Steven Johannessen Antique Radio Gallery

Day-Fan Day Craft

Built By: Dayton Fan and Motor Co.
Date: 1925	City: Dayton, OH
Orig. Price: $	Status: Working

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Deforest F5
I picked up this DeForest F5 at the 2012 Charlotte radio meet. This radio has the same chassis as the other two F5's shown here.
Built By: Deforest Radio Co.
Date: 1925	City: Jersey City, NJ
Orig. Price: $	Status: Untested

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Deforest F5 with Speaker
Lee DeForest is one of the people credited with inventing the vacuum tube. This radio is one of the last his company built and features an internal speaker. The tubes in the radio are DeForest DV-2 and DV-5 Audions. This radio was made on May 11, 1925 according to the inspection signature on the inside of the cabinet.
Built By: Deforest Radio Co.
Date: 1925	City: Jersey City, NJ
Orig. Price: $	Status: Untested

This photo shows the condition of the cabinet top prior to cleanup. The back and sides were not quite as bad.

Here is a look at the front panel after the face and knobs had been cleaned up.

Here is a close-up of the copper DeForest logo found on the top and inside lid of the cabinet.

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DeForest F5M with Speaker
This is a mahogany cabinet version of the F5 with internal speaker.
Built By: Deforest Radio Co.
Date: 1925	City: Jersey City, NJ
Orig. Price: $	Status: Untested

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Eagle Neutrodyne

Built By: Eagle Radio Corporation
Date: 1924	City: Newark, NJ
Orig. Price: $	Status: Untested

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ERLA Monodic S-50

Built By: Electrical Research Laboratories
Date: 1925	City: Chicago, IL
Orig. Price: $	Status: Untested

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F.A.D.A. Neutroceiver 175-A

Built By: F. A. D. Andrea Radio and Electric Co.
Date: 1924	City: New York, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Not Working

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Federal Ortho-sonic A-10

Built By: Federal Radio Corporation
Date: 1925	City: Buffalo, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Working

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Federal Ortho-sonic E-10

Built By: Federal Radio Corporation
Date: 1926	City: Buffalo, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Working

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Federal Ortho-sonic E-10 (2)

Built By: Federal Radio Corporation
Date: 1926	City: Buffalo, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Untested

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Federal Ortho-sonic F-10
This radio is a beautiful example of Federal's tendency to mechanically over-build their radios - this 7-tube beauty is heavy and will last a long time. After going through restoration in my shop I think it turned out to be a very beautiful radio!
Built By: Federal Radio Corporation
Date: 1926	City: Buffalo, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Working

You can see here the difference in the metal after the cleaning and polishing is completed.

Here is a look at the chassis after being cleaned up and re-installed into the cabinet.

The radio came with a complete set of matched tubes in the set!! The tubes are all dated identically on October 6, 1933 from the Radio Service Laboratory in Rome, New York and are all working.

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Freed-Eisemann 10

Built By: Freed Radio Corporation
Date: 1926	City: New York, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Working

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Freed-Eisemann 48
This may be one of the nicest examples of this radio anywhere. Absolutely gorgeous!
Built By: Freed Radio Corporation
Date: 1926	City: New York, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Working

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Freed-Eisemann FE15

Built By: Freed Radio Corporation
Date: 1924	City: New York, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Working

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Freed-Eisemann FE15 (2)

Built By: Freed Radio Corporation
Date: 1924	City: New York, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Working

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Freed-Eisemann FE15 (3)

Built By: Freed Radio Corporation
Date: 1924	City: New York, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Not Working

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Freed-Eisemann NR20

Built By: Freed Radio Corporation
Date: 1924	City: New York, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Not Working

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Freed-Eisemann NR45

Built By: Freed Radio Corporation
Date: 1925	City: New York, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Untested

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Freed-Eisemann NR5

Built By: Freed Radio Corporation
Date: 1923	City: New York, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Working

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Freed-Eisemann NR6

Built By: Freed Radio Corporation
Date: 1924	City: New York, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Not Working

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Freed-Eisemann NR6 (2)
This is a minty example of this 1924 radio - only 1300 were produced
Built By: Freed Radio Corporation
Date: 1924	City: New York, NY
Orig. Price: $	Status: Working