While out walking today, I came across a cabinet radio which caught my eye. Now these aren't something I know anything about, but upon seeing the tubes I couldn't resist bringing it home.

From what I can muster, it's a Viking brand, which apparently used Electrohome parts and was sold by Eatons(?) of Canada. One side contains what looks like a complete radio, and the other I suspect used to house a record player. The single speaker at base is still present.

I've included a few photos below in case anyone recognises the model. If so, is this anything more than a curio? I can't imagine they're particularly rare, but you never know..

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http://i45.tinypic.com/992hxu.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2gwswzn.jpg

If it were a Viking as made by Ozarka, which yours is not , you would have something.

The Canadian Viking Consoles such as this are not worth much other than for parts.

Keep looking, there is a Keeper out there somewhere.
Bob T

Thanks Bob!

Pity it isn't something more interesting, but that's not entirely bad news for me - I've fallen in love with the cabinet and figure I'm going to turn it into a steampunk-style media player for the living room.

Cheers,

- Kimba

Well if you steampunk it and have no use for the knobs or grille cloth I could use them so don't throw them away!

Thanks,

Chuck

What do you mean by "steampunk it"? I say fix it up rather than making it look silly. I think that dial is pretty rad.

I think you have the ultimate say in what is "interesting" and what isn't. Just because it isn't rare or valuable doesn't mean it isn't cool!

Mike

Oh, I'd be wanting to keep the awesome retro look of the cabinet and probably it's dials, panel etc. By 'steampunk', I was referring to the anachronistic fusion of modern day technology with antique appearance. Ideally I'd be looking to fit a small pop-up TFT monitor and keyboard (perhaps typewriter-style keys?) re-housed in wooden frames in the left side of the cabinet. Out of sight I'd fit components for a media PC and whatnot.

I lack the knowledge to be able to repair the actual radio, so there would be the option of replacing the original receiver with modern bits (keeping the knobs of course) and installing a couple of newer speakers behind the grille, making it a stand-alone media player, or using it to replace my existing media player/hifi stand to sit components on.

Obviously I don't want to commit sacrilege when it comes to a lovely old bit of kit like this, but I suspect at this point that restoration may cost more time and money than I'm willing to commit.