W. 105th St., Cleveland, OH 44111, (216)671-6712: Nice selection of books, tubes, knobs, components, refinishing supplies, etc. Much better knob selection than AES (#1 above). Good catalog. 7. Wade's World of Knobs (Wade and Joe-Ann Terrell), 7109 E. Arbor Ave., Mesa, AZ 85208, (602)830-7849: Reproduction plastic knobs and dial lenses, etc. 8. Antique Radio Labs, R1, Box 41, Cutler, IN 46920, (317)268-2214: Limited selection of various parts and literature. 9. Don Diers, 4276 North 50th St., Milwaukee, WI 53216-1313: Nice selection of tubes and vintage parts. Tons of caps! Fun to read catalog! 10. Triode Electronics, Box 578751, Chicago, IL 60657, (312)871-7459: Jukebox needles, cartridges, tubes, other parts. 11. A.G. Tannenbaum, P.O. Box 110, East Rockaway, NY 11518, (516)887-0057: Vintage parts and literature, test equipment. Additional sources are listed below, under specific items listed alphabetically. The list is currently geared mainly towards radio, but phono/TV/jukebox collectors should find useful sources here as well. The above sources are referred to by number. Books-- Best source for currently published books on collecting and restoring radio/TV/phono etc. is #1! For vintage literature, see "Literature" listing below. Capacitors-- #1, #6, #10 all have good selections. #10 may be the best. Custom rebuilds on single or multi-unit can caps are available from: Frontier Electronics, 403 S. McIntosh St. or Box 38, Lehr, ND 58460, (701)378-2341. Price list available. Coils-- #1,3,4,6,8,9 all have various coils, chokes, and transformers, both originals and replacements. Decals-- Decal reproductions of the following logos are available from #1,4,6 (and probably others): Philco, Atwater Kent, Zenith, Stewart-Warner, RCA, Stromberg-Carlson, Admiral, Emerson, GE, FADA, Garod, DeWald, Belmont, Sonora, Magnavox Lion (for horn speakers). Dials-- Reproduction tuning dials available from: Antique Radio Restorations, 635 S. Lincoln Ave., O'Fallon, IL 62269, (618)632-7423. (AK, RCA, Zenith, Philco) Also try #1,2. Dial covers-- Reproduction dial covers custom made from broken cover or tracing: a. #7 b. Doyle Roberts, HC-63 Box 236-1, Clinton, Arkansas 72031, (501)745-6690. c. Old Time Replications, 5744 Tobias Ave., Van Nuys CA, 91411, (818)786-2500. Limited selections of original dial covers available from #1,2,4,6. Dial pointers-- #6 has a few. Knobs-- Best selection of reproduction knobs from #6 (check here first for clock radio knobs) and #7. #1 not bad for Zenith and Philco. Most suppliers say "many available, send us your request". Lamps-- #1,3,6 and 9 all have good selections. Literature-- #2 and #3 have impressive archives of vintage radio literature, with titles listed in their catalogs. #1 and #6 have reprints of popular service manuals and repair data (AK, Philco, Radiola, Zenith). Periodicals-- Current periodicals relevant to vintage radio will be listed in future updates! Refinishing supplies-- #1 and #6 supply all manner of chemicals (fillers, polishers, lacquers, etc.) for refinishing both wood and plastic cabinets. Repair and restoration services-- There is probably a collector's club near you that can steer you towards an individual in your area who works on vintage equipment. Otherwise, if shipping your radio is an option for you, try the following: a. For Your Listening Pleasure, 368 Clinton St., Binghamton, NY 13905, (607)797-0066. Four levels of restoration are available, from "working order only" to "museum quality"! b. #3 and #4 do repairs--not sure about cabinet restorations. c. Sunrise Services, 2343 Ballycastle, Dallas, TX 75228, (214)328-4249. Radio cabinet refinishing, wood or plastic. Schematics/repair data-- Most schematics on vintage radios come from either the Rider's Perpetual Troubleshooter's Manuals (earlier sets) or the Howard Sam's Photofacts (post-war sets). These are available in many public libraries. Otherwise, the following suppliers offer schematics at reasonable rates (if you can provide them with a model number): #1,2,4,5. If you don't have a model number but can provide the tube #'s and layout, for an extra fee they can usually find the right schematic. See also "Literature". Tubes-- A complete list of tube suppliers would be an incredible headache to compile. Just about all of the suppliers listed at the beginning of this directory have tubes, and it is unlikely that you would be unable to get what you need from at least one of them. The ones that have their inventory conveniently listed in their catalog are: #1,2,3,6,9. Prices vary. *********************************************************************** Watch rec.antiques.radio+phono for future updates to THE VINTAGE RADIO SOURCE LIST! (future updates will probably be incorporated into the radio/phono FAQ). Comments and suggestions welcome! a.field@uicvm.uic.edu Aaron S. Field, M.D., Ph.D. ("The Scrounger") Member, Antique Wireless Association, Antique Radio Club of Illinois ***********************************************************************